Making a Puppet Master Knight for Monster BashMechanicalFiend2021-10-31 | Happy Halloween! What better way to celebrate than taking one out of Frankenstein's book and building a spooky monster from scratch?
"Dark Side of Mars" by Silverman Sound Studios soundcloud.com/silvermansound/dark-side-of-mars licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Trying to Improve My Art in a WeekMechanicalFiend2024-09-29 | Join me for a week of painting in an attempt to improve my concept art! Full of all the good stuff, character designs, plein air painting, gesture drawing, and most importantly a whole lot of fun~
00:00 What are we doing? 00:37 Day 1: Warm-Up 05:22 Day 2: Nature 08:30 Day 3: Character 10:49 Day 4: Composition and Lighting 13:05 Day 5: Details and 1st Concept 16:10 Day 6: Small Concept Art 19:16 Day 7: Final Piece 23:04 Final Product 24:31 Outro ____ Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Dakkuma - Stay here - thmatc.co/?l=108E31D7 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Dakkuma - Ephemerale - thmatc.co/?l=5055DDA9 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by C4C - Hug Me - thmatc.co/?l=BCF65AD0 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Dakkuma - China - thmatc.co/?l=E9D3829D Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Dakkuma - Chapter 1 - thmatc.co/?l=FBD8F570 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Coodysan, Dakkuma - Wonder Boy - thmatc.co/?l=277FD8B3 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Dakkuma - Heartbeat - thmatc.co/?l=30AC4C72 "Flutterina" by Darius Greene soundcloud.com/dariusgreene/flutterina licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 "Words Matter" by Darius Greene soundcloud.com/dariusgreene/words-matter-1 licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by DOANSAI - Ypsilon - thmatc.co/?l=BD3C682EMaking a Miniature Link Click Time Photo StudioMechanicalFiend2024-08-23 | Let's dive into building a miniature photo studio from Link Click! If only we could travel into photographs while crafting, accidentally glue something on backwards? No problem!
I absolutely adore the design of this building and pretty much immediately knew I had to build it once I saw it. So much fun all around~
00:00 What are we building? 01:03 Structure 04:29 Props and Interior 12:07 Exterior 16:41 Roof 18:51 Base 23:54 Foliage 25:28 Final Project 27:08 Turntable and Outro ____ Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Mr Tav - March - thmatc.co/?l=73944838
Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/torus/delve License code: IRVLWS9YAYLDV2KYMiniature Kikis Delivery Service Bakery on Cookie Tin LidMechanicalFiend2024-06-22 | The bakery is back for a second installment to build the exterior of the bakery on the lid of the cookie tin! And a painting of Kiki's travels through the course of the film on the side to finish it off. And with that another Studio Ghibli cookie tin is complete!
00:00 What are we building? 00:22 Painting 03:22 Facade 07:19 Sidewalk and Door 09:36 Awning 11:07 Windows 14:34 Lid Sides 15:25 Bottom Facade 16:01 Props 18:18 Assembly 18:45 But something's missing... 21:05 Final Project 22:52 Making Mini Magic 26:27 Turntable and Outro ____ Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Citrus Avenue - Cozy Snow - thmatc.co/?l=8791AA9A
Music by: steven-obrien.net Finger-picking Good (No whistling) - Steven O'Brien
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Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Aropi - Muni-Muni - thmatc.co/?l=7AACA35FMiniature Bakery from Kikis Delivery Service in a Cookie TinMechanicalFiend2024-04-13 | Another day, another Studio Ghibli cookie tin miniature! This time, join me to build the bakery from Kiki's Delivery Service complete with Kiki and Jiji figures.
00:00 What are we building? 00:52 Painting 02:27 Base 07:31 Furniture 10:24 Baked Goods 14:12 Props 21:31 Kiki and Jiji Figures 24:25 Assembly 25:06 But something's missing... 26:39 Final Project 28:12 Making Mini Magic 32:29 The journey continues in part 2... ____ "TaishoRoman Theme 2" by PeriTune soundcloud.com/sei_peridot/taishoroman-theme2 licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Music by: steven-obrien.net Waltz No. 1 for Accordion in C minor - Steven O'BrienWriting My Friends Magical Witch LettersMechanicalFiend2024-01-27 | The most powerful magic in the world is friendship, so let's write some equally magical witch letters for my friends' birthdays! Complete with bookmarks, hand drawn stickers, witch's brew, and wax seals.
