Uploaded August 2018 | Updated September 2026, 51 minutes ago
Powerful and mysterious, wreathed in smoke, Tiamat stands before you her heads all eagerly grinning at your imminent demise! Do you have what it takes to tame her, or at least a mini for your table? Take a look at this guideline video that breaks down what I did to transform a $10 incense burner into this colorful and imposing Tiamat miniature for your table.
Become a patron on Patreon by going to patreon.com/TheCraftingMuse. You can help out the channel for as little as $1 a month.
For a great source on Tiamat’s lore in D&D, please check out this informative video from The Mighty Gluestick here on YouTube. Thanks, AJ!
youtube.com/watch?v=0DrOm7nPtrg
* The slight blackout of visual toward the end at 12.11 is not in the original video and after 2 tries I am not going to reload. There is still audio and the visual reappears for the rest of it. Thank you for your patience with the wonders of technology.
Supplies
Incense burner- walmart.com/ip/Elegant-Expressions-by-Hosley-5-Headed-Smoke-Breathing-Dragon-Incense-Burner/16781971
cheap hobby paintbrushes, distilled water, airbrush paint thinner, and paints as listed in time stamp list.
Brand Abbreviations
Apple Barrel= AM
CraftSmart= CS
Folk Art= FA
Prep of Figure- 1.40
Contrast Coat- 2.10
AB White
Base Coat Colors-3.10
White Head
scales and head= AB Granite Gray
throat, fins, ridge, and inner ears= FA Parchment
Horns Color-4.13
FA Coffee Latte
Blue Head- 4.25
scales and head= AB English Navy
throat, inner ears, and ridge= CS Sailing Sky
fins= CS Blue
Green Head-5.00
scales and head= FA Classic Green
throat, inner ears, and ridge= cs Foliage
fins=CS Holiday Green
Black Head- 5.20
scales and head= AB Pavement
throat, inner ears, ridge, and fins= CS Graphite
Red Head- 5.45
head and scales of remaining body and tail= AB Tuscan Red
throat= AB Ripe Tomato
ridge= CS Holiday Red
wings and fins= FA Apple Red
Remaining Body Details- 6.53
claws= FA Parchment
tongues= CS Plum
eyes= AB Yellow
teeth= AB Antique White
Rock Touchup- 7.18
AB Jet Black
Painting the Rock- 7.28
AB Nutmeg Brown and Granite Gray
Black Wash- 8.03
Dry Brush Highlight Layers-8.55
White Head=AB White in GLOSS
Green Head- 9.30
scales and head= CS Green
all other areas of green head= CS Citron
Blue Head-9.43
scales and head= CS Blue
all other areas= CS Sailing Sky
Black Head- 9.53
scales and head= CS Graphite
all other areas= AB Granite Gray
Red Head- 10.14
throat, fins, inside of ears, and ridge- CS Orange
scales and head= FA Apple Red
wings= AB Ripe Tomato
Rock Details-10.48
FA Coffee Latte and AB Sunkissed Peach
Color Washes- 11.17
blue head, green head, and head and scales of black head= Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade
throat and ridges of black head= black wash
red head, horns and wings= Citadel Agrax Earthshade
*DO NOT WASH WHITE HEAD
Final Dry Brush and Washes for Chromatic Option-12.08
horns=CS Suede
mouth and teeth wash= Reaper Master Series Flesh Tone
Metallic Finish Option-12.54
eyes=FA Royal Gold
horns and lining eyelids= FA Inca Gold
Red Head
throat, belly, and ridge= CS Bronze
wings= Dazzling Metallics Royal Ruby
White Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= CS White Pearl
Black Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= FA Sterling Silver
Blue Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= CS Blue Ice Pearl
Green Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= CS Gold
Glossing the Mouth- 14.12
Elmer’s Clear Glue, or similar clear glue
Sealing Tip-14.28
Background Music is Sao Meo Orchestra on YouTube Creator Studio, free to use.
Intro and outro of channel were created by me using open source files from Pixabay as well as the song "Finding Me" on YouTube Creator Studio.
