DnD Wilderness Terrain - Modular & Expandable. Plus EASY static grass!
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
- Master the basics of wilderness terrain with this step-by-step guide to make your own modular set of tiles, PLUS learn how to do static grass without paying an arm and a leg for a nice machine. These tiles have you covered for wilderness encounters in grasslands, marshes, shrublands, plains, etc. Plus I'll be making a part two to show you how to add trees, rocks, stumps, and more!
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OTHER CREATORS
RP Archive: @RPArchiveOfficial
Wyloch's Armory: @WylochsArmory
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CHAPTERS
00:00 - In-tree-duction
00:24 - Cutting & sizing: The bases
01:20 - Base-coating: Laying the groundwork
02:12 - Adding plants: Get mow-tivated
05:13 - These beauty shots are wild!
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MUSIC
Journey Starts From One Step by Gvidon: pixabay.com/mu...
Tea Time by Ofshane: • Tea Time
Please Rain m15 by tobylane: pixabay.com/mu... 
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Finally, a static grass process that doesn't involve expensive tools. Excited to give this a go. Thank you.
So glad to inspire!
To sanitize soil or any natural debris you might want in your terrain, you can bake them beforehand. Preheat the oven to 200°F (90⁰C). Spread the soil/branches/twigs out on a baking tray. Heat the soil to an internal temperature of 180°F (80⁰C) and keep it like that for about 30min, (or just keep it in the oven for like...45min?) *MONITOR CLOSELY in case the fire fairy comes to visit.* Then shut off the oven and let cool down to room temperature with soil inside. I'm no scientist, but this has worked for me so far. Don't @ me if your soil comes to life in 3 years. 😬 (Also beware the interesting smell that will likely fill your kitchen for the next few hours... Thanks @The8BitDuke for the added note!)
We do this for terrariums and pallidariums as well, kills off parasites and microbes.
Things like this are why I absolutely love your presentation. You go above & beyond to educate your audience about the steps you've taken to accomplish your project, with annotated references to where you learned certain techniques & in depth instructions to how to accomplish what you have shown in an incredibly digestible way to the most layman of us all.
I can not wait to see how you progress in your career & your business grows. You are going to be an absolute giant in this industry if you just keep doing what you're doing and improve upon the formula as you see fit. Your presentation is already phenomenal & so personable that there's nowhere to go but up in this business. Keep up the phenomenal work & I'm absolutely positive that your dreams will come true.
Not sure why, but the soil and bark I put in caught fire. 10 minutes at 200°F, right after the preheating was done. Spread out over a 15" sheet.
Was going to ask and found this reply, Tha ks
@@digidragon1 Oh no that's crazy! I honestly don't know why it would do that unless there was something in the wood or soil that would catch fire at lower temperatures. And just to confirm it was 200⁰F and not ⁰C? Either way I'm glad you caught it! I'll put in a stronger warning of potential fire in my original comment for others.
I never thought of using a balloon for static grass, what a brilliant idea! I also really admire your modular tile design. Looking forward to more from this channel.
Thank you thank you! It's more popular than I thought it would be so I'm happy it's so helpful. Looking forward to putting more on this channel too :P
Naa, can't recommend it. Tried it once before, either it does not work at all "at best extremely poorly, or all the grass will be lost on the balloon itself. I hand placed my grass upwards directly into the clue, it was much better and not any less of a hazzle then trying to use a balloon.
The pacing, the editing, the craft - this is an excellent video and I am very glad YT recommended your channel to me today! I also greatly appreciate you placing the sanitization recommended method in the comments, as videos that say "just sanitize it" (or worse, don't mention how essential it is) never helped me find a good method for doing so safely/easily, but it is nice to have some possible instructions in 1 place and by the same person showing the results! (the smell is always fun for those new to doing that....!)