00:00 Intro and Leaf Pressing 00:44 Stickers 03:32 Bookmarks 06:58 Aged Paper (Tea Dying) 08:10 Letter Writing 10:53 "Wax" Seals 11:45 Witch's Brew (Tea) 13:24 Monster Eye Charms 14:21 Envelopes 16:29 Final Letters 18:02 Letter Folding and Outro ____ Music track: Tea Cozy by Lukrembo Source: freetouse.com/music No Copyright Music for Videos (Free)
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00:00 Previously on Avatar... 00:19 Development of the War Balloon 01:30 Chapter One: Balloon 08:53 Chapter Two: Basket 16:44 Chapter Three: Sokka and Zuko Figures 19:10 The Flight of the Balloon 20:30 Making Mini Magic 23:32 Hanging the Balloon and Thank you! ____ "Assassin" by Rafael Krux (orchestralis.net) Licensed under Creative Commons 4.0
00:00 Welcome 01:07 Base Hill 01:48 Tree 04:06 Terrain and Paint 05:50 Portal (Door) 07:08 Charms and Props 08:32 Final Project 11:32 Until Next Time ____ "The Wind" by Nadia Mair - released under CC BY 4.0 www.nadiamair.com
And to anyone that's wanting the miniature version of the Pink Palace from Coraline, it's still on the table in the future- maybe this will help to be able build that better.
Check out T-Nu's video @CajunCraftastrophe (and hey, why not check out his whole channel while you're there?) youtube.com/watch?v=Q572yWNPLjw
00:00 Intro 00:41 House Structure 05:45 Paint 09:11 Porch, Panes, and a Roof 11:04 Greenhouse 12:54 House Details 15:17 Terrain 19:00 Final Additions 19:53 Final Project 21:17 Making Mini Magic 25:12 Community Projects and Outro ____ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/albert-behar/joie-de-vivre License code: LEPVBZZHZHVVJFBI
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by oh, the joy. - 7am in los angeles - thmatc.co/?l=8CFC3C7D
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by oh, the joy. - 11pm in london - thmatc.co/?l=9723E5F8Miniature Sophies Hat Shop From Howls Moving CastleMechanicalFiend2023-05-28 | Embark with me upon another Ghibli cookie tin adventure in which we finish up Howl's Bedroom by making Sophie's Hat Shop on the lid!
Stock Music provided by SunnySideofLife, from Pond5 pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/125194937-classical-piano-and-violin-bright-moodMiniature Howls Moving Castle Bedroom in a Cookie TinMechanicalFiend2023-04-01 | Unfortunately for those of us who are not wizards, we gotta make Howl's bedroom the old fashioned way- from scratch with a bunch of trash. So here it finally is, two months in the making.
Another year, another themed letter, this time vampires! November rolls around and you know it's time to pull out the dip pen, ink, and wax seals to send some snail mail. Always hope these can offer some ideas for designing your own letters, making envelopes, etc. One of my favorite projects to work on all year~
(Also if my friends end up seeing this: I love you and miss you and life would suck without you, thank you for being the best friends I could ever ask for)
Now I'm thinking if anyone wanted to write a vampire love letter for Valentines day, that would probably be fantastic...
In case anyone out there is looking to learn editing, totally recommend giving DaVinci Resolve a check out, it's a great resource as it has a completely free version: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
00:00 Intro 00:30 Pressed Flowers 00:46 Stickers 03:04 Envelopes 05:00 Letter Writing 08:00 "Wax" Seals 09:00 Moon Charms 11:54 Moon Tarot Cards 13:27 Tea 14:07 Fledgling Photo 14:53 Final Letters 15:59 Outro ____ Stock music provided by tevesmusic, from Pond5 “Adelita” pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/113866615-adelita-emotional-spanish-
Stock music provided by Ashot_Danielyan_Composer, from Pond5 “Sad Melodic Classical Waltz” pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/120520725-sad-melodic-classical-waltz-shortMaking a Colorful Miniature Dinosaur FriendMechanicalFiend2022-12-03 | I went into this planning to make a dinosaur, so that's what I'm going with even if it's dragon-like! Watch me struggle to sculpt a tiny dino f(r)iend!
