How to Make Paper Mini's

This is a basic tutorial on the production of 'paper minis' using Heromachine, Hero-O-Matic, or Marvel's Hero Generator to create stand-up figures for your gaming table. What is great about paper mini's is that you can print them color or B&W, you are not stuck with what is in stock because you can make whatever image you want to represent, if they rip or tear, you can print up more, and you dont have to worry about the weight nor the cost of traditional mini's.

Step 1 What You Need

Programs you will need:

Heromachine
or Hero-O-Matic
or Marvel's Hero Generator

a photo-editing package and any layout design software such as CorelDraw, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign or Publisher.

If you don't have a photo-imaging package you can always download GIMP for free. If you're feeling a little more adventurous, and want to create custom backgrounds for your minis, why not try Inkscape, a free graphics package similar to Illustrator and CorelDraw

The step-by-step instructions assume that you have some familiarity with both the Heromachine/Marvel's/Hero-O-Matic application and your chosen graphics packages. If you do not, spend some time getting yourself familiarized with what you will be using.

Note: Not my video.

Comments

[Space Monk3y]

You can make a base of each piece of the mini fig and cocer it in papaer mache.

Its super easy!

[Karel Jansens]

"step 14 Mounting the miniature" Okay -- Wait, what?

[TheCheese9921]

haha, nice

[red-king]

heeheehee....

[laminterious]

Thats where you mount the mini to something with weight... foam board, washers, magnets, whatever you want. Thats so the mini doesnt fall over while in use. However, you can forgo that step, it's not exactly necessary. If you get some of the plastic bottoms the old board games had for the cardboard pieces, those work just as well, and they are not so permanent.

[renagade676]

Oh, another site for making custom characters is http://www.tektek.org/dream/dream.php

The characters look a little loli, but I guarantee this is one of the largest custom figure maker you could find.