How to Craft Tress out of Oatmeal for Dungeons and Dragons and Warhammer
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- čas přidán 22. 08. 2024
- Let’s craft some trees using oatmeal and balloons. This is a fairly cheap way of crafting trees. I hate twisting wire and also hate how fragile flaking can be. from now on I will most likely be making all my trees the way.
In the video I will walk you through how you can make your own trees out of Oat meal, Sculptamold, and hot glue. anyone can make these at home.
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Thank you so much for a wonderful year you goons!!!!!!
Go out there and pop some balloons!!!! don't miss out on the other playlist here on the the channel. czcams.com/video/XstDxbxw_k0/video.html
Daaaaamn son! This is brilliant. The oatmeal looks so good!
Oh snap!!!! Thank you!!! And thank you for the shout out.
Oatmeal as leaves is one of the most innovative ways I've seen to do foliage. They look really good and I'm gonna have to try this.
You mad-lad, you did it! :D
Bard's Craft this is the last tree I craft for the channel 😁 hopefully.
I recommend that you lightly wipe the oatmeal with water on a brush, then take a salt shaker and dump salt all over the wet oatmeal, let dry, then primer it and paint it.
Salt prevents mold from forming over time and prevents odors.
The trunks we do differently but I love the aesthetics you have done with yours. Great job.
My group makes trees the same way lol have been doing this since 1989.
Also for small trees and bushes, you can use eggs as you casting mold, wrap em in masking tape, case on glue, then oatmeal, wet, sadly, primer and paint. Crack the egg on the bottom, then drain the yoke into a bowl, peel out the shell (or just wash out the inside as the shell is calcium and if cleaned won't rot).
Our trunks are made using any type of cylinder. Elmer glue then layer over it all, then take toilet paper, wrap it around it and let dry. It gives a nice wood look to it.
Oats, you say? [bardscraft intensifies]
This is a really great technique
This is a win win for bard’s craft
The old oatmeal balloon tree trick! Who am I kidding thats never been done before....crafting genius!
Haaaaa i love it!!!
That oatmeal and modularity are genius
Craft Nicks thanks man!
Simply wonderful. I've been on the search for cartoon-ish trees to use for my Flintloque miniatures, and this is just perfect.
Love that you love them. I'm glad someone found my madness useful.
Oatmeal as leaves? that's pretty genius
leurehc that’s the mad man in me 😬
A good idea to use old oats.
Franky that is one of the best tree and bush ideas i've ever seen wow I really appreciate your work and willingness to share your thoughts and ideas thumbs up 👍👍👍👍👍
R Broyles thanks bro!!!! Don’t forget to share! Makes it easier for me to continue to make these.
It's crazy how well the oatmeal works as leaves! 😮
My freakin jaw can’t close cuz I’m in SHOCK that u used OATS!!!!! Holy cow! Creative! ❤️❤️
That moment when you see those things (receipt paper tubes) that you've been "collecting" from work that you knew would be useful in crafting someday? used in a video....Priceless!!
I don't think I've ever seen trees that I like more then these.
Thank you so much!!! you don't know how much that means to me.
Vids like this inspire me to go all out on creating terrain even though i never have lol
There is always the first time.
20 seconds to this video, and I already love it! :-)
Defu's Devious Dungeons that’s what I like to hear!!!!! Thank you.
Mind blown! Now there are two good uses for oatmeal!
Props for giving shout-outs to Dillon from Critical Crafting and Danny from 3D Printed Tabletop!
Mark Hutchinson they are awesome guys. Btw I have another way to make them using pasta in the goblin house video if you are interested.
Found this vid. Jaw hit the floor...and subscribed.
Steven Westfall that’s what I like to hear lol. Hope you enjoy the rest of the channel!
Very nice trees!
Heath Lawson thank you! You should give them a try.
And to think that your mum thought you liked these oats and was happy that her son had finally found a type of cereal that he really liked to begin his every day with... How misguided she was... 🤣
Nice crafting there kiddo. Keep up and stay safe!
