The Comprehensive Newbie Crash Course for DIY Terrain for Dungeons & Dragons
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Bill, I love, love, love this vid. In a world of crafters trying to out craft each other this is a breath of fresh clean air. Hits all my sweet spots, Easy, cheap, and playable. Also not so specific that it can only be used once. The generic cottage can be used in many scenarios that I feel more detailed buildings or builds would not fit into....Bravo my friend.
Amen to this!!
Wow. A blessing from the Craft father himself. 😢
Amen. Thanks Wyloch!
Love it!
When two DM crafting legends speak to each other it's like listening to Luke Skywalker and Capt. Kirk have a conversation. We are all blessed at the event. LOL. But I agree with DM Scotty, simple, cheap and reusable. Something easy for a newbie to do to just get started. It's amazing how something banged together so quickly can look so good. Great job!
Like before watching. Just the "Anyone can do this" vibe, as opposed to the "All right, warm up your hot wire cutter as you upload the file to your 3d printer. Is your paint booth ready? Good."
No shade, that is just where my skill set/tool set is at present
Yeah same here. Even something like bards crafts peasant level constructs are beyond me because i have no xps foam in my state. So this video is great.
There's a nother great channel doing simple builds with cardbaord TP and glue and theu look great. Celtic theme visuals too. Its Tri-Hard i think
"Make sure your airbrush is clean. You'll also need 356 neodymium magnets, 38 tea lights, and an undergraduate degree in electrical engineering for this build."
Yeah, I love these style videos because I hope that they break down the "I can't do this" barrier for the hobby.
The last one that just flat made me die inside was a content creator (who shall remain nameless) had a "super easy basing scheme".
First, it was a diorama not a basing scheme.
Second, and this was a little trivia I learned because my father was an engineer, he booted up a software package that i know is a few thousand dollars and is normally used for engineering high tolerance engine parts. Because my dad used it, and bitched about the ridiculous license fees
Third, he then loaded the file to an industrial laser prototyper, about 20k US, if his video on getting it is to be believed. (Which again, seems right from the machines my dad worked with).
To make circles.
This was to make circles.
"Easy".
Edited for autocorrects.
YES!!! You are speaking truth, brotha.
Learned a few things I didn't know. Thanks.
For the door, the end of zip ties (clipped, glued on, and painted black) make great iron banding.
Neat! The shape is so right for the tapered kind of band.
Clicked fast even though I’m not a beginner I watch em all
Thank you kindly boss
Same here :)
I watch you
And i'm subscribed
I heard the Pokémon theme "gotta catch em all"... but "watch em all"...
Small tip, when you "prime" with white glue, you can mix colors already into the glue, if you want colored "primer".
I find it useful to keep a notepad where I note the mix, so I can match the colour with later projects
eg "PVA basecoat= 1 cup pva: 1 cup water: 1 tbl spoon blk paint"
Never trust your memory!
I disagree about one thing you mentioned, Wyloch. You said there are many youtubers out there like you, which is false. Others make things *look* easy, you show us *how easy it actually is*. Thank you so much for these videos, they are a treasure beyond worth!
Hot Glue gun $10, Paintbrushes $8, Acrylic paints $10, OLFA knife $15, Wyloch tutorial priceless !! :)
50$ evaluation ?
i can get all this for around 15$.
unless you buy from Walmart. lol
@@goatintuxedo2206
5$ take it or leave it
Jesus this is literally the exact video I needs and wanted. You called me out completely and showed me the specific stuff I'd use the most often. I've loved your content for years but ok, I'll stop lurking and make some stuff.
Wyloch isn't Jesus, but I can see why you mix them up. The way to tell them apart: Wyloch found a woman early in life.
Otherwise -- beard, long hair, sandals -- they're very similar.
Looking at a Pringles tube here. Thinking it might be a wizard's tower.