Really loved the way you did the wave across the drawing to the tiles themselves, and how you pace the instructions so well. Using a carpenter's square on the Proxxon is a great idea, as I have tried the other fence guides and all that and still have trouble with pushing too hard and making my tiles a little lop sided. I actually almost went with deciding not to do any "tiles" anymore and just big boards, but the modularity (and storage!) would be nice - you've rekindled my interest in making something like this, so thank you!! Keep the great work - subscribed for sure!
Wow, I greatly appreciate the elaborate feedback--it really helps me to know what viewers find helpful and enjoyable in their experience so I can continue to improve/what to continue doing. I'm definitely going to add a note about the smell from soil-sanitizing haha.
I admit that getting the tiles to be a perfect 90 degrees can be somewhat tedious and infuriating, especially if it's repeatedly crooked (sigh), but yeah I found the carpenter square helps. One tip I would say is to actually invert how it's lined up against the fence guide, (and to accommodate the extra width of the ruler by calculating your cutting distance from the ruler itself), because it kept wanting to fall before I started by cuts with the heavy overhang, and there's enough to worry about movement-wise as it is. I hope that's useful to you and that you do find success in trying again!
Honestly, this is the best video on RUclips that covers this topic. Thank you so much. Thanks to this video I also made my modular game board. If you can continue to make videos like this. They are simple, effective and clear. Thanks again.
Caught the static grass idea in one of your other videos when it briefly came into view.
This is your best video so far, both for that idea and the very nice detailed shots of this particular terrain type.
I’ve never actually used static for static grass. Now I’m excited, thank you!
i love how much you make sure you give credit to RP Archives for his great work, while introdusing your own great ideas. Keep up the amazing work!
Thank you! I owe much of my crafting to his work so credit where credit is due!
Well done and when you picked up the balloon I could believe that I did not think of that myself.
Right?? It worked an absolute treat.
yes i actually wanted to say, this whole video is excellent, the editing and the walkthrough, plus the static electricity i never thought was a great ideia
Haha thank you for elaborating! I appreciate the feedback and compliments 😊
This is absolutely fantastic and a worthy successor to RP Archive's system. I can't wait for the next video!
Wow! Those tiles look amazing! Love your DIY static grass tool! I have been meaning to add outdoor themed tiles to my dungeon tile collection and can’t wait to get started!
Yess! It's a great workaround to buying something. I'm happy to provide inspiration for a new tile set for you!
Followed your advice in the video and spent a weekend making a bunch of tiles they turned out great thank you so very much for all your help
Great trick with baloon 👍
As someone who has studied RP archive’s work in depth, I often look for the next channel that’s going to up my crafting game as much as RP archive has. I’m glad to say I finally found another channel that I can see carrying the torch forward! Cheers!
I just found your channel today & this is the first video I've seen & I'm only about halfway through it, but I already had to stop so I could subscribe & add a comment to show my praise & admiration for everything you are doing! Your presentation is fabulous, your on screen presence is top notch & extremely personable & your artistic merit is absolutely phenomenal! These tiles are absolutely gorgeous and realistic beyond words. I absolutely cannot say enough good things about this video & I cannot wait to go through your entire catalog & see what I can add to my own personal repertoire.
Thank you for everything you've shared in this video & all those I'm about to binge watch. I especially liked that you gave credit to those who you've taken inspiration from in creating your own designs. That shows a tremendous amount of maturity & humbleness that I personally feel is too often missing nowadays. I absolutely can not say enough good things about this video.
Thank you SO much for your incredible feedback! I appreciate how much time you've given here to say such wonderful things. I am humbled, flattered, and encouraged to keep crafting and entertaining!
Thank you as well for acknowledging credit where credit is due! I wouldn't be here without the work already laid by members of the crafting and terrain-building community, so the least I can do is acknowledge their work!
I'm no dnd player, but when I had to make some scenery tiles for a building design project and it needed to be modular - I modelled it over panels of lego. Easy to connect and disconnect, modular and all. Also easy to measure size.
That's such a wonderful workaround! For games on the go or for a younger audience too, that would be a helpful solution for sure.
These look incredible. And the tips about the natural resources as well as the tea leaves etc were amazing, let along the static grass tip. Superb!