That is a super simple solution for trees, I definitely want to play with that technique
I had been saving the left over paper receipt rollers from my work for a craft for so long. Never expected to see them used here for tree trunks.
OMG! I was totally making giant mushrooms using this technique. Your oatmeal leaves are an inspired idea! Great video, Franky
TheGameSmith thanks bro, I don’t have a lot of time to craft now but I try to make it worth it when I do!
Oh wow! Great idea! I personally like less cartoonish trees, but the bushes look great! Awesome!
I get that for sure. I'm trying to figure out a way to do them where they are not as cartoony.
@@FrankyDCrafter i guess it's the roudness and size. They really look like trees from zelda :D which isn't necessary a bad thing!
I've been looking outdoors for small plants, your observation just saved me time on fine detail for leaves. Mad props my dude!!!
That's what I love to hear lol I struggled with the idea for these trees all year. You can tell this is not hoe i was flocking trees earlier this year. Glad you found the video useful.
Never would have thought to use oatmeal for leaves! Great work, they look fantastic.
Thanks for the kind words.
Finally some sweet looking trees that can stand some abuse on the game table! Thanks man! :)
Mike Nicholson I made some with pasta in a later video. Now those are pretty much player proof. It’s like plastic.
Franky D. Crafter I saw those as well! I just love those oatmeal leaves 😍 I’ll have to give the pasta ones a go as well... player proof is the only way to go. Especially when your players think it takes 10 minutes to build a piece of terrain 🤣
Mike Nicholson lmao so true!!!!
This is definitely my new favorite way besides wyloch's.
Now I have to check wyloch's, i must have missed that episode.
@@FrankyDCrafter oh yeah they are basic but look nice. He uses styrofoam. Love your vids man!
Using some oeatmeals is such a fun and creative idea. As ususal I love how unique your pieces end up looking. Not the style I'm going for on my gametable right now but I'm sure i'll be going for that kind of pop cute look in a few years from now...
Landvaettr's Lair yea, that’s the only downside of this build. 😢
@@FrankyDCrafter Ain't a downside at all mate! color scheme and pieces style are just a matter of tastes. I mean sure it's gotta be consitent with the universe ... if you're going for a grim dark lowfantasy game they clearly won't fit but if it's more the Hyrule type of setting with cute and cartoony characters they'll be spot on!
This is awesome, they do look like computer games trees! real nice smooth vid too, i'm gonna go binge watch your channel.
Scruffy Crow lets go!!!! Lol let me know what you like the best
Awesome video! I made trees and scrubs using oatmeal and foam balls after watching this video. Thanks for the content. Please keep it up.
will do, thanks for watching.
This is an incredible tutorial! I was searching the internet trying to find a way to make Zelda-esque trees for my Master Sword diorama and I am so thankful I came across this!! I followed this video exactly and the trees turned out great (although I had some sculptamold difficulties) Thanks, Franky!!
Fine trees. That's an excellent stylish look you've achieved. Great work!
Paul Ward Im afraid the style is too cartoony
@@FrankyDCrafter No way, they're fantastic. I'd happily use trees like this in all my games including historical wargames.
Paul Ward thank you so much 😊
Really cool idea and execution. Looking forward to more of your videos!
Scratch Bashing thank you so much!!!!
Have to steal this amazing idea!
