Designing the War boar (ALSO BIG ANNOUNCEMENT)

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2024
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  • @monlenz
    @monlenz  4 месяца назад +205

    FOR PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT 2 DWARVES!! The website page for buying the figure doesnt support buying multiple of the figures yet so if you did buy it 2 times please email tyler@merchcraft.com to refund the extra shipping. as the option to buy multiple has been added now!

    • @thesnaxsquache5503
      @thesnaxsquache5503 4 месяца назад +8

      you might want to pin this comment instead

    • @thesnaxsquache5503
      @thesnaxsquache5503 4 месяца назад +9

      wow didn't even take a minute. your efficient

    • @Hotchpotchsoup
      @Hotchpotchsoup 4 месяца назад +7

      Would've bought a dwarf if I could afford one, not saying they're expensive, just that I'm poor lol.
      Really love your art, I'm doing lots of worldbuilding myself and your work is so inspiring!

    • @strange6973
      @strange6973 4 месяца назад +10

      It's sold out already!?!? Man, you've got to make a new batch :O

    • @CaveDannus
      @CaveDannus 4 месяца назад +4

      I somehow missed out, definitely in line for the next batch! Keep up the amazing work

  • @paulbunuan2611
    @paulbunuan2611 4 месяца назад +373

    BRO that dwarf got bunz

    • @airplanes_aren.t_real
      @airplanes_aren.t_real 4 месяца назад +28

      WE WORK
      TO EARN THE RIGHT
      TO WORK

    • @NCRVeteranRanger
      @NCRVeteranRanger 4 месяца назад +14

      I am a dwarf and I’m craving some buns! Cravy cravy buns! I’m craving some buns!

    • @priangsunath3951
      @priangsunath3951 4 месяца назад +6

      May god forgive for what I'm about to do

  • @fiendishrabbit8259
    @fiendishrabbit8259 4 месяца назад +259

    The armor is hanging a bit too low. If you look at horse and elephant armor it never extends below the "knee/elbow" so that it doesn't interfere with running (or kicking). Usually it stretches down to just below the belly, and if the beast needs more armor than that it's protection attached to the legs rather than hanging down.

    • @monlenz
      @monlenz  4 месяца назад +203

      good to know ill be sure to adjust that in future renditions of this thing

    • @averageeughenjoyer6429
      @averageeughenjoyer6429 4 месяца назад +12

      You think articulated Armor like that of knights could work? Since these seem like slow animals

    • @fiendishrabbit8259
      @fiendishrabbit8259 4 месяца назад +35

      @@averageeughenjoyer6429 Articulated armor was sometimes used on Indian war elephants. There is a preserved example of articulated armor for a mughal war elephant. Probably one of the mughal emperors favorites, because based on the armor the elephant would have been between 11 and 12 feet tall (which is about as big as an indian elephant can get. 9 feet is more normal).

  • @MARKHENSTROM
    @MARKHENSTROM 4 месяца назад +577

    When you gonna design the smol cute lil piglet who loves a good cuddle?

  • @battyboio
    @battyboio 4 месяца назад +268

    Platybelodon (platy-bell-uh-don) is such a cool animal
    Prehistoric elephants go crazy so I'm glad you're using them for inspiration

    • @jurtheorc8117
      @jurtheorc8117 4 месяца назад +4

      The game Clash: Artifacts of Chaos has a platybelodon man as the biggest recurring enemy you can face. It's a game set in a world full of freaks, monsters and chimeras and as part of the Zeno Clash franchise takes inspiration from the likes of medieval woodcuts of random monsters as well as some historical animals.
      Very much recommend looking into that series for any fans of strange and hideous creatures.

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 4 месяца назад +1

      I had no idea there even were prehistoric elephants!!

    • @Silungar
      @Silungar 4 месяца назад +2

      now all we need is crocodile cavalry from back when they had the ability to gallop on land

    • @Ezekiel_Allium
      @Ezekiel_Allium 4 месяца назад +2

      @@princessthyemis ...have you never heard of mammoths and mastodon? Also, follow up question, if there weren't prehistoric elephants, where do you think elephants came from?

    • @destroyerofturtles5024
      @destroyerofturtles5024 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Ezekiel_Alliumspace

  • @Epiales333
    @Epiales333 4 месяца назад +200

    Goddamn it! 5 hours and the dwarf is already sold out!

