North of the Border

Adam is a Canadian YouTuber based in Scotland who creates clay sculptures of film and video game characters and posts videos of the process to YouTube every Friday. Commentary is dubbed over the video to provide the audience with background information. Behind-the-scenes videos of his work are posted on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/northoftheborder.
==History==
The North of the Border YouTube channel, sometimes referred to as North of the Border Craftworks, was created on 14 July, 2020https://www.youtube.com/@NorthoftheBorder.
Originally, the channel featured videos of not only sculptures, but also dioramas and book nooks. In 2021, this was addressed in a YouTube Community poll, where the channel asked its viewers if there should be more focus on one of the threehttps://www.youtube.com/post/UgyuvTx3ltJYPB2j1o94AaABCQ. While the poll overwhelmingly voted to keep all three topics, the channel moved to sculptures regardless over time.
On 5 September 2021, Adam posted a video as part of a collaboration project organised by fellow YouTuber Boylei Hobby Time where participants create a Star Wars-themed robothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74W88xQk7PU.
In January 2024, a crowdfunding campaign was launched for a Terry the Octoskull plushie, with all proceeds going to the https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxqhOm9QdbzGIL-IW_0q65F-oF5iwDSuZUhttps://www.makeship.com/products/terry-the-octoskull. This zombie-octopus character was created by Adam and featured in a March 2022 video for the first timehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74W88xQk7PU.
==Sculptures ==
Adam's sculptures are typically made out of sculpting clay, with other materials such as aluminium and armature wire to provide filling and support. Sometimes other materials such as resin, pebbles or twigs are used for decoration around the main subject. Paint is then applied for colour.
Sculptures are mostly based on video game or film characters, but can also cover more traditional figures from legends or fictionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tq5Glf-H4s. Adam likes to include a twist on the subject by combining it with another fictional world or by setting the character in a horror scene.
It is unknown what happens with the finished sculptures: Adam has never shown his collection of previous projects. A sculpture has been given away to a viewer on extremely rare occasionshttps://www.youtube.com/post/UgwwEIElTnkroj_l-_p4AaABCQhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/4k-and-giveaway-78226955.
==Video Style==
Videos are framed as a point-of-view shot, only showing the worktop Adam works on with his hands visible while creating the sculpture. Each video ends with glamour shots of the finished sculpture in special lighting. Adam does not hide the fact that his videos are semi-improvised. When progress on a sculpture is not satisfactory, he is shown to deviate from the original plans, sometimes significantly.
Commentary is done in a casual, comedic tone. Internet memes are often referenced in videos for comedic effect, sometimes accompanied by a relevant GIF.
==Monetization==
The North of the Border channel never features in-content advertisements, but Adam has made a few videos of sponsored content in the past. Affiliate links to products used in the video are usually posted in the YouTube video description.
A Patreon channel for paying supporters exists, where viewers get early access to content and additional videos.
The channel's website hosts a webshop offering mostly clothing merchandise featuring quotes from the videoshttps://tinynerdythings.com/. 
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==Quotes==
*Hiya folks, my name is Adam and I like to make Tiny Nerdy Things.
*Wormy dealies
*Not just good, but good enough
*Planning isn't really something I do here
==References==
Category:Art YouTubers
Category:Scottish YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2020
Category:One million subscribers
Category:Canadian YouTubers