What the Flock!? - Cheap Flocking Guide for D&D Terrain
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- In this video, I will explore a few alternatives for dirt cheap flocking for your D&D Terrain, and for other tabletop games.
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you can use a cheapie water bottle mister to spray the watered down pva so you don't have to jab with a paint brush and risk messing up your nice flocking
And put a drop or two dish wash soap in the mix to break the surface tension...
I use coffee grounds and tea leaves from teabags as flocking as well. After you've made your coffee or drunk your tea, bake the remains in an oven for a while to kill any bacteria, and it should be good.
I love people that transform garbage to treasure!
Lots of sage advice here. I've herb of using seasonings before, but this thyme I am very impressed.
In particular, I enjoy the dill flocking, it looks really good!
Flocking good use of spicy vocabulary
Add a drop of liquid dish soap to your watered down glue, this will help break the surface tension and will be much easier to apply.
Yes that or rubbing alcohol.
In 1066 A.D. this flocking would have cost a week's wages. :)
I like your content! Thanks for making videos.
We truly live in prosperous times 😂
Good call on the pepper. I've never tried it before, but I will have to give it a shot. For the future, here are two easy ways to solve your pepper problem and allow you to glue down spices without the darkening/satin finish of excess glue.
Option 1) Mix 1/3 PVA and 2/3 Water. Mix these two thoroughly. Add 2-3 drops of dishwashing liquid soap. Mix GENTLY, so that bubbles do not form. If bubbles DO form, wait until thhey die fro, Load it in to a spray bottle, then spray it lightly over the top. The detergent will improve the flow of the PVA/water into the nooks and crannies of the flock, even a pile of pepper. The whole thing will be solid as a rock if you let it dry overnight.
Option 2) Spray the flock down with isopropyl alcohol. Wait a few seconds for the Isopropyl to sink in, then spray it with a mix similar to the stuff from above (1/3 glue. 2/3 water. No soap, and bubbles are irrelevant.) This mix dries faster, and not having to wait for soap bubbles to pop is a big time saver.
I recommend replacing the glue with Mod Podge, which dries faster, stronger, and with an easily controllable finish. The glue works, but you are going to get some darkening of color, and a satin finish wherever you get a clump of unmixed glue.
Some other suggestions: Spatter some bay leaves with light brown and yellow paint, and let them dry. Crush them up in your bare hand.Bay leaves can be crumpled up by hand, and will break apart. Once broken, they make great actual leaves. Green tea can be glued together for great bushes or clump foliage, but you do have to use it in layers. I use the sprigs of green stuff from the top of fennel bulbs (dried in a microwave) to make small ferns, or bound together and glued to a wall to simulate ivy.
Thanks, I'll use much of this advice
This is really helpful information. Thank you.
Phrases I never thought I'd hear in any hobby related video: "Oh no! The glue is dill contaminated!"
Needs to be in a Finnish-English phrase book.
Hey flockface! Hope this video is helpful or interesting. And as always, I remind you to enable notifications, this way RUclips will actually show you a video even if it doesn't please the Algorithm Deities.
-Happy Crafting!
Before applying the final layer of glue for the flocking, spritz it with isopropyl alcohol. It acts to break the surface tension, and when you apply the glue it'll sink down nicely :)
I found that Lemon Zinger Celestial Seasonings tea looks pretty good as fall/autumn leaves
What an excellent tutorial. I never thought to use spices. always went with colored sawdust or beach sand. The oregano would look great as a smaller patch, perhaps under a tree. the dill and pepper transition is awesome.
Flock uses:
Flock you
Motherflocker
Piece of floschite
Floschite
Flocking
Bullflock
Oh flock
Also, great vídeo as always!
Hey flockface! Thanks
A kitchen knife and spices!? Is this a cooking show. Love it, thanks for your tips
Also cabbages in the cutting tutorial 😂
Love it, thank you for this
I was about to buy flocking and fake dirt off the internet, but your video showed me the light.
Actually genius to just use what is already in your kitchen ! Plus it is probably about the same in cost or less, and you can still use the seasonings when you cook 🤘
I started watching your channel last year when I was getting into terrain building. Thanks for not editing out your “mistakes.” It helped me not worry when building my own stuff and showed me that all terrain turns out just fine.
Great channel. Keep it up!
Wyloch and Black Magic Craft led me to your channel. I like what I have seen so far, so you have a new subscriber. I can tell that I've got some catching up to do.