In case anyone out there is looking to learn editing, totally recommend giving DaVinci Resolve a check out, it's a great resource as it has a completely free version: blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
00:00 Intro 00:53 Sculpting 06:58 Wings 07:41 Paint 11:53 Base 14:23 Final Dino 15:44 Outro and Patreon Projects! 16:26 An Unfortunate Event ____ Music by DJ GONZ - One Thing - thmatc.co/?l=BB4F278A
00:00 Welcome (GO AWAY!) 00:36 The Plan 02:06 Body Building 06:05 Limb Assembly 07:28 Base Formulation 09:55 Test Run 11:02 Goodbye (FINALLY!) ____ "Dark Horror Hybrid Score - The Lair" by Francesco_Passanisi, from Pond5 pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/134967235-dark-horror-hybrid-score-lair
"Scary Fluttering And Gasps" by aquaeyes, from Pond5 pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/79104810-scary-fluttering-and-gaspsMiniature Jack Skellingtons House from Nightmare Before ChristmasMechanicalFiend2022-09-03 | What's this? Join me on a spooky and sinister journey into Halloween Town to build a very precarious miniature version of Jack's house... because who doesn't want a Halloween video in September?
00:00 Intro 01:16 House 08:36 Tower 14:27 Paint 17:34 Base 22:03 Final Details and Assembly 24:18 Final Shots 26:15 Outro ____ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/v-draganov/mystery-box License code: TBEFJWXNUWBUGRCD
Stock Music provided by SoundPhenomenon, from Pond5 pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/68999693-horror-hybrid-soundtrack-1-minute-editTrying to Improve My Painting in a WeekMechanicalFiend2022-07-01 | A week of art including plein air painting, environment stills from Ghost of Tsushima, gesture drawing, and everything in between! With a story environment concept done without reference at the beginning and end of the week~
The week lesson plan (with some additional topics/ideas) if anyone wants to give it a shot! shorturl.at/ruLST
I used all sorts of mediums in this video including charcoal, sketch and wash pencil, watercolor, acrylic, ink, highlighter, colored pencil, etc.
The gesture drawing video that I used in this @NewMastersAcademyorgNMA youtu.be/mNNSwITdPIM
Photo References Used: Black and White Portrait shorturl.at/iuETX Door shorturl.at/ivKRU Colorful Buildings shorturl.at/bsR05 Blue and Pink Portrait shorturl.at/hpyGT Orange and Purple Portrait shorturl.at/uyO17 Blue and Yellow Portrait shorturl.at/kmqNU Fishing Village House shorturl.at/fxDGX Pakistan Alleyway imgur.com/BaWvSyg
00:00 Intro 00:26 Preliminary Environment Painting 02:24 Day 1: Black & White 04:58 Day 2: Color 07:24 Day 3: Nature 10:50 Day 4: Manmade 13:30 Day 5: Cinematic 17:22 Environment Repaint 20:32 Outro ____ "warm." by fredruary soundcloud.com/fredruary/warm licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Music by Singto Conley - Return To The Water - thmatc.co/?l=CE464A71Miniature Jak and Daxter Red Sages HutMechanicalFiend2022-05-13 | Complete with resin lava and far too much work on the interior that you can't actually see. Had to make the red sage's hut from Jak and Daxter considering it was the game that basically shaped my childhood.
No but seriously, I absolutely love this game and the design and concept of the red sage's hut was just too cool to pass up making. Hope other Jak fans (and non-Jak fans alike) out there can enjoy as much as I did making it~
Resin Safety! For real if you are going to do resin be safe with it, highly recommend doing all your research before, here's a great video to start with youtu.be/mr1E9v_9fww
And a huge thank you to youtu.be/Np6KCeuqVHE for the gameplay footage for reference! I played the entire game again to research this project, but didn't have a way to record it, so this was incredibly helpful!