It works! Same plan, glue those little bricks on, fashion a round shingled roof. If ya wanna get fancy, cut out a window or two. One caution, if you're gluing the shiny side of cardstock to the Pringles tube, use some sandpaper on the tube. It helps the glue stick better to have a roughened surface.
The crafting muse did a Pringle tower video that was good
It absolutely is, it's just waiting for you to breathe life into it
Remember to add balconies with corrugated cardboard or styrofoam. Found a cool lantern in a toy set? Stick it on.
Round roof can be a bit tricky, but who said it needed to be a straight looking wizard tower roof? Embrace it being wonky, it's a cooky wizard after all.
Windows can easily be a simple frame with dark blue paint in the middle with wood edges.
It's practically a moral imperative.
Those wooden doors look way better than I expected. Kind of refreshing to go really simple with a project, makes you rethink how you usually do things
This video is worth Gold simply because that super quick and easy tutorial on dry brushing a convincing-looking brick wall. No links to special brushes, no rushing past what colours to use (or being way too specific about what colours to use). So great!
For cheap standees, I used the same method for printing images, but I printed them horizontally on clear address labels that were 1" wide. Then I took old business cards that they were throwing away at the office, cut them once length-wise to be 1" wide, and folded them in half with the blank side out (you need to have a blank white side to be most effective). Then I applied the sticker over the fold, flared the ends to make a 1" by 1" base, and placed a single staple at the base which adds some weight and keeps it from opening up. You can use glue and/or tape to enhance, but as a quick and dirty I was able to make dozens of these in minutes.
Great video, with lots of tips and shortcuts that look great!
I'm just starting running a D&D campaign for the first time in years and I can't stress how much of a godsend this video has been. Incredible resourcefulness and brilliant results. Bang up job!
"poor man's primer" is the best definition for pva glue I've ever heard 😆👍
I'm not a beginner by any means, and still I found some nice tips in here that I'm eager to try.
Another great aspect is that, unlikely many other crafters', your supplies are always "generic" enough to be easily found outside the US market 👍👍👍
Great tips! The one about un-warping card with PVA is super useful. About paper minis, scribus is a free software that might work a bit better than word for this; will take a bit of getting used to compared to word. Re. The cottage, you don't *need* corrugated card - cereal packaging works fine ;) wish I had this video to watch years ago :)
And here I was frustrated that I have supplies but was feeling overwhelmed by the hobby and you come along with these great negative space props that look great and don’t take a week to build. You are a legend!
"Hmmm, what's Wyloch doing this time?" Being awesome again, as usual. Cannot have too many vids to help those getting started. Excellent. Cheers!
I truly appreciate how accessible you make this hobby even though the skill and price can often make it feel daunting.
The er, "Junga" stone walls were genius! Also, I never get tired of seeing dry brushing. It's an almost magical thing.
Even quicker: decide on a PVA+paint colour basecoat as 'grouting' then add the bricks (painted before cutting) straight into the wet PVA basecoat. Presto! for a more cultured-looking brick wall.
I seen official walls are ultra expensive- it is good to avoid that cost . 😊
It"s refreshing seeing a video going back to the very beginning basics. Takes me back years and it looks great. It goes to show that you can make cool stuff with a little bit of creativity and simple stuff everyone in this hobby has laying around somewhere. Cool video ;-)
It is great to see a video that uses basic, cheap materials and tools that produces playable, re-usable terrain. Don't get me wrong, it's also very inspiring to see crafters really pulling all the stops producing diorama quality pieces, but this video uses techniques that are useful (not only for) people who are beginners or who operate on a tight budget. It encourages people to get into the hobby and will still produce very attractive pieces. A bunch of my buddies in Costa Rica play D&D and have convinced me to do a little workshop when I'm over there next, once it's safe to travel and I will basically be walking around a DIY shop there and buy bits and bobs and I suspect whatever techniques I use will be mostly what you are using here.
You were the RUclipsr to finally break my self doubt on terrain building. My players will love you :) TY
After more than 20 years of admiring miniature art from afar this has inspired me to try and I'm just grateful. Thank you!
