Add Custom Heraldry to Tabletop Minis With Meshmixer

Add Custom Heraldry to Tabletop Minis With Meshmixer

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Also published in Shapeways Magazine
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Earlier this month, Geek & Sundry featured the new Shapeways tutorial video The Ultimaker Conversion Tutorial: Add Custom Heraldry to a Miniature. This week on Tutorial Tuesday, we’ll build on that and show you how to create, remix, and add features to tabletop models.

Create a Character and Add Heraldry

One way to easily create a custom tabletop figure is with Hero Forge, an in-browser, character designing app. From Hero Forge you can order 3D prints directly from Shapeways, or pay to download a 3D file of your model. If you have the file, then you can modify and add to it!

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To further customize this character’s shield, you could draw a heraldry design or look through a Google Image search to find one (simple black and white drawings will work best):

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Once you have a model file and an image, follow the step-by-step process in the Shapeways tutorial video Add Custom Heraldry to Your Miniature. This video will walk you through the process using Meshmixer to create a stampable relief embossing based on your heraldry image.

When you’re done creating your design, you can send it to be 3D printed, and then paint it as desired. Or you can paint the digital model itself, if you like; see our previous Tutorial Tuesday article, Painting Multicolor Models in Meshmixer.

Tabletop Models at Shapeways

To see what other designers are making, or to purchase pre-made models, check out the Shapeways Tabletop gaming marketplace, where you can buy character models, custom dice, and more:

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There are lots of unique pre-made character models to choose from in the tabletop marketplace, for example this Dragonborn Paladin from Mistwalker Foundry:

You can also order 3D printed custom heraldry and accessories from the Tabletop & Wargaming marketplace, or browse through the designs for inspiration:

You can even wear your gaming style on your sleeve with these fine Heraldic Cufflinks designed by Shapeways user Jose Arce:

If you’ve been using Shapeways to print custom heraldry and tabletop gaming models, let us know! We’d love to feature your work in a future post.

 

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