brutal episch just let people know where you stole it from lol
Hay franky just wanted to throw this out there you can make your own ( sculpt -a -mold ) by simply shredding up some cheap toilet paper rolls and then mixing it with plaster of Parisabout a 4 to 1 mix 4 parts shredded toilet paper to one part plaster the paper can be easily pulverized using a 5 gallon bucket and an electric drill with a paint mixing paddle disk just fill the bucket about half full of water then add 5 rolls of toilet paper into the bucket then blind the water paper into a paper pulp once it's been blinded allow it to set for about 10minutes this will allow the pulp to settle then using another bucket pour the excess water out the pulp at the bottom of the bucket can then be removed and placed outside on a small tarp to let dry once it has dried then you can take the pulp and put it into a large ziplock bag and begin to work it with your hands until the dry ingredients are separated into an dust like state use a face mask or respirator when working with any dust or when mixing up any material such as plaster of Paris or cement ETC. Yes there is some work in doing this but it cost less to make your own sculpt a mold then to buy it at some art stores it's a thought and the best part is you can whip up a batch anytime you need to just get yourself a couple 8 lb containers of plaster of Paris also you don't even need to dry the paper before using it you can stain the wet paper then weigh the contents and then just add a couple scoops of plaster to it . any leftover paper pulp can be put into a ziploc bag and placed in the freezer for next time just don't pre mix any plaster with the leftover paper pulp that you are going to freeze anyway though I would throw that out to you
How long does that Take?
Nothing like a warm bowl of trees and brown sugar in the morning to get your day off to a good start.
John Smith you know us crafters we sometimes forget to eat, this is a constant reminder.
@@FrankyDCrafter Yeah I know. I was making a little farmer's market once and I had to eat it. Needed strength to make ot to the fridge. The little pies were still hot.
Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to show us how to make it!
harlemw651 i have an updated version of some on the video on the goblin homes.
@@FrankyDCrafter Thanks! I'll check it out!
Man this is amazing you can go far on CZcams as far as black magic crafts atleast
Thats the dream. Thank you so much for that. keeps me motivated. Stay cool!
You have a great channel. keep up the great work!!!
This makes the tabletop scenery look like a classic RPG
Reading Lennon that’s what I love to hear!! Thank you
This is brilliant! Best craft tree I've seen AND they will work amazing with my Arcadia Quest and Super Dungeon Explore miniatures! So glad I found your channel!
Beto Francischinelli I got a new technique that looks just as good but potentially can last longer. And stronger!
Love these!
Love this idea, I'm going to have to incorporate oats into one of my crafting projects.
Table Ready Gaming I have to think I’d a way to make them less cartoony.
These look crazy cool. Thanks so much for sharing!!!
Jordana Wells I eventually made some from orzo pasta that was stronger. You should check that out. It’s the goblin home video
What a cool idea - is there no end to this Öaty crafting 👍👍👍
Alan Lauder lol It will be my signature material lol
This is perfect.
Your channel is awesome man! I am almost finished making a whole port town with the help of your tutorials. Keep up the great content!
I was planning on making some cooler houses for that playlist! thank you so much. its amazing to hear that. Ill keep making content as long as you keep watching.
New subscriber - pointed here by Miscast and Wylock. These are absolutely brilliant!
The GameCraft Dragon that’s really cool, happy to have you!
These are so sweet Franky! You've inspired me to try something like this with my designs. The oatmeal is a brilliant idea and it looks great!
Let me know when you do!!
Cool dude, great talent.
Oh wow! These are best trees I’ve seen! *Adds oats to his grocery list* Loving the video game aesthetic. Subscribed! It would be really cool if you did a video just on your choices for paints and colors. One of the strongest things about your design is your saturated color palette and having a detailed guide of what brands and colors you’ve chosen will help crafters achieve something similar. 🙂🎨
That's an awesome idea. Thank you! i just came up with an even better way to make the trees too, but that's in a few weeks. As for the color pallet, I'll have to work on something really hard. I wouldn't know where to start. but you bring up some interesting ideas.
Glad to have you join my madness here on the channel. Don't feel shy about commenting on other videos, always love some feed back. I love me some constructive criticism. Cant wait to hear back.
Great video I can’t wait for the next
Gorgeous!
Thank you!!
Lemme say the outmeal is brilliant. I will say that the sculptamold with balloons feels like a lot of extra work over just foam balls you can cut into with a hot knife.
That works, I just wanted to pop something.
@@FrankyDCrafter that's the most understandable thing I've heard all day.
Absolutely Genius
That is a great tutorial!