  • @thesunsson8836
    @thesunsson8836 4 месяца назад +96

    After establishing wider world building and such, I’d love to see what heroes of your world would look like. Will they be ancient wizards, past their prime and horrendously deformed from magic? Knightly figures, scared from many, many years at war? Will they be politicians or conspirators, who revolutionize the every day lives of the people? I wonder…

    • @nonimus6269
      @nonimus6269 4 месяца назад +6

      have you watched the video about the witch hunter yet? Sounds right up your alley

    • @thesunsson8836
      @thesunsson8836 4 месяца назад +4

      @@nonimus6269 I did! I love those types of stories, and I can’t wait to see what else he’s creating.

  • @THExRISER
    @THExRISER 4 месяца назад +97

    0:06 sold.

  • @brendanbrendan9890
    @brendanbrendan9890 4 месяца назад +35

    Please please please release more, I can’t believe I missed the drop, I got here 5 hours late because of work but still I thought it would be fine but nope all sold out, please restock, I’m a big fan.

  • @monlenz
    @monlenz  4 месяца назад +62

    HERE IS THE LINK TO BUY AGAIN INCASE YOU MISSED IT: merchcraft.com/projects/monstergarden-dwarf

    • @leloykun
      @leloykun 4 месяца назад +1

      You should pin this so it won't get flooded out

    • @beauregardfox200
      @beauregardfox200 4 месяца назад +6

      Here to fuel ye embers and grant thee the will to restock for a second sale. Happy to see you getting the support you deserve, unhappy I ain't gonna have a lil guy myself.

    • @tomblet9359
      @tomblet9359 4 месяца назад +5

      I'm in the UK and it appeared to go live during the night. Completely sold out by the time I was awake 😢

    • @GypsySlyp
      @GypsySlyp 4 месяца назад +3

      release unto me more stock >:(

  • @beauregardfox200
    @beauregardfox200 4 месяца назад +29

    Noooooooo! Damn timezones😢 well I am at least happy for everyone who did manage to get one.

    • @CharveeLegacy
      @CharveeLegacy 4 месяца назад +6

      Yea I know the feeling, I just woke up 😢

  • @Silungar
    @Silungar 4 месяца назад +12

    1:01 that 1 frame handsome medic XD

  • @iissamiam
    @iissamiam 4 месяца назад +24

    I’d love to see more of these short form explanations of things from your world building. The multi hour livestream videos are a bit daunting.

    • @monlenz
      @monlenz  4 месяца назад +16

      yes im working on alot more of these.

  • @swguygardner
    @swguygardner 4 месяца назад +7

    Something that i find unique about your work, compared to other body-horror-esque art is how the horrific or grotesque aspects of your setting feel mundane to the people of your setting. So much BH art is drawn to be shocking, terrifying, or otherwise unworldly, even within their settings. Here, the way mages mutilate their body feels less out of some sick perversion or alien mind, but cold efficiency in a world too hard to live in to not utilize a powerful resource because of squeamishness or loss. Theres a stark utilitarian presence to the horror aspects of your creations, that gives them this grounded grimness thats very intriguing. Less "life is pain, and so you must suffer to truly live" or "you're strange, permanent structures bend and become ineffable before my alien mind!" And more "look, life isn't all unicorns and rainbows, sometimes you have to get your hands dirty". Your world doesn't feel defined soley by it's darker aspects, but does feel intrinsically tied to them, like a uncomfortable fact of everyday life, preferably ignored by most, except when it can't be.

    • @archivedchaos00256
      @archivedchaos00256 4 месяца назад

      you perfectly described exactly why im so drawn to monstergarden... i really hope to be able to express this in a similar way in my own works

  • @bluefyre7
    @bluefyre7 4 месяца назад +10

    The reason I first started following your work a few months ago is because of your creature design, and the War Boar doesn’t disappoint! Ever since you first showcased art of this creature, I recognized the Platybelodon inspiration, and given that domestic boars in our own world are scary already, I can’t imagine facing one of these behemoths on the field! Keep up the amazing worldbuilding, I absolutely love this animal!

