First ever sculpted?/created DnD miniature [OC] [ART] /u/Difficult-News8718 DnD: Roll for Initiative!

I’ve been DMing for almost 30 years, and have dabbled in collecting and painting minis for much of that time, but never tried creating one from scratch, until this last week. I had so much fun!! I have always wanted to craft interesting terrain pieces for my games, so I started collecting bits of styrofoam and formed chipboard packaging that I felt had interesting shapes, in the hopes of someday crafting fun reusable terrain for my DnD games. Unfortunately, I have ADHD, so I mostly have a pile (of what most people would call trash) in the corner of my game room, along with some half-crafted bits. 😅 Well, recently I bought a foam cutting tool, just a little $20ish hot wire cutter off Amazon, and it’s been sitting on my shelf for a few months. Finding myself with more time on my hands than usual, and a need to keep busy, I decided to try my hand at crafting a monster for the dungeon my players are about to enter. Time to build a beholder! I spent about $4 at the dollar tree getting styrofoam balls and a little Christmas tree decoration (from which I used the wooden stand). I grabbed some of my daughter’s armature wire (which she rarely uses) and started playing around with my materials. I looked up beholder art for references, and made this! I loved every part of the process! Plus, my group was so excited, when they saw it! I know I’m a super noob at this, and it’s silly, but it’s made the last week a joy, with something fun to look forward to and spend a little time on.

I’ve been DMing for almost 30 years, and have dabbled in collecting and painting minis for much of that time, but never tried creating one from scratch, until this last week. I had so much fun!! I have always wanted to craft interesting terrain pieces for my games, so I started collecting bits of styrofoam and formed chipboard packaging that I felt had interesting shapes, in the hopes of someday crafting fun reusable terrain for my DnD games. Unfortunately, I have ADHD, so I mostly have a pile (of what most people would call trash) in the corner of my game room, along with some half-crafted bits. 😅 Well, recently I bought a foam cutting tool, just a little $20ish hot wire cutter off Amazon, and it’s been sitting on my shelf for a few months. Finding myself with more time on my hands than usual, and a need to keep busy, I decided to try my hand at crafting a monster for the dungeon my players are about to enter. Time to build a beholder! I spent about $4 at the dollar tree getting styrofoam balls and a little Christmas tree decoration (from which I used the wooden stand). I grabbed some of my daughter’s armature wire (which she rarely uses) and started playing around with my materials. I looked up beholder art for references, and made this! I loved every part of the process! Plus, my group was so excited, when they saw it! I know I’m a super noob at this, and it’s silly, but it’s made the last week a joy, with something fun to look forward to and spend a little time on.