zen – Jcbminiatures https://jcbminiatures.com Creating Tabletop Worlds with Every Brush Stroke Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:38:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 185372111 Gnomes, Before and After https://jcbminiatures.com/gnomes-before-and-after/ Wed, 31 Aug 2022 21:19:02 +0000 https://jcbminiatures.com/?p=867

Jimi was asked to give some garden gnomes a makeover. No problem! With his trusty 3D-printer, he fixed some snapped extremities and gave each gnome a fresh coat of (improved) paint.

Murderous madman
Before: Murderous gnome’s knife is broken!
Murderous madman gnome with hockey mask now has a repaired knife covered in blood dropplets
After: That’s better. Bloody knife reattached and “Evil Gnomes” highlighted amongst other improvements in shading and detail.
Angry gnome, giving the middle finger, has faded paint on his face and cap
Before: Faded and dull, this mean gnome is just misunderstood.
Angry gnome, sticking up his middle finger, is richly colored with a ginger beard, blue cap, and "Go Away" clearly written on a sign in front of him
After: Now this is an angry gnome! You can’t ignore his sign, his ginger beard, or his bright blue cap. GO AWAY!
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Before: Angry? Maybe. Threatening? Nah.
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After: LOOK OUT and say hello to his little friend! This gnome, with his salt-and-pepper beard and bright clothing, is ready to protect his stash.
The Gnomenator stands with pistol raised towards the ceiling. He wears dark glasses and has grey clothing along with a unzipped leather jacket revealing his pecs
Before: Gotta admit this Gnominator is a badass already, but…
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After: Popping the detail with higher contrast, the upgraded Gnominator even has his designation, CSM-101 on his glasses. He’ll be back… in your garden.
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Before: This gnomish master of Zen can only teach us so much with one of his middle fingers missing.
A refreshed gnome in a zen-like state, sits in the lotus position and gives us his wisdom -- two raised middle fingers
After: Now his true teachings can begin, with his restored finger and higher contrast coating of paint.
]]> 867 Meditating Chthulu https://jcbminiatures.com/meditating-chthulu/ Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:29:24 +0000 http://jcbminiatures.com/?p=537
A winged, green monster with tentacles for a mouth, similar to descriptions of Chthulu, sitting as if meditating in linen, loose pants

Even Chthulu has to relax sometimes. Consider what koans an Old One uses to clear its head. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn. Brought to you by the letter C.

Figurine printed on a Anycubic Photon S. 1/36 scale.

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