You. Are. Brilliant. Seriously, I have followed many creators and the balloon hack is perfection as is the key to modularity is corner to corner terrain split in half.
Ah I'm flattered! Thank you very much for the compliments and feedback!
Excellent balance between instruction and pacing. Easily the best forest instructions I’ve seen so far, thank you!!
Very simple, but effective solution to modularity problem with these 2 sides rule, awesome!
This is epic! Great job
Holy smokes thank you for the compliments!
Brilliant! This has just solidified an idea I've been tossing around for years. My mistake was in visualising larger tiles, I think.
I never would have thought of spraying matt varnish over the top of grass though. I would have thought it would become more brittle, rather than stronger. The snow effect you get from using the varnish is usually if the air is too humid, by the way. I tried varnishing some models after a storm and they all came out frosted. This was solved by a second layer of varnish, though.
Woohoo! Glad to inspire. Both RP Archive and Geek Gaming Scenics sprayed their grass, so I gave it a go. It's honestly really worked for me. And thank you for the matte varnish tip! It's good to know that it can be solved with another drier attempt haha.
Really nice video! the static grass balloon trick is genius!!!
Thank you!!
Woah, great looking results AND bad puns!!! I'm so in! I really appreciate your modularity designs, the L shaped pattern is so great.
We all know bad puns are best puns. Thank you for the compliments and support!
You win the internet for the balloon trick…never would have occurred to me😂
Yesss. I've always wanted to win the internet! Glad it only took a balloon to do it!
Came for the modular terrain tutorial, subscribed for the puns
I just found your channel and binged it. Will definitely use some of these ideas. Keep up the good work. 👍
Aww thank you so much!
Just come across your channel, first video of yours I've seen... three puns in and I've subscribed
This was a great video. I have a seen RP Archives videos and got the materials and tools, but this has made me actually start doing tiles
Ah! That's so cool to hear and I'm incredibly honoured to have inspired you to start!
Love the balloon trick!!! 😊
Thank you!
@@raecheldoes you are welcome 😊
I came for the tutorial. I subscribed for the pun count. 👍
These look slick! Nice work
the balloon... genius!
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I love the puns!
Your mastery of dad jokes is unequaled in all the land.
Ah, a prize I have always pine-d for. Most excellent.
So much variety and such a realistic look. And magnets! And omg the ballon trick - it's just BLOWN my mind😃 Your terrain is supercool!
Aww thank you that's very kind of you to say! I'm ec- *static* about your feedback! All credit about the magnets goes to RP Archive!
Looks fantastic!
Love this. The balloon top is one I’ve not seen, and the tip on the diagonal terrain design is another one I haven’t tried either … subscribed!
Yes! I was really humming and hawing over static grass machines, but the balloon is a great compromise! Thank you for the support!
Please make more of these! I'd love to see deserts, snow, and those modular trees look awesome!
I'm hoping to be in this for the long haul, so I'm sure those will come up eventually!
yo that balloon trick is awesome!
Right?? Yesss.
that static grass is awesome! Got to try it out.
In-video inspiration citations and references? This sets a new bar for quality. That static grass - balloon trick is also brilliant.
Thank you! I try hard to give credit where credit is due so I'm grateful for your acknowledgment!
@@raecheldoes You're doing an excellent job. I found your channel through my random RUclips suggestions, and my only regret is that you don't have a bigger backlog for me to binge watch 😅
These are awesome! Brilliant video for a new channel
Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad you think so!
That balloon trick is brilliant !
More than love the puns.
Balloon trick is outrageously helpful, I tended to just put flock for the grass in my wooded terrain and call it close enough because I didn't want to bother with a static grass applicator. So thanks for the great tip from a genuinely informative video.
Big respect for just using regular krylon clear coat too.
Yeah I was kind of stuck there too between putting down the grass and getting an applicator. Glad to have helped and happy you found it informative. Thanks!
