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.
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."
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.
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!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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
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!
@@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.
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.
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!
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 :)
"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 👍👍👍
My dude, the walls with the Jenga block base was inspired. That's genius. Don't have to build the base, and it's nice and solid so you don't have to worry about them getting crushed. Fantastic video.
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
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 ;-)
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!
I truly cannot express how much I am thankful for stumbling upon this video!! 17 year old here I just got into Dming and making terrain for campaigns and such.. this is pure gold!! Thanks a ton man!
The Hump is internal; it is inside the people who won't do anything to get started. It must be combatted internally. Simple projects remain on the far side of The Hump. The rid the lurkers of The Hump, the lurkers themselves must internally determine why they won't do what they want to do. Some of it is laziness and lack of discipline, some is a disordered and chaotic life, and much of it is the sense they don't deserve to succeed at things...a lack of self love and self worth. Fear is the primary component of The Hump. Fear of failure, fear of succeeding at something--even a small something--fear of many things. Fear of being someone other than who your parents and peers expect; that's a biggie, along side fear of success. Address that, and The Hump will dissolve . Wyloch, I suggest you regularly showcase the work of lurkers who got over The Hump. Tell them to show us, to be brave and step into the limelight. Encourage them. Tell them to SHOW US MORE.
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.
Hey new-bees, I've found cheap "olfa" type knives as grab and go items up front next to the registers at big box lumber stores for $1 each. You just need one to start and can find refills for them later. Wal-Mart has a wide variety of Apple Barrel acrylic paints for 50-55 cents a bottle. Get the big bottle of black paint as you will use a lot of it. Stretch that dollar!
So yes you can find very cheap "box cutter" versions but I find that buying a real solid one *once* is worth it. They are heavy, sturdy, easy to control. I am generally not a safety worry-wort but I must say, if there's anything you should NOT skimp out on, it's a high quality knife.
It may seem paradoxical but a sharp knife is actually safer than a dull, cheap one. Since you need to use much less force for a given job, the sharp blade is much more controllable.
the best part about is, the cost for everything in this video is probably lower than it is in USD. I live in Turkey and 80 dollars is about 800 TL (which is a ridiculous amount) but the price I paid for everything was about 150 TL. so I'd say the price range is from 50-200 of the currency your country uses.
after several very technical crafting videos, a video like this is just THE THING to help overcome the fear of starting a new hobby. i subscribed to your channel after watching it for the first time and i've never regretted it since, not for a second! thank you for all the help, both crafting and painting, but also - and no less important - for all the moral support and encouragement, for helping newbies face their fears and learn to ENJOY the marvellous world of crafting! you surely are one of the few people that helped me start to enjoy to make things and play games ;)
For the cardboard on cardboard (big squares) I'd base paint it too to make it easier to see where I'm setting the "bricks". This is very helpful for less expensive crafting items.
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!
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!
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.
9:01 I don't drink coffee, but I've still seen coffee stirrers in the grocery isle! Great video, this is fantastic content for people just starting out.
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!
It’s been a very long time since I used this channel but glad I hoped on it to see this vid in the feed. Glad you’re still dishing out amazing content and showing everyone the great and easy builds as well. I find these builds to be some of my favorites bs the big fancy ones everyone was always trying to outdo each other with. Best of luck on the Kickstarter man! Hope all is well.
I love that you made this video! So welcoming to folks new to dungeon crafting. Harkens back to the classic Scotty vids. Reminding us that crafting is about creativity and imagination.
I’m a color blind DM and have to say this is the first how to video about making terrain that didn’t scare me off when it was time to paint! Thank you for keeping things simple and taking the time to explain how to dry brush with visual cues. I’m actually exited to try making the walls and doors and paint them!
Some ideas from Model Railroading: Picket Fence - track stood on edge and glued to card stock. Hedges - green scrub pads cut to twice the height, folded, and glued to card stock.