Powerful and mysterious, wreathed in smoke, Tiamat stands before you her heads all eagerly grinning at your imminent demise! Do you have what it takes to tame her, or at least a mini for your table? Take a look at this guideline video that breaks down what I did to transform a $10 incense burner into this colorful and imposing Tiamat miniature for your table.
Become a patron on Patreon by going to patreon.com/TheCraftingMuse. You can help out the channel for as little as $1 a month.
For a great source on Tiamat’s lore in D&D, please check out this informative video from The Mighty Gluestick here on YouTube. Thanks, AJ!
youtube.com/watch?v=0DrOm7nPtrg
* The slight blackout of visual toward the end at 12.11 is not in the original video and after 2 tries I am not going to reload. There is still audio and the visual reappears for the rest of it. Thank you for your patience with the wonders of technology.
Supplies
Incense burner- walmart.com/ip/Elegant-Expressions-by-Hosley-5-Headed-Smoke-Breathing-Dragon-Incense-Burner/16781971
cheap hobby paintbrushes, distilled water, airbrush paint thinner, and paints as listed in time stamp list.
Brand Abbreviations
Apple Barrel= AM
CraftSmart= CS
Folk Art= FA
Prep of Figure- 1.40
Contrast Coat- 2.10
AB White
Base Coat Colors-3.10
White Head
scales and head= AB Granite Gray
throat, fins, ridge, and inner ears= FA Parchment
Horns Color-4.13
FA Coffee Latte
Blue Head- 4.25
scales and head= AB English Navy
throat, inner ears, and ridge= CS Sailing Sky
fins= CS Blue
Green Head-5.00
scales and head= FA Classic Green
throat, inner ears, and ridge= cs Foliage
fins=CS Holiday Green
Black Head- 5.20
scales and head= AB Pavement
throat, inner ears, ridge, and fins= CS Graphite
Red Head- 5.45
head and scales of remaining body and tail= AB Tuscan Red
throat= AB Ripe Tomato
ridge= CS Holiday Red
wings and fins= FA Apple Red
Remaining Body Details- 6.53
claws= FA Parchment
tongues= CS Plum
eyes= AB Yellow
teeth= AB Antique White
Rock Touchup- 7.18
AB Jet Black
Painting the Rock- 7.28
AB Nutmeg Brown and Granite Gray
Black Wash- 8.03
Dry Brush Highlight Layers-8.55
White Head=AB White in GLOSS
Green Head- 9.30
scales and head= CS Green
all other areas of green head= CS Citron
Blue Head-9.43
scales and head= CS Blue
all other areas= CS Sailing Sky
Black Head- 9.53
scales and head= CS Graphite
all other areas= AB Granite Gray
Red Head- 10.14
throat, fins, inside of ears, and ridge- CS Orange
scales and head= FA Apple Red
wings= AB Ripe Tomato
Rock Details-10.48
FA Coffee Latte and AB Sunkissed Peach
Color Washes- 11.17
blue head, green head, and head and scales of black head= Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade
throat and ridges of black head= black wash
red head, horns and wings= Citadel Agrax Earthshade
*DO NOT WASH WHITE HEAD
Final Dry Brush and Washes for Chromatic Option-12.08
horns=CS Suede
mouth and teeth wash= Reaper Master Series Flesh Tone
Metallic Finish Option-12.54
eyes=FA Royal Gold
horns and lining eyelids= FA Inca Gold
Red Head
throat, belly, and ridge= CS Bronze
wings= Dazzling Metallics Royal Ruby
White Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= CS White Pearl
Black Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= FA Sterling Silver
Blue Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= CS Blue Ice Pearl
Green Head
throat, fins, inner ears, and ridge= CS Gold
Glossing the Mouth- 14.12
Elmer’s Clear Glue, or similar clear glue
Sealing Tip-14.28
Background Music is Sao Meo Orchestra on YouTube Creator Studio, free to use.
Intro and outro of channel were created by me using open source files from Pixabay as well as the song "Finding Me" on YouTube Creator Studio.