You're like the Bob Ross of terrain building and I love it! Thanks for the fun watch and inspo!
"In front of text" --amazing what you can learn watching something you think you already know. Awesome!!
The timing on me finding this is perfect. I have a buddy that wants to get his boyfriend into D&D in 2023. He wanted pics of my set up, which is minis and XPF etc. but this is a nice looking “easy” way to dip your toes into the lifestyle of being a D&Der. One other fun cheap thing that I did when I first started playing. I took the twist off beer bottle tops and you can fill the bottom with hot glue and a nut to give them weight and then you can paint them black. And I’ve done a lot of my early minis on that as a base. In fact, some of my favorite pieces are my green and yellow slimes/black ooze figurines that were made from hot glue on a beer top base :-) Will be forwarding this to him ASAP! Thanks for taking the time to do this.
That cheap and easy wood stain literally made me say “wow” out loud when I saw how well it went
Seriously, thank you for the "your part of the world" comment. So many people forget that when they post stuff online, they're addressing the entire world not just their particular home country. This is a pet peeve of mine.
By far and away the best beginner tutorial. Especially for those without many materials.
This video reminded me why I started making my own terrain. Thank you so much for coming back here. I had almost given up hope of getting that spark back from watching other videos using materials I can't afford or find. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
We have a LOT of Channels out there, that uses 3D-Printing, Resin-Casting and Lasercutting...
It's very refreshing to see one comming back to the basics!
I realy like your Videos of the Tomb of Horrors etc...
but THIS ist one of your best for purpose!
THX
Admitted lurker here. Thank you so much for calling it what it is! That little kick in the butt has gotten me cutting paper and glueing.
This video is just as helpful to the experienced crafter, as it will be to the new-bee! An introductory or back to basics video! Nice job!
Despite me doing mostly science fiction crafting for 5+ years, this has still given me plenty of ideas for new projects and seeking greater efficiency.
Silver, copper, and other weird colours can do a lot for 'tech' effects, and a red-brown wash of "rust" is my favourite quick cheat.
Very good video idea Wyloch, as usual I super enjoyed it !! I'm a crafter myself but I love seeing beginner videos, just thinking of all the new people we're bringing into the different crafting communities!
The first thing i made for D&D used some old LED light strips, a sheet of plexiglass and aluminum extrusion for a light up map base. I really wanted to make scatter terrain and stuff to use with it, but 3d printing everything takes so long doing each and every part. The first things I've been making are the doors from this video! I can make so many so quickly! And they look so great!
Thanks so much for this!
I would love more of this , you can make it its own serie.
this is one of the most *actually* helpful beginner guides for simple, cheap, tabletop terrains/buildings/minis! Thank you so much for this!!!!
Man so refreshingly genuine. Thanks for your channel.
Very good introduction, the algorithm served us well. I love that you focused on people that might not be able to use spray paints and the like. The simplistic techniques that give a very good result are also fantastic.
As an experienced crafter, this was still informative. I think I'll make those walls and doors for some of my board games like Gloomhaven and Massive Darkness.
My dungeon floor is a 1” x 1” grid PDF that I filled in with a stone pattern in GIMP, printed out on six sheets of shipping label paper, which I just peeled the back off of and stuck to white foam board and then covered with cheap plastic lamination sheets. It doesn’t have the 3D terrain effect, but it is dry-erase friendly.
Another great video. Dollar Tree shopping can cut that cost in half.
I always think I know it all, but I would have never guessed painting the underside of the sandwiched cardboard with white glue to flatten out the curve. Thanks! Excellent tutorial.
This is a perfect idea. Me and my kiddos can do this as a family project !
Thank you for this. My kids and I have just been getting into d&d. I have been running our games using the grid on the back of wrapping paper, Jenga blocks for walls, Legos for terrain and monsters, etc. I started poking around RUclips for ideas on how to make things a little better for them. Most of what is out there is awesome but so time consuming and expensive. I was half way to deciding to 3D print terrain. This was a great reminder that you can keep it simple and still have a great, fun setup. I'll be going this route instead.