An inflatable static grass applicator, that is really high tech!
before sealing if you are working with a slightly heavy/thicker sealant such as watered down pva glue. I would recommend putting some isopropyl alcohol in a spray bottle and giving it a light dusting to help brake surface tension. it helps keep it from creating blobs and filling in cracks which can remove depth from the piece.
LOVE THE TRICK WITH THE BALLOON! Definately going tu use that trick for my terrain from now on
I would add, as long as you're not texturing the top, you could save a bunch of money using Styrofoam. The stuff is pretty much free and once sealed (mod podge or primer) it's plenty durable. It's easier to experiment when the materials are free.
If using a hot wire to cut Styrofoam, get proper breathing protection - not just a dust mask!
Before I even watch this, This type of terrain concept / execution is GREAT. Multi-use multi-tile base pieces are helpful to long term table top DM'ing and this looks great from first frame.
Thank you!! That has been my goal from the outset so I'm happy that came across from the beginning!
I came for the terrain, but I stayed for the puns. 10 out of 10 video & tutorial.
Woohoo!! Thank you so much! The puns have been a hit more than I imagined they would be so I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed them and the video!
Nice work! Great ideas, love the look and the dog❤
Thanks so much! 😊
The production quality, the smooth voice work, the PUNS!
Subscribed. Very nice work.
Ahh thank you thank you! For your kind words and the support!
The balloon trick is inCRED!
Glad you think so!
Great job except need more of these videos. Awesome work!
The wilderness puns made my eyes sore! At one point I thought my eyes were going to roll right out of my head. Great puns and even better terrain tiles!
Haha! I'll probably take the temperature for the next video if people want the same or fewer puns :P Thanks for the compliments and support!
Oh, gods..... Where have this video been all my life? Thank you so much for sharing.
It has just recently come in to the world, so it's here in your life now 😏 Thank you for your enthusiasm!
Yep. I'm a big time follower now. Thanks!
Clicked to explore a new source of terrain crafting ideas. Subbed for the awesome puns!😅
Woohoo! Thank you!
The BALLOON TECHNIC is genius, I would love to try on my next terrain piece!
Awesome! I hope it serves you well!
Using the static from a balloon has to be the idea of the year, bloody genius! So glad you popped up in my feed, instant subscribe : )
Woohoo! I'm glad it's a helpful idea! Thank you for your support!
this is by far one of the best wilderness tile set videos. Great work with the puns too!
Thank you! I'm happy you enjoyed it!
Fantastic production quality and do informative! Thanks for sharing your techniques. I didn't have dirt handy, somehow, so i mixed in some used coffee grounds as an experiment!
I'm all for substitutions, and I don't see why coffee grounds wouldn't work! Plus it must've smelled wonderful through crafting haha.
Aye! I loved this video, and the puns. Looking forward to more!
Woohoo for the puns! Looking forward to make more :)
And special thanks for nature puns! Muchas grass-ias!
Aw nice shout out for RP Archive. That guy is having a roughg time.
Yeah I know :( I owe a lot of my system to him so I want to give all the acknowledgement I can!
Very polished video well done.
This video is awesome! Love the puns!!
Thank you, thank you!
I've always thought a balloon would work but have never tried it! Tiles look great!
the baloon is actually GENIUS
Yessss thank you!
Awesome static grass solution!
Glad you think so!
The balloon idea is amazing.
Haha thanks! It's a money-saver for sure :P
Nice interpretation of RParchive stuff! Keep it up !
I enjoyed the puns.
Thank you, kindly. You can look forward to more, I'm sure.
I'm *very* excited for you to make more of these kinds of videos. Both the video quality, and content are incredible, especially given how new this channel is. Can't wait to see what you do next, and I really hope you get the recognition you deserve from this!
If I may humbly request a future topic, I'd love to see scatter terrain builds!
Thank you very much for your kind words and your support! I will log your request for a future video :)
this is so great, keep 'em coming!
Woohoo!