"Impact Crater" by Darkness Fell soundcloud.com/darkness-fell/impact-crater licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Designing an Autumn Studio Ghibli Film in MiniatureMechanicalFiend2022-03-05 | The most special project I have done thus far, for my best boy. Designed a Studio Ghibli film set in fall- complete with stained glass sliding doors, resin koi pond, wind chimes, and of course lots of plants. With my lovely cat as the main character because I miss him the most~
I wanted to design a Ghibli piece that took place in autumn for forever and now it's just even more special. Here's to hoping he's happy living in his dessert shop and being able to wander outside and chase whatever he pleases!
I'm sure you already know, but if you haven't seen @StudsonStudio build a Ghibli project- what are you doing here? I'll start you out with the project mentioned in the video: youtu.be/rsnnmlIqS2M
Also the two wonderful people that I have learned so very much from, specifically resin this time around @RealTerrainHobbies and @BentleyHouseMinis The specific videos referenced in the video: youtu.be/WNGJKZ-ZXus and youtu.be/56v4PJdioso
Here's a great resin safety video, but I really encourage you to do your own research before you use it! youtu.be/mr1E9v_9fww
Oddly enough this cover of Ventura Highway was the first song I listened to after we had lost him and it was the first thing that made me feel like things might be ok again eventually, so it has a huge place in my heart- youtu.be/hIMX1TNhcgA
0:00 Intro 0:40 Concept and Prep 3:01 Base Structure 10:09 Props 11:11 My Boy 14:20 Props 17:47 Resin Koi Pond 20:12 Assembly 20:53 Final Project 22:06 Outro ____ Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!): uppbeat.io/t/walz/snug License code: R9N0M5YZOJX54MAK
"Guitar Gentle" by PeriTune soundcloud.com/sei_peridot/guitar-gentle licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Writing My Friends Pirate LettersMechanicalFiend2021-12-17 | Ahoy! When your pirate friend's birthday rolls around, obviously the only option is to write them a letter complete with interactive treasure map pop-up card, stickers, tea, and message in a bottle.
I've honestly been itching to do this since the Victorian letters last year and have been planning it since haha. By planning I mean watching too many penpal and snail mail videos and writing poetry disguised as a sea shanty. No wax seals this time around because the envelope definitely would have been too thick with how stuffed it was already!
An absolutely wonderful resource that helped tremendously with this was @thepop-upchannel4919, specifically the box pop-up from youtu.be/9AWoJnKaOvQ
On my Victorian letters video, I remembered that someone had commented about making their own pirate letters and I wanted to mention them, but couldn't find the comment- it was Potato Chimps! I've just found it now, so I would like to say thank you so much for the comment and contributing to the inspiration for this~
00:00 Intro 00:30 Stickers 01:55 Aging Paper (Coffee Dying) 02:45 Envelopes 03:43 Message in a Bottle 04:23 Letter Writing 07:35 Treasure Map Pop-Up Card 12:20 Tea and Final Details 13:00 Final Pirate Letters 14:53 Outro ____ "The Buccaneer's Haul" by Silverman Sound Studios soundcloud.com/silvermansound/the-buccaneers-haul licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Love the Sly Cooper game series so much and have wanted to craft Murray's van for quite a long time- was really excited to work on this one! Also just the style and all the colors were super cool and fun, definitely my style haha!
Amazing creators that constantly inspire me while working on my own projects: @Bill Making Stuff @Bentley House Minis instagram.com/damienjameswebb
"The Remin" by Musical Wizardry Marco Iannello soundcloud.com/marcoiannello/the-remin licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Tiny Western Air Temple from Avatar: The Last AirbenderMechanicalFiend2021-08-20 | Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when... we decided to make a miniature version of the western air temple?
It's been a long time coming that I would make something from ATLA considering how much of an impact it has had on my life.
Would like to say just how grateful I am that people have been interested in the stuff I make... It's honestly wild to me how many people have watched and supported. Can't really put it into words well, but thank you so much~
"Shenxian" by Peritune soundcloud.com/sei_peridot/shenxian licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Miniature Aunt Josephines House from A Series of Unfortunate EventsMechanicalFiend2021-05-30 | If you wish to watch a video with wondrous work, I plead you not to seek it here. These few minutes are full only of the dire, dastardly, and deplorable. For this is the tearful tale of a tiny house built from trash.