A super easy base for cardstock minis that I have used in the past is mini binder clips! Clip them to the bottom of the mini, then flex and remove the 'binder handles'.
Look, my first terrain for a DnD campaign, was made from flour, water, salt, and baked in the oven. I got it all for free, from a dumpster behind a grocery store. I etched patterns into the kindergarten 'edible plaster' pieces. Later i started using cereal boxes. then other DMs on campus, started buying my terrain pieces, and i was able to start buying stuff. Currently working on a project i havent done in a while. Dungeon Crawler Boxes. Cheap, wooden 'chest' boxes you can get at any craft store or walmart. Brown paint, mixed heavily with water for a sort of wash, coat the outside, with 1-3 layers to give it a faded stained wood look. Matte Modge Podge to seal it. If desired, you can paint patterns before this step. I like moons, stars, swords etc. then you fill the inside with little boxes that hold all the supplies a DnD player would need. Making it as a care package for a friend who lost his mother Thanksgiving.
This is so cool. Most of my D&D friends use D&D beyond or Roll20. Which is fine but I prefer the old school way and theater of the mind. After watching this video I feel like I can make my own miniatures. Thanks for making this.
Nice idea with that off-brand Jenga. With a Dremel it should also be minimal effort to turn them into Stonehenge-like stone monoliths. For thin wooden planks you can also buy those wooden coffee stirrers for to-go cups. A box of 500 sticks cost me about five bucks including shipping on eBay.
The framing department in craft stores often ends up with frame backings that they've replaced with acid free material. These can be up to 24x36 pieces of 1/16" hardboard and are great for lots of uses. As a manager of a frame shop, people asking for scraps gets old. Don't ask them to save it up for you (unless you already have a relationship), but if you're in the store ask if they have any laying around.
Really really good video, no matter where you are on the hobby skill continuum! I think it's really worthwhile to remember that not everything has to be fancy or expensive. Also, in this episode especially it really comes through that you got your spark of creativity and passion for the hobby and video creation back, and that's really great to see.
Printer paper, presumed free Color printer ink, worth more than it's weight in gold :) Seriously though, great video! I've been burned out (mental health issues) for years regarding miniatures and terrain. THIS video is inspirational in that it shows me that I can create gaming table product without the massive amount of work that some other videos on other channels seem to put into it. Yeah, I really need to stop watching those for inspiration, it just makes me feel even crappier. Thank you for the inspiration, you are amazing!
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.
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!
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.
Thank you so much for this video, I only very recently began crafting some potions for my D&D game and whilst browsing around I found your channel, and now I feel the urge to try something a little more ambitious but can't afford to spend a small fortune investing in a whole heap of equipment and materials. This video shows me I don't need to in order to get started. Bless you.
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!
So far the best budget crafter so far. Gave me some ideas and knowledge that I never hard! The Elmer's Glue trick was new to me, but that time of 24hrs to wait...oof. Oh well.
Even as someone who has tools and some decent experience with terrain, I found some little nuggets of wisdom throughout this video. Gluing one side to correct warping wasn't even something I was aware of. And you get a lot of mileage for the effort here. This is a good looking result.
I just saw this video, despite watching your channel regularly. I immediately sat down and started resizing images to make a slew of standees. What a fantastic video!
I think the first piece of terrain I ever built was a little bridge going over a small river for a battle map. A large coffee creamer can lid ( for the base), some mulberry twigs, a few rocks, some hotglue and craft paint . extremely cheap and easy to make for a beginner.
Ok I’m a little slow when it comes to software exactly how are you duplicating them mirroring them and keeping them evenly spaced i have to move the pics around manually
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!
Fantastic call out to the newbie, and a great example of how a little bit of 'average' terrain can send the imagination off into the game environment. Nice one Bill. BTW you're creating a subgroup of ppl who may..."have seen Star Wars but have never been to Games Workshop." (some might say that's not a bad thing lol)
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.
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!
If anyone has ever seen Dimension 20, a lot of their battle maps use white dots at one inch intervals to simulate the one inch grid. Maybe incorporating that would also help players be tactical without having to guess the distance.
You could even simple paint a different coloured paving stone every inch to give a grid while not looking like you're imposing one. Use a variety of different greys/ browns to mix it up, but you'll still pick up on the grid.
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.
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!
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.
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
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.
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!
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.
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 . 😊
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.
I truly appreciate how accessible you make this hobby even though the skill and price can often make it feel daunting.
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
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!
That cheap and easy wood stain literally made me say “wow” out loud when I saw how well it went
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.
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.
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!
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 :)
Another great video. Dollar Tree shopping can cut that cost in half.
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
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 😞
Literally, so inspiring, I stopped cleaning to start making tiles.
Applause! (listen very hard)
"Hmmm, what's Wyloch doing this time?" Being awesome again, as usual. Cannot have too many vids to help those getting started. Excellent. Cheers!
Crooked Staff Terrain has printable textures for all dungeon needs!
"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 👍👍👍
My dude, the walls with the Jenga block base was inspired. That's genius. Don't have to build the base, and it's nice and solid so you don't have to worry about them getting crushed. Fantastic video.
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
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 ;-)
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!
27s in and I feel 110% seen lol. I just know i'm gonna love this one!
Never in my life have i been touhed by a UA-cam video intro in such a way, like you read me completely. Subscribed!
I truly cannot express how much I am thankful for stumbling upon this video!! 17 year old here I just got into Dming and making terrain for campaigns and such.. this is pure gold!! Thanks a ton man!
The Hump is internal; it is inside the people who won't do anything to get started. It must be combatted internally. Simple projects remain on the far side of The Hump. The rid the lurkers of The Hump, the lurkers themselves must internally determine why they won't do what they want to do. Some of it is laziness and lack of discipline, some is a disordered and chaotic life, and much of it is the sense they don't deserve to succeed at things...a lack of self love and self worth. Fear is the primary component of The Hump. Fear of failure, fear of succeeding at something--even a small something--fear of many things. Fear of being someone other than who your parents and peers expect; that's a biggie, along side fear of success. Address that, and The Hump will dissolve .
Wyloch, I suggest you regularly showcase the work of lurkers who got over The Hump. Tell them to show us, to be brave and step into the limelight. Encourage them. Tell them to SHOW US MORE.
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.
Hey new-bees, I've found cheap "olfa" type knives as grab and go items up front next to the registers at big box lumber stores for $1 each. You just need one to start and can find refills for them later. Wal-Mart has a wide variety of Apple Barrel acrylic paints for 50-55 cents a bottle. Get the big bottle of black paint as you will use a lot of it. Stretch that dollar!
So yes you can find very cheap "box cutter" versions but I find that buying a real solid one *once* is worth it. They are heavy, sturdy, easy to control. I am generally not a safety worry-wort but I must say, if there's anything you should NOT skimp out on, it's a high quality knife.
not the same at all lol
@@WylochsArmory To quote my first boss on construction; “you can use the cheapest, most dogsh*t materials you like; but don’t ever cheap out on tools”
It may seem paradoxical but a sharp knife is actually safer than a dull, cheap one. Since you need to use much less force for a given job, the sharp blade is much more controllable.
Great video Bill! Love the cottage! I might just be able to get my iPad addicted son to make one with me!
the best part about is, the cost for everything in this video is probably lower than it is in USD. I live in Turkey and 80 dollars is about 800 TL (which is a ridiculous amount) but the price I paid for everything was about 150 TL. so I'd say the price range is from 50-200 of the currency your country uses.
He also isn’t going to the cheapest places to get these materials, either.
after several very technical crafting videos, a video like this is just THE THING to help overcome the fear of starting a new hobby.
i subscribed to your channel after watching it for the first time and i've never regretted it since, not for a second!
thank you for all the help, both crafting and painting, but also - and no less important - for all the moral support and encouragement, for helping newbies face their fears and learn to ENJOY the marvellous world of crafting!
you surely are one of the few people that helped me start to enjoy to make things and play games ;)
For the cardboard on cardboard (big squares) I'd base paint it too to make it easier to see where I'm setting the "bricks". This is very helpful for less expensive crafting items.
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!
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!
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.
I would love more of this , you can make it its own serie.
9:01 I don't drink coffee, but I've still seen coffee stirrers in the grocery isle!
Great video, this is fantastic content for people just starting out.
“Get yourself 2 shades of grey”
Opens drawer with…….
*50 shades*
Ill see myself out
That was awful, and you should be proud of yourself! :D
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!
That drybrushing really ties the dungeon room together. 😂
Yeah dude
What an amazing video. Absolutely holds true to the promise. You definitely know what you are talking about. Great job. Thank you.
It’s been a very long time since I used this channel but glad I hoped on it to see this vid in the feed. Glad you’re still dishing out amazing content and showing everyone the great and easy builds as well. I find these builds to be some of my favorites bs the big fancy ones everyone was always trying to outdo each other with. Best of luck on the Kickstarter man! Hope all is well.
I love that you made this video! So welcoming to folks new to dungeon crafting. Harkens back to the classic Scotty vids. Reminding us that crafting is about creativity and imagination.
Wyloch, you're too pure for this world :)
That's because he found a woman early in life.
I’m a color blind DM and have to say this is the first how to video about making terrain that didn’t scare me off when it was time to paint! Thank you for keeping things simple and taking the time to explain how to dry brush with visual cues. I’m actually exited to try making the walls and doors and paint them!
Some ideas from Model Railroading: Picket Fence - track stood on edge and glued to card stock. Hedges - green scrub pads cut to twice the height, folded, and glued to card stock.
A super easy base for cardstock minis that I have used in the past is mini binder clips! Clip them to the bottom of the mini, then flex and remove the 'binder handles'.
Look, my first terrain for a DnD campaign, was made from flour, water, salt, and baked in the oven. I got it all for free, from a dumpster behind a grocery store. I etched patterns into the kindergarten 'edible plaster' pieces.
Later i started using cereal boxes. then other DMs on campus, started buying my terrain pieces, and i was able to start buying stuff.
Currently working on a project i havent done in a while.
Dungeon Crawler Boxes. Cheap, wooden 'chest' boxes you can get at any craft store or walmart. Brown paint, mixed heavily with water for a sort of wash, coat the outside, with 1-3 layers to give it a faded stained wood look. Matte Modge Podge to seal it. If desired, you can paint patterns before this step. I like moons, stars, swords etc.
then you fill the inside with little boxes that hold all the supplies a DnD player would need.
Making it as a care package for a friend who lost his mother Thanksgiving.
Quick, practical, duplicateable. I love it!
This is so cool. Most of my D&D friends use D&D beyond or Roll20. Which is fine but I prefer the old school way and theater of the mind. After watching this video I feel like I can make my own miniatures. Thanks for making this.
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!
Nice idea with that off-brand Jenga. With a Dremel it should also be minimal effort to turn them into Stonehenge-like stone monoliths.
For thin wooden planks you can also buy those wooden coffee stirrers for to-go cups. A box of 500 sticks cost me about five bucks including shipping on eBay.
The framing department in craft stores often ends up with frame backings that they've replaced with acid free material. These can be up to 24x36 pieces of 1/16" hardboard and are great for lots of uses. As a manager of a frame shop, people asking for scraps gets old. Don't ask them to save it up for you (unless you already have a relationship), but if you're in the store ask if they have any laying around.
Really really good video, no matter where you are on the hobby skill continuum! I think it's really worthwhile to remember that not everything has to be fancy or expensive.
Also, in this episode especially it really comes through that you got your spark of creativity and passion for the hobby and video creation back, and that's really great to see.
Printer paper, presumed free
Color printer ink, worth more than it's weight in gold :)
Seriously though, great video! I've been burned out (mental health issues) for years regarding miniatures and terrain.
THIS video is inspirational in that it shows me that I can create gaming table product without the massive amount of work that some other videos on other channels seem to put into it. Yeah, I really need to stop watching those for inspiration, it just makes me feel even crappier.
Thank you for the inspiration, you are amazing!
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.
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.
Thank you so much for this video, I only very recently began crafting some potions for my D&D game and whilst browsing around I found your channel, and now I feel the urge to try something a little more ambitious but can't afford to spend a small fortune investing in a whole heap of equipment and materials. This video shows me I don't need to in order to get started. Bless you.
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!
So far the best budget crafter so far. Gave me some ideas and knowledge that I never hard! The Elmer's Glue trick was new to me, but that time of 24hrs to wait...oof. Oh well.
Even as someone who has tools and some decent experience with terrain, I found some little nuggets of wisdom throughout this video. Gluing one side to correct warping wasn't even something I was aware of. And you get a lot of mileage for the effort here. This is a good looking result.
"In front of text" --amazing what you can learn watching something you think you already know. Awesome!!
I just saw this video, despite watching your channel regularly. I immediately sat down and started resizing images to make a slew of standees. What a fantastic video!
I think the first piece of terrain I ever built was a little bridge going over a small river for a battle map. A large coffee creamer can lid ( for the base), some mulberry twigs, a few rocks, some hotglue and craft paint . extremely cheap and easy to make for a beginner.
Ok I’m a little slow when it comes to software exactly how are you duplicating them mirroring them and keeping them evenly spaced i have to move the pics around manually
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!
You're like the Bob Ross of terrain building and I love it! Thanks for the fun watch and inspo!
Fantastic call out to the newbie, and a great example of how a little bit of 'average' terrain can send the imagination off into the game environment. Nice one Bill. BTW you're creating a subgroup of ppl who may..."have seen Star Wars but have never been to Games Workshop." (some might say that's not a bad thing lol)
Great video, really like the back to basics idea. Could you do another for Sci Fi?? Cheers, take care.
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"
You were the UA-camr to finally break my self doubt on terrain building. My players will love you :) TY
The perfect way to wind down after a day of work. Thanks man
You absolute lad.
This is how I’ll make mooks and do crafts with my Ma. I love my Mama.
Legend. You got me into the tabletop hobby 5 years ago with these kind of videos. Just want to say thanks!
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.
Fantastic video! I'd love to see a follow-up video with things such as treasure chests, stairs, etc.
This is awesome. I love your mission to get people actually DOING something!
Hope you'll do some more low-budget, basic-tool tutorials.
Nicely done! I've done some wood builds, but I need to get better at the details.
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
Thank you for making this. Is it the same way when you make it with hex based games??
This is genuinely one of the best tutorials ever. Thank you so much
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!
Nice work creating a quick procedure for shingles that look good.
This is the kind of video that makes you go from default notifications to "all"
Instead of washers I use 2p coins. Can’t get cheaper washers if I tried.
If anyone has ever seen Dimension 20, a lot of their battle maps use white dots at one inch intervals to simulate the one inch grid. Maybe incorporating that would also help players be tactical without having to guess the distance.
You could even simple paint a different coloured paving stone every inch to give a grid while not looking like you're imposing one. Use a variety of different greys/ browns to mix it up, but you'll still pick up on the grid.
This is a perfect idea. Me and my kiddos can do this as a family project !
I love the washers as bases and making of the minis, so fast and streamlined! Thanks again!
Big thumbs up, from a long time lurker :-)
That cottage looks fine. It just needs a few extra wood details, like a beam over the door.
Packaging tape presumed not worthy of mention
Got here a minute later, but I can already tell it's gonna be a good one