  • @MeanieMcRudepants6082
    @MeanieMcRudepants6082 4 месяца назад +16

    that image of medic... it shakes me to my core.

  • @buboniccraig896
    @buboniccraig896 4 месяца назад +24

    Would get a dwarf if they weren't sold out 😢

  • @MasterAlpaca
    @MasterAlpaca 4 месяца назад +15

    It's only been 4 hours and it's out of stock. I missed it and I'm crying. Hopefully there'll be another opportunity in the future

  • @KillerMcnoThumbs
    @KillerMcnoThumbs 4 месяца назад +16

    Fingers crossed for more runs cause these are gonna sell like hotcakes

    • @princessthyemis
      @princessthyemis 4 месяца назад +3

      It says they're sold out already!!!

    • @carbonbeaker409
      @carbonbeaker409 4 месяца назад +1

      @@princessthyemis Yeah, I was hoping to get my hands on one, but didn't get the YT notif until now :(

  • @Random-gn6ew
    @Random-gn6ew 4 месяца назад +28

    It's cool to see how you're progressing with the world's inhabitants.

  • @kronos1794
    @kronos1794 4 месяца назад +11

    Guess I'm at the mercy of the restocking gods...

  • @Nizart
    @Nizart 4 месяца назад +8

    I knew this would happen. I‘m from europe and the dwarf was already sold before i woke up….

  • @SwitchbackCh
    @SwitchbackCh 4 месяца назад +1

    Love these bite-sized videos each exploring one specific detail of the world at a time.

  • @princessthyemis
    @princessthyemis 4 месяца назад +6

    Damn it says it's out of stock already! Impressive 🎉

  • @sketchi7472
    @sketchi7472 4 месяца назад +6

    i hope the dwarf figure will get a rerun
    cause i was asleep when you released it and then let people buy multiple which doesnt seem super fair idk 🤷‍♀

  • @rivelinorahmadyanirawanpra1469
    @rivelinorahmadyanirawanpra1469 3 дня назад +1

    Indonesian here, i love how this design is based on the Babirusa (aka Deer pig) with the tusks positioning curl down back into the skull is such a cool and unique looking feature that i don't see alot in media.

  • @brianb4685
    @brianb4685 4 месяца назад +8

    ugh. i missed out because i didn't watch this video within the first 5 hours. i've been waiting for that dwarf box ever since he announced it. super big sad face

  • @milesedgeworth4151
    @milesedgeworth4151 4 месяца назад +6

    Was just too late to buy a dwarf :( but really glad you made good sales legend

  • @akvamethyst7981
    @akvamethyst7981 4 месяца назад +3

    Amazing art and concepts! I went to get myself a dwarf, but they are already out of stock ;-; I'm so happy they sold well, but I'm also hoping you guys will make more so I (and hopefully many more) can get ourselves one as well

  • @DragnEYE
    @DragnEYE 4 месяца назад +8

    ;.(
    already sold out by the time I got home from work.

  • @granthollingsworth1237
    @granthollingsworth1237 4 месяца назад +5

    Awesome to see you post! I’d love to see how the soldiers would bond with these and how there taken care of. Love your worldbuilding

  • @theflyingfrog-sp2iq
    @theflyingfrog-sp2iq 4 месяца назад +4

    Let's gooo the lil dwarves are finally out!!

  • @TheCaveGoat
    @TheCaveGoat 4 месяца назад +2

    RUclips does not get much better than this channel. I have been watching RUclips since I was a toddler, and I have seen hundreds of RUclips channels. This is one of the most genuine RUclips channels I have seen! Thank you for the amazing content!

  • @malkiorcane8499
    @malkiorcane8499 4 месяца назад +3

    I got one! I have loved the dwarf concept since you made it and I'm so happy to support you and have one in my home! keep being your wonderful creative self!

  • @mrplague9881
    @mrplague9881 4 месяца назад +4

    I only discovered this channel a week ago, and already you have my money. Awesome!

  • @parallax256
    @parallax256 4 месяца назад +3

    Wow that looks awesome. I think your rendering's getting better!