I would love a similar video with a grimdark theme. This one is gold.
The most important parts of grimdark are dark colours (just use darker colours) and skulls.
Skulls are tricky to sculpt, but far from impossible. But can be a bit annoying to sculpt every time, especially if one needs skulls all around a house.
So get some "instant mould", many brands exist. Mix in hot water, creates an often reusable mould material.
Get skulls! Either a good toy or a sculpt.
Lay some of the hot mould down, perhaps 5mm thick. Stick the skull into it, several times. Can be useful to glue a rod on the back of it as a handle. You can just remove it later.
Let dry.
Use plaster to cast skulls.
This technique makes flat-backed skulls that go on walls. One can make 3d moulds with instant mould as well, might be a bit trickier with plaster but sculpting 'clay' works great in 3d instant mould.
Cover project in skulls.
Tada, grimdark!
Red/brown paint with a dot of black, lots of water makes a 'rust wash' that I use on all my 40k grimdark terrain.
Skull beads are easy to find and you can fill on the top and bottom with papier-mache/spitwad. still cost effective, I guess depending on how many skulls you need.
Halloween is when you sock up on cheap skeletons and skulls. Skull beads are good architectural accents, including several facing out on top of columns. Just fill in the holes with a putty of PVA mixed to a solid with flour, cornstarch, sawdust, tissue paper, anything like that.
First time seeing your channel, this was a wonderful video. I've been looking around for an entry into crafting my own world as a new DM and you have not only provided the best method I've found, but have delivered it in a concise, clear, and charismatic way. You've more than earned my sub, and I am ecstatic to delve deeper into your channel.
Lovely video that really helps crossing that border of getting into modeling as a DM with all the intimidating work and cost for the usual things we see. I definitely feel motivated to try out some stuff now. Thank you!
Nice video. I used similar techniques when I was stuck in a part of the world where crafting materials were not easy to come by. Wish I knew the “white glue to correct warping” trick though. Now that I think about it… I still have that warped piece. Maybe I can still fix it!
You can get a small hot glue gun for as low as $1.99 at a 99 Cent Store, and packs of sticks for $1 after that.
I'm confused. Does anything actually cost 99c at the 99c store?
@@michaelbarry1651 not anymore. Inflation 😞
This video was incredibly helpful. I have bad intimidation for the mini and painting side of the hobby. This was really down to earth and I appreciate you taking such a simple approach. Thanks so much! 😁✌️
This was a great video. It's so easy to get caught up in the "it has to look perfect" and/or the "it has to use expensive materials" mindset. You, however, have cut through all that and shown us that simple and done is better than complex and still on the workbench. Thank you for this.
I always seem to want to take the hard way into crafting. A million tiny bricks, all battered by tin foil, or individual shingles for every build...
I think I have built up techniques and tools and options on hand.
I forget how decent even basic projects can look and feel. That video was refreshing!
I'm late to discover this video and reply, but talk about inspiring! Here I've been fretting about buying Warlock tile sets or getting a 3D printer, and then this video changes all of that and has given me so many cool ideas. Thank you! I don't often add videos to my favourites list, but this is definitely going on there!
I’ve been drinking up your YT library! My game is moving from VTT to IRL, and I’m excited to offer more than graph paper and coloring pencils!
I made stuff from trash and thrift store finds.
You're also a hell of a hype man.
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@@WylochsArmory Fun fact I planned on doing a video segment for each one of the guildmasters but I didn't bring my own camera and wasn't able to. Next time I will bring a camera.
Literally, so inspiring, I stopped cleaning to start making tiles.
Applause! (listen very hard)
I can barely believe that fixing warping cardboard is that easy, it's been my archnemesis for SO LONG
Just 'nemesis", Elena - or we're on a perilous expedition into tautology land.