This looks very cool. Nice.
Pure genius!
Dude you are the best
Thanks you man. and thank you for watching my videos. i see your name a lot. thank you.
You just keep chopping away at terrific ideas. I would have never thought of oatmeal. Now you got me thinking of using grit as sand or maybe for plaster walls on a house? Still looking for your interpretation of skeletor's snake mountain?
Love it!
Really great stuff! Came here from the Facebook page! Loved the use of the stuff around you and creative use of rolled instant oats! Really would like to see a fall forest set painted! Keep up the good work and looking forward to another video!
Murl Harmon awesome. I was so excited to get these on the table that I didn’t realize I painted them all the same way. Can’t wait to get different colors in my terrain!!
lI love this man,it's totally your style.
lol thats what I love to hear!!! thank you!!!
cool. I’ve not seen anything like this. Very creative 👍
How do you think these will look in your setting? are they too cartoony for train sets?
Franky D. Crafter No, having a gnome village frees me from the limitations of scale and most of the other restraints of “normal”model railroading and gives me artistic license to do whatever I feel like doing,
@@thebibletrain8297 Thats awesome lol
These are beautiful. I wish I knew it before I spent hours making sponge foliage.
P.S.: Don't send this video to Bard's Craft. He already uses the boxes, if he also uses the oatmeal he's gonna starve.
Nikolaos Boukouvalas 😂🤣😂
Awesome. I wonder if the oatmeal will degrade over time?
Hopefully the pva glue will preserve the oatmeal. I can always keep you posted lol
Dont eat it later!
Clever!
DM_ Momma 🤓
Brilliant!
Thank you Emily, What do you Usually like to craft? I feel like I see your name on a few comment sections aside from mine.
@@FrankyDCrafter I've made a couple dice trays, a tower, a mini display, and some pillars so far... unfortunately my mother is crashing on our couch and took over my crafting table as her desk.. and she's been here for about a year and a half now. >.< I do have a very small folding table that I can use but it's only about twice the size of my Proxxon so very tight working space. Next big project is going to be dungeon tiles, I did make a set of DM Jim's peel and stick floor tile type but I want to make nice ones out of foam and probably some dungeon stackers. Oh.. and tree stumps to represent trees. My group doesn't like tall trees, I brought a pack of the pine trees from the craft store last year and they quickly got vetoed off the table 'cause they were blocking people's view too much. In their defense we play sitting on couches so the table top is higher than it normally would be with regular chairs.
@@emilylindstrom724 Thats freaking awesome! not the part about you having no space, the part about you crafting. Sorry about the space issue. I know what thats like. I also need to get started on some dungeon tiles, just don't know what style I'll end up going with.
@@FrankyDCrafter Check out Quinian's Budget Crafts tiles, they're really cool, like BMC style with benefits. czcams.com/video/M1Ye5DwBalE/video.html
Inspirational
Absolutely amazing.
Im having so much fun with these!!!!
epic! subscribed today thank you!
Great to have you here. Welcome to the mad man domain.
Love that look! Using the oatmeal was a great idea :)
Have you thought about making a mold out of the first batch of sculptamold canopies? Could save you having to redo the balloon thing every time, though you'd end up with same-sized pieces.
I have been afraid to experiment with molds.
@@FrankyDCrafter Why is that?
Karl makes stuff just never done it lol
@@FrankyDCrafter Just like you never did oatmeal trees before right? ;)
Karl makes stuff damn.... that’s a good point....
i wonder how long it took for the oatmeal to rot. being 3 years later, it would be awesome to know the shelf life of the project
I’ll let you know when they rot. They are more damages from my players than from natural causes so far. The modpodge does a good job of sealing it. I think keeping them dry is key. I dont want to test what would happen if they got wet. But they are still well and in use.
I love the classic RPG look. Just one question, what is the material you use to make the top of the trees?
Stevie Quill sculptamold
Legit.
Well. Color me interested.
What was the powder.
Plaster, or sculptamold