I am a newb at this whole table top crafting thing and your method is one that I might try before I invest in something more expensive. Thanks for sharing.
Ginger ale shot out my nose at "and I'm not wearing pants".
Hah!
"moment of truth and I'm not wearing pants"... I almost spit coffee all over my monitor.
Thank you for the laugh.
10 things your flock provider does NOT want you to know.
Flocking companies HATE him.
This nerd crafts EPIC terrain. You WONT BELIEVE the materials used!!!
Thank you for your honesty and insights into using items we find out doors as well as herbs from the kitchen...
6:28 Bloody brilliant, you made such an awesome fantasy ruins. So awesome dude.
Year 1300:
"Howdy-hey, today I'll show ya the cheappiest way to flock yar terrain!"
*smears the black pepper that's worth your royal title
So glad to revisit these videos. Miss this channel. Any updates?
That ball of foil to add texture to the rock faces, awesome!!
This is brilliant! Now I'm off to the supermarket to find the herbs and spices rack...
Hi, good use of herbs and spices. Don't forget that if you want the 2nd layer of glue to go down better give it a light spray of ipa or water with a little drop of dish soap, this will break the surface tension and let the glue flow in better.
The Oregano seems to be perfect for an autumn theme
defo!
I've found that when putting on the second layer of glue, make it VERY watery with a touch of liquid soap. It will just sink into the flocking. I learned this trick from model railroaders.
In addition to a water bottle to spray a glue/water mixture, you could also use an eye dropper. It will displace less flocking :D
using herbs to make flocking but have to run out for a dnd session... someone needs more Thyme
I just finished a few trees. Well, now i must add some spice to their life. In the form of fallen leaves. Looks great man. Keep these vids coming.
I would try a darker brown wash on the oregano or dry brush brown to simulate the leaves losing moisture and drying at the edges.
For hills and mountains I really like upholstery foam. It doesn't cut as easily, but it tears into good natural rock shapes. But before painting it use a sealer like Flex Seal, or Plasti-Dip or whatever you have in your part of the world. I give a coating of Super 77 spray adhesive to make the sealant cling to the surface more than the pores. Then I spray it with 2 coats of sealant, and 3 or 4 coats of flat black. From there dry brush and accent as normal.
They are nigh invulnerable once they're done.
Wow! I'm impressed. By the way I use a carving knife. Long and straight. Works great cutting foam.
Great, knives before hot-wire cutters!
black pepper & green tea?!?!?!!?
now THAT I can buy easily. THanks!
What a fantastic idea to use the herbs. Much cheape than buying the flocking in the bag. Thank you . Phaedra
Painting like a brute. 😆 cute. I love this!
I love this thank you so much for sharing, I'm new to DnD land building and scratch building.
This is very helpful.
You could put your foam in a blender or food processor and grind it up for flocking add paint.
"This is the moment of truth, and I'm not wearing pants."
I want this on my tombstone.
4:10 The bard's wisdom: Ad more glue, that usually works for everything in life. 😁
A good dirt flocking also, is just to use some ground coffee if you want a dark one (little orange/burnt sierra dry brush afterward for a clayish dirt!). Work very well... and smells quite a lot too :P
Somthing that could help is if u spray the flocking whith watter useing a spray bottle then add the glue in a 60%-70% glue to watter mix in another spray bottle this helps whith over glueing and glue-tention :)
You can fix those surface tension issues by mixing alcohol and water in a spray bottle and giving it a couple spritz before adding the glue mixture. It will aid the glue in flowing into the crevices
That's flocking great!
Buy terrarium substrate for tarantulas (easy and nice dirt)
I like Bear's garlic the most for fallen leaves, It looks natural and it's cheap.
Also don't add too much glue with brush - it will look like it's wet and it looks ugly (in my opinion). If you want to add glue try small plastic spray bottles with 1/5 glue + 4/5 water
4:05 add a drop of "Dreft" to your water/PVA glue mix. It will break the surface tension of the water. (don't know how it's called in English... as I'm Dutch speaking lol. It is stuff to do the dishes... Maybe detergent or so???)
A little trick how you can decrease surface tension: before putting the glu on sprinkle some washing liquid on the surface than applie the glue that can be diluted 1:1 with water
This comment section taught me more than the last 10 tutorials I watched 😂
That was another helpful video, Mr. Bard, sir.