Please kill me. Very best wishes from Nottingham UK (where the GW secret HQ and money-wells are).
@@notreallydavid are you sure about that? The prefix "arch" only means something along the lines of "chief" or "Superior". Like archbishop. And considering "nemesis" is not entirely and in every situation interchangeable with "archenemy", slapping the arch-prefix on it shouldn't be an issue. That said, if it's really wrong, fault your native-speaking collegues, not the second-language speakers who learn these words from seemingly reliable sources like Merriam Webster, who dates back the first known use of the word to 1901 :) Pedantic greetings from Germany.
@@JeiFaeKlubs Hi Elena. I think 'nemesis' is traditionally the worstestest long-standing enemy possible - to me, intensifiers only lessen that. But I'm oldish and smelly and nobody's boss.
Euro-pedantry RARKS.
'Nemesis' is singular and absolute. There are no alternatives or variants: Achilles and Hector (Iliad), Blake and Servalan (Blake's 7), the Doctor and the Master (Dr Who), Kirk and Khan (ST), Barnes and Elias (Platoon), Donald Trump and the English language.
A nemesis might have a boss or even a superior, but they are an evil double of the hero/protagonist, locked in a dance that ends in the destruction of both: there can be no other, arch or not!
Thank you for this video! I'm trying to build up some courage to try my first DIY props and minis and this simple and cheap but with super important tips was just what I needed. I just love it! Thank you again! ❤
Your channel is always awesome. I can't wait to see more beginner.builds lie this. This is really the level i am at right now
As soon as you busted out the not-jenga I was like "Jesus this is just gonna be a compilation of simple things I should have thought of but didn't"
Thank you, for you time and effort for the new DM's tool box, great ideas!
Thanks for this video! I have been feeling discouraged about art in general, specifically crafting for games. This fills me with hope and inspiration. Excelsior!
Great intro for people just getting in making scratch built terrain. Good stuff!
I've just started painting models at 38... I had some kits as a kid but never had the patience/understanding to stick with it. I've been blessed to have enough money recently to buy some cool custom model kits but was a little intimidated in painting them and ruining them. This video was a good nudge that perhaps I need to try cut my teeth on some basic/throwaway stuff before touching my model kits.
I enjoyed the no-nonsense realistic approach to starting out in this video. Very effective and encouraging. Thank you for putting it together.
Hey what kind of models are you talking about? Like, fantasy miniatures? Or cars/planes/etc. ?
@@WylochsArmory Got clued into 3d printed model kits from Adam Savage's channel Tested. 1:35 limited print mechs from Industria Mechanika is what I have now. $100s not $1000s... (so maybe not that expensive in comparison to other stuff).
I started priming and painting acrylic with brushes. Learnt it led to imperfect surface finishes pretty quick. Have been hesitant to ruin them by doing too much. Was going to look into airbrushing/spraying. Started buying some more "entry" level model kits of tanks/etc to practice on.
I love how you broke it down by total cost and mentioned this is startup cost, not recurring (though some of it is recurring maybe once every 20 - 50 projects). You might mention "in 2021 dollars" for those who watch this video 10 years from now because it is so great (wink wink).
Been watching for a long time but love the reminder to keep it simple. Thanks as always man.
Always nice to revisit the basics.
Just made my player's characters, 9 guards and a goblin army with your method. Works fantastic, though I gotta watch it with the amount of glue I use and the application of the tape, so it doesn't twist.
It's my first project ever, and it's very easy to do.
Gonna go try making the dynamic tiles from your newer video tomorrow.
Thanks for the video!
Thank you for this video. This was absolutely great.
