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Monster Miniature: Grey primer example
Grey primer · example
Grey primer

Unpainted, uniform matte grey primer, ready to paint

Describe it or add a sketch to start

Behind the scenes

How this template works

Every session needs a new monster. Image Studio designs yours as a compact miniature on a base that fits its size, then Image to 3D builds it ready for the slicer.

  1. 1
    Step 1 · Image Studio

    Design the monster

    Image Studio poses the monster with claws, wings and tails close to the body on a 25, 50 or 75 mm round base, matched to how big the creature is.

    Nano Banana 2.1 (text) or GPT Image 2.5 Flare (sketch) · 1K

    Open Image Studio
  2. 2
    Step 2 · Image to 3D

    Build the 3D model

    Image to 3D (Prism 3.1) builds the miniature with Fast textures and Standard mesh quality.

    Prism 3.1 · Fast textures · Standard mesh

    Open Image to 3D

Tips for the best result

  • Name the creature and one action: "a swamp troll swinging a log".
  • Mention its size if it matters: small goblin, huge ogre.
  • A sketch works too; the design is kept.

Do it yourself for more control

  • Scale it in your slicer so the base matches your grid: 25 mm medium, 50 mm large, 75 mm huge.
  • Use Ultra mesh quality and a resin printer for the crispest detail.
  • Print a few in grey primer and paint them as a matching encounter.

Good to know

Very thin tentacles, whiskers and spikes are thickened so they print; add tiny details by hand after printing.

Real results

Made with this template

The card in the corner shows what went in.

Monster Miniature: example
From a sentence
Monster Miniature
Mimic chest miniature
From a sentence
A mimic treasure chest with a long tongue and sharp teeth
Painted swamp troll miniature
From a sentence
A swamp troll swinging a log club
Two-headed ogre miniature
From a sentence
A two-headed ogre in rusty armour

Each example is an actual run of this template at Standard quality, made from a typed idea or a sketch.

MCP connector

Run this template from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Connect the 3D AI Studio MCP to your AI assistant and paste the brief into the chat. It runs the same steps with the same prompts and settings, shows you the result in the conversation and saves it to your library.

Style
Base
  1. Connect the MCP once in your account settings. It's included in every paid plan.
  2. Copy the brief and swap the example in the first line for your own.
  3. Paste it into a new chat. Your assistant runs every step and shows you each result.
Tools it calls
generate_image_nano_2_1upload_imageedit_image_gptgenerate_prism_3_1convert_modelget_generationshow_generation
Chat brief · Monster Miniature
Use the 3D AI Studio MCP to run the "Monster Miniature" template (https://www.3daistudio.com/templates/monster-miniature-generator) for me.

My idea: An owlbear rearing up with shaggy feathers
Style: Grey primer
Base: Plain

Follow these steps in order. The prompts and settings are the template's own, so use them word for word and only put my idea where it says {MY IDEA}.

1. Design the monster
Call generate_image_nano_2_1 with aspect_ratio "1:1", resolution "1K", output_format "png" and this prompt:
"""
Monster: {MY IDEA}. A single tabletop monster miniature for 28-32 mm scale games: a menacing but compact pose with its limbs and any wings or tail kept close to the body, only the features the description gives (no extra wings, tails, tentacles or heads), standing on a round flat base sized to the creature (25 mm small, 50 mm large, 75 mm huge), crisp sculpted detail suitable for resin printing, no thin fragile spikes. The entire miniature and base visible, centered, three-quarter front view, generous empty margin. Isolated on a seamless pure white (#FFFFFF) background, soft even studio lighting, no shadows on the background, no text. Finish: unpainted, uniform matte grey primer, ready to paint. Light and surfaces: soft, even, diffuse studio light from the front, and at most a soft satin sheen: no mirror-like gloss, no bright white hot spots or glare, and no reflections of lights, windows or surroundings.
"""
If I want to start from a sketch or reference image instead, call upload_image so I can hand it over, then call edit_image_gpt with the upload in images, quality "low", output_format "png" and this prompt:
"""
Turn the creature in the reference image into a tabletop monster miniature, keeping its design and features. A single tabletop monster miniature for 28-32 mm scale games: a menacing but compact pose with its limbs and any wings or tail kept close to the body, only the features the description gives (no extra wings, tails, tentacles or heads), standing on a round flat base sized to the creature (25 mm small, 50 mm large, 75 mm huge), crisp sculpted detail suitable for resin printing, no thin fragile spikes. The entire miniature and base visible, centered, three-quarter front view, generous empty margin. Isolated on a seamless pure white (#FFFFFF) background, soft even studio lighting, no shadows on the background, no text. Finish: unpainted, uniform matte grey primer, ready to paint. Light and surfaces: soft, even, diffuse studio light from the front, and at most a soft satin sheen: no mirror-like gloss, no bright white hot spots or glare, and no reflections of lights, windows or surroundings.
"""

2. Build the 3D model
Call generate_prism_3_1 with the task_id of the image from step 1 in images, texture_model "3.5", texture_quality "fast", geometry_quality "standard", pbr false, lighting_removal false.

3. Export
Export it for printing: call convert_model on the 3D model with output_format "3mf" (or "stl" if I ask for it), plus max_size and unit "cm" if I gave you a print size.

After each generation call, keep polling get_generation with its task_id until it completes, then show me the result with show_generation before you start the next step.

Or automate it with the API

The same tools are available through the 3D AI Studio API. Call them from your own code to make hundreds at once, build them into your app or run them in your pipeline.

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