To decrease surface tension use fewdrops of washing detergent
there is something really good for leaf imitation. I found that in my pool now looks in spring with a fine sieve to all the ponds you know and to the pool facilities of you and your friends ... there are tiny particles floating on top of them that look like mini maple leaves . unfortunately I don't know which plant that is ...
I think isopropyl alcohol works for the surface tension thing.
And if your characters get hungry during an adventure, it's chow down on the terrain time. But seriously, the pepper is great. More. Experimenting with colour might just make the oregano great again!
What do you think about painting the whole thread, leave it dry, then cut to little peacees, instead of losing your mind when it gets stuck (when too much paint added). And you perhaps won't need the strainer either. Just thinking out of the box.
You are not just a pretty face, lol. Love your talent thanks for the video. God bless ,XO
If you use a brush to dab on pva mixture you could put a drop of washing up liquid on your finger tip (your choice, you have up to 8 of them) then dab in onto the surface of your mixture. This will destroy the water’s surface tension....utterly!
Now I have a use for those old spices in my cupboards.
Actually i once used mixed pepper for a nice texture ;) they still smell a bit sharp but look great
Even 2:27 is so much for me!
Very inspiring video, many thanks!
Looks great!
You can add your terrain to a pasta dish after they have served their purpose. yay!~
Flocking excellent!!! Thanks for the helpful video :)
Flock you! glad you liked it
I'm curious to know your thoughts about mixing PVA and water in a spray bottle to apply as the top coat instead of applying with a brush on top of the flocking.
And sorry if this seems repetitive with other comments. But if you have reasons for not doing it, I'd be glad to know.
thank you!!
It's really amazing good job!!
To avoid having the diluted glue solution bead up, add isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to the solution. Start with about 1/4 alcohol. It really kills the surface tension!
What the flock
I love this so much for providing cheaper alternatives! May I ask, how long does the dill/pepper smell last? Will the terrain always smell like those herbs/spices?
The smell is almost entirely gone after a few days. Much of it is also sealed in glue and paint
I bet your terrain smells awesome!
I have heard soot and ash makes a good miniature sand or gravel although less nice smelling
Cool! I'll use these, but will these rot over time?
This is good stuff! thanks!
Interesting - can you comment on how these food gased products are fairing, 4 years down the line?
hi i love your content 😍, can you share other more affordable foam instead xps foam? if using styrofoam or pvc or something else is it okay?
Hi, to have the Grass effect you use "Dill"??
I'M French, understand all your vidéo is hard but look is so cool
English "dill" = French "aneth"
I hope that helps.
@@jezeski2011 OK thanks 👍🏻
Love it
Magnífico. Sencillo y eficiente! 🤗🤗
I wonder if molding will be an issue? If not, its great. Much cheaper then many flock manufacturers.
I'm pretty sure that if it is sealed in by the glue mixture (oxygen barrier), it should not mold or rot.
Awesome
My dill had mold after 4 months. I'd recommend against it from my experience.
Next in line. Used coffee grinds?
That's a great idea, but I'd be sure to seal it well. Coffee grounds go moldy.
Let's say I use these methods of flocking time and time again, for year after year of gameplay.
1. Will the scent deteriorate into anything outright terrible? Is it so bad that gaming becomes unfeasible?
2. As the herbs sit for so long, how will their gradual decay affect the terrain's appearance?
Nothing has happened so far 👍 On a few years I'll make sure to check back on my old terrain and include it in a video
@@BardsCraft Is it still good? I am a poor DM and this is amazing, I would just love to know if the dill in particular went bad and started smelling or looking off or not. Thank you
Hey u r amazing ! Great job
I have no Thyme for herb jokes.
very good video !
Or you could just use the green paint as the glue to put the flock on
Great again :)
I can use some isopropyl alcohol spray too right?
Great ideas! Have you tried using tea as flocking?
On my first "battle board" I used tea, it was a okay looking mess. Probably because I was a noob. I believe tea works just as well, as sand or tiny flock.
Will herb flocking go bad over time? Especially good to know if you’re making larger pieces...
Doesnt the peppers go bad after a while? Decombosing from bakterier since its plant material :O
Hi is there a device or machine to use for flocking? what are they.tnx
I use red pepper flakes for forest floor
Good idea 👍 Especially for autumn scenery
Do you know where i could get some of that foam
Thanks, you are funny :D
Do you have to treat the herbs to stop molding over time