In this Series of Unfortunate Events, we pay homage to the late Aunt Josephine by crafting her humble house atop the hill. May she lay languid with the leeches of Lake Lachrymose.
*So sorry I forgot to include a warning in the video, but in the final shots there is a section with flashing lights (lightning) so please be careful, thank you and huge apologies for overlooking it!*
Ahh yes, back with another project that has taken almost two months because it was super difficult and I decided I needed to shoot my own version of the movie for an intro. This has been said too many times, but next time I'll calm down a little and do something less complicated... maybe.
"Lights" by cinematicwaves soundcloud.com/cinematicwav3s/lights licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Composed by Rafael Krux, Orchestralis.netDIY Celestial Jewelry Box CustomizationMechanicalFiend2021-03-21 | If you've ever had something for years that you told yourself you were going to refurbish, but never got around to it- this one goes out to you. A jewelry box customization complete with stars, a moon with a face, and far too much blue paint.
Also, in case you would like to inform yourself about the historic contributions and hardships faced by the Asian community in America, PBS has a series you can watch for free pbs.org/show/asian-americans
"Enchanter 3 Celestia" by Peritune soundcloud.com/sei_peridot/enchanter3_celesta licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Miniature Secret World of Arrietty Bedroom in a Cookie TinMechanicalFiend2021-03-06 | We're back to Ghibli with a miniature and painting from The Secret World of Arrietty crafted inside a cookie tin! Tbh Arrietty's bedroom was just too beautiful not to make, even if just a small piece of it.
I called this a miniature, but technically isn't it full scale? Help I'm questioning everything.
This movie is seriously just so beautiful, tbh I talked about it for a lot longer and cut 70% of it out to save you. But for real, there are 500 projects I would have loved to make from this movie.
"Deep Woods3" by PeriTune soundcloud.com/sei_peridot/deep-woods3 licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Building a Bigfoot Light Box DioramaMechanicalFiend2021-02-06 | Back at it again making light boxes, this time complete with miniature forest scene and of course, Bigfoot! Crafted on the extra cheap side because you don't need much to make a box light.
Kept it on the minimal side because my brother likes things like that and it was a gift for him. Totally could do something more elaborate with this same concept though!
Also youtube really killed the footage at the beginning with compression so I hope you still had some idea of what was going on even with all the artifacting lol... let's just say it was stylistic because it was supposed to be bad quality footage anyway.
Links for all those Sasquatch lovers out there: youtu.be/1ox72Ro4HM0 (there are literally so many episodes of this on youtube it's actually insane) youtu.be/xVo6Vj0_Xbo
0:00 Spooks 01:15 Intro 01:40 History 02:18 Box Construction 05:19 The Encounter 06:24 Diorama 09:17 Final Result
"765" by Bigfoot Beats soundcloud.com/funzo-1/765-10a licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0BTS Magic Shop Journal TutorialMechanicalFiend2021-01-23 | Grab your bullet journals, sketchbooks, death notes, etc. we're making an old fashioned (sorta) cover inspired by BTS' Magic Shop. Using craft foam to substitute leather because it's cheaper lol.
Because why spend the time making the inside pretty when you can just go overboard on the cover so it doesn't matter what you do on the inside.
Yeah idk this seemed fitting for the new year, but also here we are almost a month into it woops.
~Continue the magic crafting adventure~ (tbh many of these are my favorite creators so I recommend any of their stuff) youtu.be/o4J9ItmULno (Stardew Valley wizard's tower miniature from one of my absolute favorite creators, tbh watch any of his videos, they're all amazing) youtu.be/l8Iw_NRvnR4 (Mononoke inspired lantern, again pretty much any of their videos) youtu.be/DeHG4KbM2F4 (Miniature flower shop, quite whimsical) youtu.be/QEIc079RFXU (Miniature Secret Witchcraft Cabinet) youtu.be/o1mVnO0Wex0 (Fall Caged Bat Decoration) youtu.be/G1r_DqVsOMw (BTS Magic Shop Miniature)
"Fantasy" by Kicks soundcloud.com/kicksify/fantasy licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0DIY Miniature Hobbit Hole Light From a Peanut CanMechanicalFiend2021-01-03 | Come on a crafting adventure to create a miniature version (complete with lights) of Bilbo's Hobbit Hole from Lord of the Rings for my dad for Christmas. A little piece of the Shire, right in your own home.
