How to Make Miniature Christmas Presents

Here are the presents I make in this tutorial. You can see the base of a pine cone christmas tree in this picture. I also have a tutorial on how to make that too: How to make a Pine Cone Christmas Tree

Some Quick Tips on making miniature Presents:

• If you can, use a hot glue gun. It dries real fast and it won't curl the paper
• glue stick works well too, and double sided tape.
• Use real christmas paper
• Use Origami Paper - It comes in a wide variety of colors, patterns and textures
• Small bits of string or yarn are great as ribbon

For the traditional boxes of presents simply carved some foam to the desired shape. You could use just about anything including bits of cardboard or even clay shaped into boxes.

For the most part the best thing for this kind of project is patterned paper. I have all kinds of different patterns that I can use. You can use real wrapping paper or even cut snippets from magazines and flyers to give you some great colors and patterns.

The piece of patterned paper shown above was perfect to make a miniature shopping bag. Add a little bit of wire for the handle.

And a little bit of wire makes a terric bow and ribbon on a present.

Cut some strips of foil paper or silver colored paper and you have some great ribbon.

Some gold foil wrapped around a cylineder of rolled paper makes a great wine holder. A bit of wire is perfect for the handle.

A little bit of copper wire is perfect for the handle.

I glued a piece of gold paper to the bottom of the wine holder then cut it to shape. You can see that I originally made the container out of foam then I covered it with the gold paper.

The Art of The Miniature

For anyone who adores the art of creating small things, The Art of the Miniature provides a treasure trove of practical techniques and ingenious approaches. In this captivating guide, noted artist Jane Freeman shows readers, step by step, how to use modified kit components and found and handmade objects to create intensely detailed miniature constructions. Readers will learn the entire process of creating a miniature room, structure, or landscape, from selecting a container to choosing the subject, approach, and style. Page after page of wonderful, full-color examples display painstakingly accurate "portraits" of interiors and buildings (like a Hollywood studio and a trendy New York City retail store), imaginary opera sets (Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute) and even the studios of famous artists. The book also features the inspirational work of several other leading miniatures artists, including Susan Leopold, David Levinthal, Victoria and Richard MacKenzie-Childs, and Alan Wolfion.

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1. Miniature Home
2. Making Miniature Trees
3. Painting Miniatures Tutorial start
4. The Paints
5. Close-up of the completed Warhorse
6. Adding texture to the base for realism
7. Tips and hints for painting miniatures
8. Diorama and Miniature supply Store
9. New Painting Miniature Tutorial: A Spartan Warrior
10. VIDEO TUTORIAL: How to paint miniatures
11. Miniature Paints and kits at Amazon
12. Ral Partha Miniatures
13. Links and info about manufacturers of miniatures
14. Explanation of Miniature Scale
15. Use foam to make wargaminr or diorama terrain
16. How to Cast Miniatures

Sculpting Fantasy Miniatures

NEW: How to sculpt fantasy miniatures

1. Part 1 - intro
2. Part 2 - Drawings
3. Part 3 - Making Wire Armatures
4. Part 4 - Your first miniature 6"
5. Part 5 - Make a 3" miniature
6. Part 6 - Sculpting the musculature of the 3" Miniature Viking
7. Part 7 - begin sculpting the armor by adding the helmet
8. Part 8: Sculpting leather and chainmail
9. Part 9: Adding Belt, bracers and boots
10. Part 10: Painting the Miniature
11. Part 11: 25mm Female Warrior
12. Part 12 : The basic shape of the mini
13. Part 13: Completing the body
14. Part 14: Adding the swords and doing detail
15. Part 15: Painting and finishing the miniature
16. Sculpting Fantasy Miniatures Video Tutorials
17. Sculpting miniatures store- all the supplies you need.
18. Sculpting tips
19. Sculpt a Dwarf
20. Sculpt a Treasure Chest
21. Sculpt a Raver and a GegenHound

Short Tutorials

1. How to Make a miniature ladder
2. Make a Miniature Hedge Maze (The Maze of Maddness)
3. Wire Armature Tips

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