3D models for tabletop miniatures

Tabletop players have always wanted miniatures of their own characters. Generated models make that cheap, and a home resin printer makes it fast.

From idea to mini

1. Generate. Use text to 3D with a clear, single-character prompt: "a halfling ranger with a longbow and hooded cloak, standing pose". Or feed character art into image to 3D.
2. Pose and base. Add a round base in Blender (25 mm or 32 mm diameter are common) and join the feet to it.
3. Scale. "28 mm" and "32 mm" scales describe roughly how tall a human-sized figure stands. Scale your character so a human sits around that height. Taller races scale up from there.
4. Check thin parts. Weapons, staffs and fingers are where prints fail. Thicken them, or accept a slightly chunkier "gaming" look.
5. Slice and print. Resin printers capture far finer detail at this scale than FDM printers do.

Terrain and props

Scatter terrain is the easiest win: rocks, barrels, bookshelves, ruined walls. Try our skull rock, the apothecary jars for a potion shop, or the medieval tavern as a scene to show players on screen.

Respect other people's characters

Printing a mini for your own table is one thing. Selling minis of a trademarked character is another. If you sell prints, stick to original designs and to models whose licence allows commercial use. Check the CC BY attribution rules for downloaded ones.