All you need is a peanut can, some cardboard and cereal boxes, papier mache, paint, and some little pieces of nature.
Such a fun project! I've seen quite a few really good Lord of the Rings/Hobbit inspired book nooks and dioramas, so if you want to continue the adventure, here are a couple that I really enjoyed: youtu.be/7XZPXy8IC74 youtu.be/EeBcy9SIbNQ youtu.be/34RzAZt_EhU
"Autumn Leaves" by miroleon soundcloud.com/miroleon/autumn-leaves licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ses/by/3.0Writing My Friends Victorian LettersMechanicalFiend2020-12-05 | I've always dreamed of getting an old fashioned Victorian letter in the mail, so why not make it happen for my friends? Complete with tea dyed paper, diy wax seals, envelopes, stickers, botanical paintings, and pressed flowers.
Tbh I watch too many penpal and snail mail videos, which has led me here. A lot of the ones I see require supplies that I just do not have, so I decided to do a hopefully inexpensive version with things I already have.
If you send letters, I would love to hear some of the themes/things that you include in yours!
Also, if you want more info on traditional letter writing, there is a really amazing channel called @townsends that has made some fantastic videos on it, which is where I got a ton of my information- youtu.be/xxb-XqsgaqM And the envelope folding technique that I always use youtu.be/xsdfcVh3iSg
"Pollywog" by Darius Greene soundcloud.com/dariusgreene/pollywog licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0DIY Miniature BTS Dynamite Donut ShopMechanicalFiend2020-11-07 | Another day, another miniature. In this installment, we craft the donut shop from the Dynamite music video in skewed proportions because I'm running out of space to put these.
This song (youtu.be/gdZLi9oWNZg) was just so fun, brought me much joy. Hope everyone enjoyed it as well and is looking forward to BE!
Also, when I said I didn't have my priorities straight in Halloween, that meant that I was working on this lol.
Ahhh yes my favorite time of year. Although I was seriously a mess this year, not gonna lie if I had the time I would have put a lot more time into the edit... and the crafting, but I guess you'll just have to bear with some questionable greenscreening.
0:00 Intro 0:38 Snake Prop 3:54 Miniature Snake Den 7:33 Charmer Makeup 7:52 Final Sequence
Basically I designed and made a miniature version of the Map of the Soul tour. I was halfway through making this when they announced ON:E with these performances in October so... looks like all of this will be proven wrong much sooner than expected. But maybe this will help hold you over until then? Or build suspense? Who knows.
Honestly, I couldn't afford to go to the tour anyway so I suppose this was bound to happen either way.
Also so sorry to Denmark, the one country that this video has been blocked from.
Follow me as I inconsistently post things places Twitter: twitter.com/MechanicalFiend Instagram: instagram.com/mechanicalfiendSpirited Away Miniature and Ghibli PaintingsMechanicalFiend2020-06-19 | Have been wanting to make a miniature of the garden in Spirited Away for a really long time, so I went for it. Also did some landscape/painting studies from The Wind Rises, Howl's Moving Castle, and Spirited Away.
Here's some of my favorite Ghibli crafting and painting videos if you wanna have a mini marathon
youtu.be/DOdJXPGr5v8 (Spirited Away Miniature- Hanabira) This is one of my absolute favorite miniaturists, if you like miniatures definitely check them out! youtu.be/FQ3Z-8MCuxs (Bathhouse miniature by Studson, another of my absolute favorite miniaturists, his videos are so well done) youtu.be/0N3MLedxwNU (Ghibli Scene Painting- Jim Reno) youtu.be/FTZhMGMe3SU (Something about watching his process is so amazing) youtu.be/Ha7HYAHQlws (The result of this is so beautiful) youtu.be/0jZNKV5ROBM (Also Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli compositions over waves if you want to ascend for 56 minutes)
"Rain" by JBravo JoonyBeats soundcloud.com/jonathan-bravo-427395131/rain licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0i love you - Billie Eilish (Cover)MechanicalFiend2020-05-02 | Truthfully, this was recorded back in October the day after I heard the song for the first time so... I didn't actually know it that well lol. But when construction gives you an empty room with lots of reverb, you make... bad covers I guess?