To see such an artist as you helping us noobs. Wonderful!
that white glue for 24 hours trick is gold. Thank you
Dude, I am so far past this, but I loved it. When I got to the drybrushing part, I was painting a Slaaneshi Daemon Prince and I stopped. I got wistful, I realized that you, and the Godfather and other ancients such as Mel taught me all the same techniques I used on this daemon, back when I was painting styrofoam blocks at your instructions, now a handful of years ago. Thank you, Wyloch. I'm the D&D, Warhammer, painting, terrain hub of my now large friendgroup, my livingroom pretty much game shop, and much of that was from weird videos about grid systems etc when I first got into 5e now several years ago.
Wonderful anecdote
Definitely worth the time to watch for us noobs. Much appreciated.
Truly you are my favorite crafter on RUclips
Thank you kindly
This is textbook definition of wholesome content
Loved this video! And this inspired me to start with this hobby.
I would love to see how to make boulders, hills, trees, bushes
I took the plunge and did some buildings. My biggest hurdle has been the wait time for drying when painting. I knew the foam bricks would be tedious, but waiting on stuff to dry kind of surprised me.
i started making papercrafts from pdf available online, many of them for free, some on sale on a black friday. They turn out so beautiful and I don't need to paint. Just a printer, cutting mat, knife, liner and glue required. Quick to make after some practice. Also the pieces become really light weight, so the dungeon isn't heavy when you take it to your friends table.
Excellent! I've used 1/2" square moulding for walls.
I think even easier, use images for everything. Images of floor, walls, doors, building sides. gluing the images onto everything, really gets you playing even faster. :) Awesome quick ideas. I like using the foamboard/poster board sheets. Work great!
Good call, you're right, the even-easier step would be to print and mount everything on some card.
Thanks for this video. I've been back to it a number of times now.
Holy crap! I gotta use the the 'coat of glue on the back to cancel out the warping' technique. Thanks for sharing!
Just found this video and loved it! I actually just bought a box of Pathfinder Pawns bases, and I think they might work super good with how you did those paper minis!
Quick tips from someone who recently started on the DIY terrain journey:
Artist inks: if you have access to cheap craft paints, chances are you might ALSO have access to acrylic artist inks. They cost quite a bit more than a dollar, but they also stretch a lot farther. These are super useful: you can use them as a glaze/wash almost onto themselves, they add glossy-ness to a paint job, & they are a way to upgrade your home-made washes as they they have more fluidity & higher pigment concentration than acrylic paint when mixed in water. You absolutely DON'T NEED them, but with how high value they are you should consider buying them if you have access.
Home-made washes: 1 missed thing here is you can improve the quality of your washes by adding varying levels of flow-aid.... where a cheap flow-aid is simply dish soap. Just add a drop or 2 to your wash mixture & shake/stir.
Packing Foam: another relatively easy material to get your hands on is packing foam... that being the foam they use to act as padding when packaging things. If you or your neighbors are getting packages, see if you can grab some. This is NOT the best material to work with, it cuts very easily but has a highly porous texture, & you will need to slice off the glossy outer skin to get paint/primer to adhere. The texture just so happens to work kind of well for stone though, & it's free as you are diverting trash. You will need to give it a heavy (& possibly multiple) coats of a PVA based primer to fill in the gaps.
Floral foam: foam they use in floral arrangements... this comes in multiple types, the kind you want is a stiff, crumbly polystyrine. Don't mess with the powdery texture green stuff. Very similar to packing foam, without the glossy skin, & it can make a big mess as you cut & shape it. I can get it from my local dollar store. Same problem as packing foam where it needs multiple coats of PVA to gap fill, but it actually produces pretty good results for stonework
Single-layer corrugated cardboard: for filling in the corrugation, my goto has been play-dough (or offbrand equivalents anyway). Just press it into the corrugation, paint over with PVA-based primer to seal it in. Works nice & is cheap enough that one batch will last you weeks.
PVA-based glue: speaking of PVA products, it is not true that they will always be marked as PVA (bottle of elmer's glue-all in my hand doesn't, as it so happens). Often it will just be labeled as 'white glue'. School glue is usable, but be aware it's watered down significantly. Tacky glue is a brand that is exceptionally strong & not watered down. There is also Mod-Podge (& Mod-Podge imitation products), which is a PVA product with additional additives to make it flow more like paint, which is superior so far as using as a primer or sealant, and which can actually be obtained from a lot of dollar stores.