    • @monlenz
      @monlenz  4 месяца назад +2

      thank you, yea i think it is though still a long way to go till its where i want it to be

    • @puiu102006
      @puiu102006 3 месяца назад +1

      @@monlenz I have no idea how you can say that when each one of your works is already a masterpiece 😭

  • @viniciuscampello430
    @viniciuscampello430 4 месяца назад +1

    My mouth just dropped with the final sketch in this video, even though it's not the final piece i'm just amazed!

  • @isabelahart9377
    @isabelahart9377 4 месяца назад +3

    Got one! Can’t wait to have it sit on my desk with its little beady eyes ✨

  • @Thundernugget
    @Thundernugget 4 месяца назад +1

    Modern interpretations of Platybelodon depict it with more of a traditional elephant trunk. The modern theory being that is used these incisors to help it cut grass at its base, as well as dig up roots

  • @AlexanderosD
    @AlexanderosD 4 месяца назад +3

    That war boar is METAL!
    An excellent addition to the world

  • @evanmitchell770
    @evanmitchell770 4 месяца назад +4

    THE MODEL IS FANTASTIC THAT ART WORK IS AMAZING SIMON

  • @RisaxTheImp
    @RisaxTheImp 4 месяца назад +1

    Holy shit, that's a bad-ass design. Of both War Boar and Armour. I'll have to check out Sky Hornet too!
    Keep up the good work!

  • @TroyTheCatFish
    @TroyTheCatFish 4 месяца назад +9

    You should do a collab with Curious Archive

  • @promicamite
    @promicamite 4 месяца назад +2

    Been here since the rat catcher, just bought the dwarf today. Even though it's gonna take ages to get to Canada I can;t wait!

  • @NNims
    @NNims 4 месяца назад +1

    Immediately ordered myself a dwarf. I'm so excited about how well they turned out!

  • @user-jb1xc7wf4t
    @user-jb1xc7wf4t 4 месяца назад

    Dude, your art style is literally to die for, it weirdly has an anime vibe for me, like ghibli or those other really well animated animes, I can't explain it, I just know I can't get enough of it 🥺

  • @McdonaldsSprite8191
    @McdonaldsSprite8191 4 месяца назад +1

    With all those horns I know that Boar can drop some fire bars.

  • @princessthyemis
    @princessthyemis 4 месяца назад +1

    The dwarf looks INCREDIBLE!!!!!! The paint looks so metallic and detailed; it's wonderful! Congratulations!!!! The box looks epic too! I wish i could afford one!!!

  • @StarSeekerSoft
    @StarSeekerSoft 4 месяца назад +1

    Leo Skyhornet mentioned
    Leo Skyhornet mentioned
    Monstergarden has now ascended to a higher level of existence.

  • @introvertedrobot3681
    @introvertedrobot3681 4 месяца назад +7

    Didnt see this until it already had four thousand views. Managed to snag a dwarf of my own still. Much happiness. You have become my favorite creator since your debue. Your art, world-building, and work style have been complementary to my own and the biggest inspiration for me to continue with my writing. Keep up your hard work. Rock and stone.

  • @LAMAROUX34
    @LAMAROUX34 4 месяца назад +5

    damn already out of stock !

  • @Linkusus
    @Linkusus 4 месяца назад +2

    waiting with great anticipation for my dwarf to arrive, can't wait to see the designs of Verus in more detail!

  • @Ryan-fm9vm
    @Ryan-fm9vm 4 месяца назад +1

    Order placed! These guys are so cool, love all the designs and worldbuilding

  • @Tree.lancer
    @Tree.lancer 4 месяца назад +1

    WAAAAAAGHHHHH BOAR! Love it
    super cool stuff, also lol the PSA to not do anything weird with the Dwarf Jar ha

  • @borger1723
    @borger1723 4 месяца назад +2

    been watching since 1k subs, love to see how far you've come

  • @MullXavier
    @MullXavier 4 месяца назад +2

    NOOOO, I’ve been waiting for this announcement video and of course it releases when I’m out, 7 hours later those Dwarves are sold out

  • @felixbarbusci
    @felixbarbusci 4 месяца назад +2

    can't waid for my dwarf to arrive in his double cheeked up box

  • @justas423
    @justas423 4 месяца назад +1

    I didn't know that Skyhornet made Merrymog. I actually follow their subreddit because their art and ideas are WILD and beautifully grotesque.