Great video, easy to follow and some really nice effects! Another great way to add some 'weight' or 'sturdyness' to your tiles without using magnets is 3mm MDF. I use it for all my tiles and they stay nice and flat on my gaming table. Additionally, I add some felt on the bottom, so it has a smooth underside. :)
Yes! That's a great way to get them to sit firmly on the table without being necessarily stuck to each other. Thanks for the tips and feedback!
Neat trick with that balloon, great money saving tip! Also, puppy seems to enjoy balloon therapy. 😄
Yes! I really didn't want to buy more tools so the balloon was a great work around. It took him a while to get adjusted but safe to say he was super chill with it by the end haha.
0:45 This is the first time I've ever watched one of your videos but I'm already stoked about it because of this trick that you're using to cut a vertical piece without using one of the Shifting Lands Proxxon guides! I don't know why I never thought of using a box like that! Subbing!
I'm happy to spread different ideas! The Shifting Lands guides are awesome but they're pricey so I'm all for the cheap alternatives. I did glue a pieces of semi-gloss poster board on top to make the box smoother, in case that helps.
Lovely, and I quite enjoy the puns! lol
Thank you! I enjoy writing them so I'm glad that matches haha.
Wow these look beautiful, congrats! I love the idea for static grass, so practical. I'm making wilderness tiles at the moment, so I'll definitely be adding some of these techniques to the tiles!
This was super helpful and easy to follow!
Woohoo!
Great video, all the puns are a-maize-ing! The trick with the balloon was new to me and I was already looking into these static grass appliers before... Great result in the end. Cant wait for more videos. :)
goals! I am still building basic rocks and battlegrid but eventually want to build every terrain like this.
Wonderful work.
You'll get there! Basic rocks is a great way to start!
This is excellent. I can see so many uses and cool ideas for feature tiles (4x4 or 6x6).
This is the incredibly fun and inspiring tutorial. Love all of those video edits (and puns), they are just brilliant! And the final terrain pieces look gorgeous 🌲 Subscribed & waiting for more!
Ahh thank you so much! From one creator to another your encouragement and support means a lot!
Graze work, I'm rooting for you
Thank you kindly for the pleasan-tree of your comment :)
One way to help cover the lines is to put logs/trees/skeletons/rocks on the edge to make it seamlessly go over the next tile.
Terrific artwork and an extremely well presented video too! Easy to follow, fun, clear and concise. Good music, perfect editing - well done! Thank you for sharing this clever project. I think my crafty wife and I could have a lot of fun with this and my players will love the finished product as well! The balloon trick is ingenious! Never would've thought of that 😃 Polyester is adorable, btw 🐶
I'm happy to inspire and so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you as well for the feedback--helps me to know what to keep doing in future videos :) I will give 'Polyester' all the good boy pets haha.
how have I not found this channel this is awesome and the puns are on point!
Ah thank you so much! I'm glad you've found it now!
Love it. Definitely gonna try some of this on my next terrain project
Woohoo! Happy to inspire.
The balloon trick is very interesting. I really like the editing of the video and the narration. Congratulations.
Thank you! I especially appreciate creator-feedback!
how does this channel not have more subscribers???
That's very flattering of you to say!
Awesome ideas! Ive been wanting to start making modular terrain for a while and your video was super inspiring.
Woohoo I'm stoked to inspire other creators!
Two solid puns within 30 sec? Instant win in my book!
Heck yes! Glad it's not overkill haha.
Great vid! Looking forward to more!
Thank you and me too!
Can't wait to see other modular terrain pieces made by you
Yesss me neither!
Very cool stuff. Subscribed! And bell icon for the balloon trick!
Yesss I am beaming at the the benevolence of your balloon button bell-ing! (Thank you :D)
This is absolutely fantastic! I'm stealing that magnetization idea for sure. You've got a new subscriber, you deserve way more! I also always advocate for finding free ground cover for terrain and basing, sticks, rocks, sand, etc. The oven is your best friend for that!
All credit for the magnetization system to RP Archive. He is absolutely the master of it. But yes, free ground cover in the form of nature encourages an indoor crafting hermit to get out on walks for sure. 😂 Thank you for your kind words and support!