Decided to animate the song to try and make up for some of the mediocrity of the cover and just to give you something to look at.
As this was pretty spontaneous, I didn't actually make the instrumental myself this time, so that is here: youtu.be/PTmcRmDyJlY
Follow me as I inconsistently post things places Twitter: twitter.com/MechanicalFiend Instagram: instagram.com/mechanicalfiendMaking BTS Black Swan MV, but TinyMechanicalFiend2020-04-17 | Basically they dropped Black Swan, I died, then realized it was filmed in the same theater as The Prestige and now here we are... making a tiny Los Angeles Theatre.
Truly cannot describe just how much I loved this music video, all that old-fashioned ornate imagery is really my thing- the music video is basically what I wanted my junior film in college to look like lol.
I think this concept would also be cool without the lights if you can't really afford that (I get it) if you left the back off and sat it on a window sill as well.
Full Material List: Picture Frame (Got mine at the dollar store, you could also buy a pre-made shadow box, that would probably be a lot easier) Thin Plywood, Pressboard, etc. Paperboard (I used a bunch of various food boxes from crackers and stuff) Wood Glue Hot Glue Parchment Paper or Wax Paper (Or another diffusion material) Paint Cardstock (this is what I painted Yoongi on, but you could print him on normal paper too) Strip Lights
"feelin breezy" by child lion soundcloud.com/childlion/feelin-breezy licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0엘리베이터 Elevator - Jonghyun (Music Video)MechanicalFiend2019-12-19 | I don't think I could ever possibly do this song justice, but I guess this is for anyone that has ever felt like they had to be something they're not for one reason or another. In the hope that one day you won't feel like that.
I've put the translation up as subtitles as well so you can read along if you have never heard the song before. And if you want to just listen to the song- youtube.com/watch?v=cQxVBwC4GcY
This year I was able to experience fall again after a while of living in a place that didn't have it and it just made my heart so happy.
Seriously though, one day in October we were driving down the road and all the trees were oranges and yellows- it was kinda windy so leaves were just falling and it was so beautiful I actually started tearing up. So that's where I'm at in my life.
if anyone actually recreates this, seriously you have to show it to me when you're done also if you have questions, please ask- I made mistakes so you don't have to
seriously though these artists are incredible, please support themBTS Fake Love Mask TutorialMechanicalFiend2019-06-01 | So those masks that they wore in the extended version of Fake Love that were on the screen for about 20 seconds... people want to make those right?
I've always loved making miniatures so I decided to make the Persona theater from BTS' music video for Boy With Luv because why not
Also MV officially stands for miniature video, the more you know
Life Size BTS (방탄소년단) '작은 것들을 위한 시 (Boy With Luv) feat. Halsey' youtu.be/XsX3ATc3FbA
Also the song that I "danced" to is Stigma by V and I'm going to link that because wow it's great and you should listen to it(and also Singularity) if you're into that vibe youtu.be/BQ7vGQn5GzA
#BTS #BoyWithLuv #방탄소년단 #작은것들을위한시Emilys Lost Love - Niels Sorensen (Music Video)MechanicalFiend2019-04-12 | This jazz song made me feel like I was in another time, so I made a video to match that feeling.
Follow me as I inconsistently post things places Twitter: twitter.com/MechanicalFiend Instagram: instagram.com/mechanicalfiend _______________________________________________________ "Sheltering Sky" by Lina Moth ft. Penny Hill and Blue Valley Farmer soundcloud.com/luna-moth/sheltering-sky-featuring-penny-hill-and-blue-valley-farmer licensed under creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0The Players - DocumentaryMechanicalFiend2019-02-06 | The film follows three members of the cast and crew of the stage production of "Legally Blonde" at The Players Centre for Performing Arts in Sarasota, FL. It explores the difficulties of working on a production in a community theater. Focusing on people of different ages and backgrounds, the film looks at how small town actors and directors live and work toward their passions.