I know this was a year ago, but I would like to add that the Dollar Tree has a lot of these supplies that you use for only $1.25. Hot Glue Sticks, Popsicle sticks, Rulers (Even good metal ones with 90 degree angle corners), Crafting knives, paint and paintbrushes, small cutting mats. The Dollar Tree is a crafter’s heaven. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to make a stop there before you check out your craft store. And look down EVERY aisle, you never know what you’ll find there.
So happy you put some more beginner level stuff out that's more accessible to inexperienced people like me. I love watching your giant projects and they're super inspiring but crafting can seem a bit daunting when that's what your comparing your stuff with. This kind of vid is a good reminder that I don't have to go crazy complicated to make something cool
oh this is so simple and nice to see. now i am no beginner any more. but its good to see more beginner friendly videos for crafting
This was great! Wonderful video not overwhelming at all.
Ive been making maps 😊- i am trying different styles, i start with a printed grid, then pencil pen rooms .. digital /water color art , sculpting chests and box houses . !!! I have been using cereal boxes! But for mini posters for character/location immersion.
Another tip for making paper minis, JP Coovert has a great set of starter minis you can buy on dms guild, i like their cartoony style
Crooked Staff Terrain has printable textures for all dungeon needs!
Exactly what I needed, and great concise video. Thank you very much.
You can get away with even fewer paint bottles if you learn how to mix them. Minimum needed is a strong red, a bright yellow, a medium to light blue, and black and white. When mixing anything with black, add the black sparingly. As for other fun paints, I got to play with snow texture paint and turn it into moss just by painting it green. There's a lot fun stuff you can do with things just by not using them for their intended purpose.
Very cool! Very inspiring! For the dungeon floor, I'm thinking if I cut roughly 15/16" squares to glue down, that will give me a nice 1" grid for easy movement tracking. Also gives a small gap between them for that "flag stone" look. Then paint them up as you suggested, for the proper aesthetic!
Cost and versatility has been my biggest hang-up as far as getting into miniatures terrain. Your video has changed my thoughts on it. I can do this!
Thanks for the great tutorial.
Cool video as always!
Good thing I've been saving cereal boxes. I don't know why I had it in my head that this would be a quick project (you make it look so easy =P). Definitely set out time for each step. Spent a whole night just slicing and cutting up card stock into the "bricks" and made a container full. The 12 blocks I set out took me at least 2 nights of gluing for a few hours. The 1 big tile is going to be 2 nights for sure. And I've prepared enough to make 2 of the big 10x10s, 4 5x5s, and a few 4x15s (going to make a big dragon pit fight and use these for walk ways). This is definitely not a quick hobby lol
put the card stock through a printer then glue to janga knockoff. could probably do the same for the cottage walls and roof. as a cheap-ish and faster option.
you could then glue a few "bricks" to places to give it an assumed texture. it's what they do in animation to show some details without having to draw the whole thing out.
janga knockoff - use a knife or chisel to remove the 'grout' then proceed as demonstrated.
use dozen packs of janga knockoff to build your cottage. instead of blocks with stones, glue/shape/paint them like wood planks. if you have a handsaw or even a hacksaw (a pull saw would probably work best), you can make some "windows".
27s in and I feel 110% seen lol. I just know i'm gonna love this one!
This was actually amazing. Thankyou!
That was great. I love the "get it done" mentality.
You and your peer pressure! lol Family Dollar has that Jumbling Tower wood set for $5.25 in my Northeast neck of the woods. I needed a new, modular project anyhow, now that things are getting somewhat back to normal I might be able to get back to a face to face game. Gasp! Great video, always good to encourage folks to take the hobby leap and get to crafting, no matter how big. :-)