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Joanna & Olaf
@olafminiatures.bsky.social
(she/her & he/him) We are two artists, Joanna and Olaf, miniature painters and sculptors for 3Dprinting!

Check out our MMF: myminifactory.com/users/olafminiaturesbits

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November 20, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Heater shields work great for freehands. First one done, 4 more to go!
Hope you like it! 😊
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is why you test print! Insufficient supports led to a misprint- line on all the shields.
Otherwise, the designs look good, so one more test print with adjusted supports and all should be fine!

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November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
When the duty calls, Halfling noble houses march to war sporting traditional clan heraldry!

These shields look so cute that I am inspired to collect a Halfling knight-themed army!

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November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oval and rounded Celtic shields printed and ready for painting.
What shield do you want to see next?
Ancient? Medieval? Fantasy? Or something else?

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November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Viking wooden shields painted! Nothing fancy, just a bit of washes, drybrush and edge highlights. I also used filters to differentiate the planks' hues.

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November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Round shields with Celtic designs should fit any army, inspired by pre-Roman Britain, Scotland or Ireland.

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November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Next in line are the crusade era, 12th-century flat top kite shields.
3d renders and iconography that I used for inspiration.

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November 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Viking Age Nippology- sounds like a proper research topic :P
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What painting style do you prefer? Smooth blends or rough and textured?

I like the more painterly look with visible brush strokes, and it is not only because I hate blending! :P

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November 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Viking round shields printed quite nicely. Time to slap some paint on those!

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November 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Lion heraldic shields wip. No details yet, but the layout is looking good.💪
These are a heraldic fantasy, but I plan to do the proper historical designs as well!

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November 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Scary skull for Halloween. Are you working on any scary/ spooky project this week?

Hope you are having a good weekend!

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November 2, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Old paint jobs - Sylvaneth, still my favourite colour combination - pink and emerald.

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November 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Another set of Viking-style shields is done. I am trying to alternate between fantasy and historical designs, as both are interesting subjects to work on!

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October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Progress on the terrain pieces! Some are almost finished- like the cemetery walls, others still need lots of work, mainly the forests and pallisade.

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October 31, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Panoceania, Military Orders from Infinity. Painted a while ago.

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October 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Sunday- it's a great day for a less demanding job - like painting terrain. I got the preshading done, and now I am ready to apply oils and filters.

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October 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The shield saga continues with Viking round shields.
The Viking Age was my favourite period to study, and it is nice to browse archaeological finds for inspiration again.

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October 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Axes to pair with the dwarf shields. I am going to sculpt hammers as well to cover the typical dwarf weapons.

These are the rough concept sketches- to guide and inspire the sculpting process.

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October 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
October 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Concepts for November release- dwarven shields.
I will have a set of bits for fantasy dwarves as well as historical set of bits based on the Morgan Bible iconography (suitable for 13th-c knights and peasants).

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October 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Blockout done for Fleur de Lys shields, time to work on those details!

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October 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM