The Comprehensive Newbie Crash Course for DIY Terrain for Dungeons & Dragons
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2021
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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.
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
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!
That cheap and easy wood stain literally made me say “wow” out loud when I saw how well it went
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!
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.
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 . 😊
I truly appreciate how accessible you make this hobby even though the skill and price can often make it feel daunting.
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!
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.
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
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
Literally, so inspiring, I stopped cleaning to start making tiles.
Applause! (listen very hard)
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.
Crooked Staff Terrain has printable textures for all dungeon needs!
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!
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.
Another great video. Dollar Tree shopping can cut that cost in half.
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 :)
27s in and I feel 110% seen lol. I just know i'm gonna love this one!
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!
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.
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!
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
"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’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!
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.
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.
Never in my life have i been touhed by a CZcams video intro in such a way, like you read me completely. Subscribed!
"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 👍👍👍
"In front of text" --amazing what you can learn watching something you think you already know. Awesome!!
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 ;-)
I'm still a lurker... but I have to say that over the past couple years I've rewatched this video probably half a dozen times because it's easily one of the best and most inspiring "get started" videos I've ever seen! When (not if) I start crafting, I plan on using several of these ideas!
The washer idea to weigh things down is honestly genius.
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.
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!
Legend. You got me into the tabletop hobby 5 years ago with these kind of videos. Just want to say thanks!
After more than 20 years of admiring miniature art from afar this has inspired me to try and I'm just grateful. 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.
You're like the Bob Ross of terrain building and I love it! Thanks for the fun watch and inspo!
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'.
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.
I would love more of this , you can make it its own serie.
You were the CZcamsr to finally break my self doubt on terrain building. My players will love you :) TY
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.
You absolute lad.
This is how I’ll make mooks and do crafts with my Ma. I love my Mama.
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.
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.
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!
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 ;)
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.
Great ideas! I'm looking forward to trying some of these out! Thank you!
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.
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 😞
Thanks for this video. I've been back to it a number of times now.
Good stuff man! Back to basics. Really liked the starter minis!!
What a great start. I'm still using this stuff and iterations of these same ideas! Love it, man
Thank you, for you time and effort for the new DM's tool box, great ideas!
This is the absolute best "total beginner" terrain tutorial that I've ever seen, anywhere. I had no idea about the MS Word trick! Superb job, 10/10.
I am glad to see you making videos again! Your crafts are a work of art!
Incredible video. I'm blown away by how easy it looks to get started.
Thank you so much for showing how easily it can be, you've answered some questions I've had for a while. 🙂
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.
Excellent down to earth video. I really enjoyed watching this. Keep up the good work.
Wyloch, you're too pure for this world :)
That's because he found a woman early in life.
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.
Great job man! Perfect video for beginners and even though I have been making terrain for years, I always find your videos interesting.
I love the washers as bases and making of the minis, so fast and streamlined! Thanks again!
This is awesome, Bill! Back to simple and basic.
Great video! Love how straight forward you are as well as the emphasis of not over thinking it. The cut out character instructions will likely be getting used soon.
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!
Always nice to revisit the basics.
Been watching for a long time but love the reminder to keep it simple. Thanks as always man.
Seriously, so much good advice packed in this video. Starting my Frostgrave terrain journey and I will absolutely use these ideas. Much appreciated!
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! ❤
I just came across your channel when this video was recommended to me and it's amazing. These techniques are simple and provide great results at low cost. I can't wait to try them. Great camera work, audio and explanations of each of your steps too. Thanks! I'm looking forward to watching more of your content.
One of the best videos I have seen so far for beginners. Always a great pleasure watching your vids. Thank you for the excellent content.
This video is so good. Honestly so accessible and looks like a blast.
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.
Out of all the RPG building videos I've watched, this is definitely my favorite! It makes me feel like I can actually build cool stuff for my games without breaking the bank OR taking up too much space! Thank you!!
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.
Thank you for this video. This was absolutely great.
To see such an artist as you helping us noobs. Wonderful!
I just started, this video is not only extremely helpful, but incredibly inspiring! Thank you so much!
These tips are so neat! Thank you so much for sharing! ❤️
This was great! Wonderful video not overwhelming at all.
I wasn't expecting this to be so practical and useful! Subscribed.
This is awesome. I love your mission to get people actually DOING something!
Hope you'll do some more low-budget, basic-tool tutorials.
Dude, you have some clever ideas I'll use for my tables ! Thanks for the clear video, you rock !
this is one of the most *actually* helpful beginner guides for simple, cheap, tabletop terrains/buildings/minis! Thank you so much for this!!!!
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!
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! I needed this introduction level video.
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 stuff, man. I'm slowly getting into crafting and this has given me great ideas.
Fantastic presentation and explanations. Well done.
I'm finishing up my dungeon floor right now! This video really helped lower the bar for me. Thank you!