  • @nicholasbyrnes
    @nicholasbyrnes 4 месяца назад +1

    Dwarf jar slaps, love your stuff and am happy to support! Ordered one as my new dice container. The typical Crown Royal bags and black drawstring sacks leave something to be desired, and a dwarf jar for my golden dice set seems all too appropriate.

  • @sithdestroya
    @sithdestroya 4 месяца назад +2

    AAAAAAHHHHH! I can't wait to see the dwarve sit on my shelf

  • @Shadderstag
    @Shadderstag 18 дней назад

    I was already impressed with the creature design but that armor reveal actually took my breath away. So stunning! Shame the process didn't get recorded but that end result really speaks for itself

  • @cydranzer6027
    @cydranzer6027 4 месяца назад +1

    Been waiting on this video, I immediately bought a dwarf jar for my office. If they come back in stock I may get another as a gift.

  • @tessab8195
    @tessab8195 2 месяца назад

    I'm new to this channel, and I've been building a world of mine for three or four years now. Seeing your channel and listening to your process and what inspires you just blows my mind and inspires me to do so much more with my own! Even hearing that there are parts you are hesitant about makes me feel less alone in my own struggles and fears. I'm not very good at explaining my process, so I admire that you so elegantly share your process with us. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity, and I'm very happy to have found your channel! ❤🎉

  • @Barnes0420
    @Barnes0420 4 месяца назад +1

    Picked one up! So excited to have one of those little freaks on my desk

  • @ToboJobo
    @ToboJobo Месяц назад

    You might consider making the carnyx looking thing on the forehead of the boar a massive war horn, used not only for terrifying the enemy but as a rallying point and morale booster for its allied infantry

  • @rafaeljoseph3951
    @rafaeljoseph3951 4 месяца назад +1

    DAMMIT! I missed my Dwarf! 😭
    But still, big congrats are in order. Your art is amazing and this channel has rightfully blown up in the last few months. I hope you enjoy your new $25,000 my guy 👌🏻

  • @asger9511
    @asger9511 4 месяца назад +1

    Damn! You're already out of stock. Anyways, love the design of the warboar. Amazing combination of creatures. I especially love the tip of the snout. Looks like a star nosed mole rat and it just makes such perfect sense.

  • @nikodemjaneczko6686
    @nikodemjaneczko6686 4 месяца назад +3

    We need moreee! please 🙏

  • @oreganow
    @oreganow 4 месяца назад +3

    Hello from Brazil !! I'm a huge fan of the project, and congratulations for the dwarf jar, it's pretty beatiful, unfortunately, i can't buy because dollar is a little too expensive for us XD, but i think the hole idea of his design is great, and the war boar.... OMG so freaking cool i love your project S2

  • @connorsproles9239
    @connorsproles9239 4 месяца назад +3

    I got bought the dwarf as soon as you mentioned it! you hadn't even finished the word "description."

  • @caspervanberloo1667
    @caspervanberloo1667 4 месяца назад +2

    I really hope you do a second run! I would love to buy one as well:)

  • @lordpotatochips3973
    @lordpotatochips3973 4 месяца назад +1

    I got the announcement in the discord server it was out, and in the middle of my dnd session(that I was DMing), ordered a dwarf asap.

  • @furryfan1416
    @furryfan1416 4 месяца назад

    looking at the dwarf like
    ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH?

  • @nl225
    @nl225 4 месяца назад +1

    I am so excited for it to arrive!

  • @Northernhail
    @Northernhail 4 месяца назад +2

    Catching up on your videos and this dropped 12 minutes ago. Lurking works

  • @good-sofa
    @good-sofa 4 месяца назад

    The writer persona looks so funny in the corner with the time lapse

  • @Insanity_TM
    @Insanity_TM 4 месяца назад +1

    The shipping doubled the price, but now it’s bought.
    It will be arriving in 11-13 business days, so I will finally have it at the end of the year. : )

    • @carbonbeaker409
      @carbonbeaker409 4 месяца назад +2

      Damn, it was out of stock by the time YT thought to notify me of the video :(

    • @Insanity_TM
      @Insanity_TM 4 месяца назад +2

      @@carbonbeaker409 when I bought it I wasn’t even fully clothed or had eaten at all.
      I knew it was gonna sell out quickly, but not maximum 30 minutes quickly.
      Well now you gotta wait for the next batch : /

    • @carbonbeaker409
      @carbonbeaker409 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Insanity_TM oh yeah, I can wait until there's another batch! I hope your dwarf gets to you soon, and have a good week!

  • @adaenis
    @adaenis 4 месяца назад +1

    picked up a dwarf as asoon as I could! Can't wait, love your work ^^

  • @IAmAFilthyWalrus
    @IAmAFilthyWalrus 4 месяца назад +2

    holy shit its already gone, I really wanted one hopefully you'll re-stock them

  • @UnKnown-be6qe
    @UnKnown-be6qe 7 часов назад

    1:01 MEDIC!

  • @wanderingsalad2715
    @wanderingsalad2715 4 месяца назад +2

    HECK YEAH!!! Ordered my little dwarf boi already!

  • @thegabrelian631
    @thegabrelian631 4 месяца назад +2

    The designs on the dwarf reminds me of sheikah designs

  • @edwardhardin9411
    @edwardhardin9411 4 месяца назад +5

    Damn, sold out.

  • @shealupkes
    @shealupkes 4 дня назад

    I think you can keep the verusian design, it can be less common but an example of the verus having their own spin on adorning and arming the creatures

  • @garethbgoogle9396
    @garethbgoogle9396 4 месяца назад +1

    1:01 you thought we wouldn’t notice did you

  • @MrManjaleu
    @MrManjaleu 2 месяца назад

    The star mole's snout makes it impossible to use the war boar as a mount or transport.
    The nerve endings and the exposure of the snout to the elements and enemies would leave it in a total frenzy, uncontrolled fear, etc...
    Aesthetically it is exotic and interesting, but you will have problems if you go ahead with the project with the star mole snout.

  • @cathanicusrex3446
    @cathanicusrex3446 4 месяца назад +1

    I got here 4 hours after upload, but I still got one! I was afraid they'd be gone by now.

  • @maxlewis5975
    @maxlewis5975 2 месяца назад +1

    More Dwarves! I have a desperate need

  • @beanv2556
    @beanv2556 4 месяца назад +1

    stoked for the dwarf!!

  • @NomadMP5
    @NomadMP5 4 месяца назад +2

    They look incredible! Unfortunately I am poverty stricken so hopefully they do well so I might have another chance in the future.

  • @misterturtle7964
    @misterturtle7964 4 месяца назад +2

    Watching you sence the first mage video, had to have the busty dwarf by my side for the next one lol.

  • @nathanjames7425
    @nathanjames7425 4 месяца назад +9

    Ordered the dwarf as fast as the page loaded

  • @_nubmark
    @_nubmark 4 месяца назад

    Boar armor looks absolutely insane

  • @balkmindobro3313
    @balkmindobro3313 3 месяца назад

    SOUTH EAST ASIAN AND/OR AZTEC, ALSO BLENDED WITH THE CURRENT STYLE.
    This implies cultural crossover whilst having two cultures that seem almost entirely alien to eachother. Something interesting to consider may be that certain things such as Dwarves or Boars etc will have wildly different cultural connotations, so playing with that can allow for very interesting contrasts.

  • @smoshinlinksux4146
    @smoshinlinksux4146 4 месяца назад

    walking elephant tank bunker goes so fucking harrrd

  • @grahamsommers4876
    @grahamsommers4876 3 месяца назад +1

    Im devastated, it sold out so fast...

  • @shadowagent5529
    @shadowagent5529 4 месяца назад +3

    The Dwarjar are already out of stock😢

  • @Nifertx
    @Nifertx 4 месяца назад

    Dwarf acquired. He will sit on my desk and bring me joy here in the grim north.

  • @PhoenixWrites2309
    @PhoenixWrites2309 4 месяца назад +1

    Amazed that these sold out in 10 goddamn!!

  • @benjaminallan9239
    @benjaminallan9239 3 месяца назад

    If you ever design elves I think you should make them Mothlike, I think it would fit the overall feel of your world and also be not just a variant human like you had mentioned with dwarves. I think it also would fit that similar to how moths are drawn to flames so also are elves drawn to magic. Moths retain the graceful feel while also feeling atypical and mysterious.