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Post by The Brave on Sept 28, 2014 21:56:23 GMT
Here my tecnique to make chests and other containers. This chest will be our model. First of all the material, you mostly need one of these polystyrene food container. Any type of polystyrene is good enough, but let's be cheap Cut 3 or 4 rectangular pieces, 3 cm x 2 cm. If you want to make a bigger chest, simply cut bigger shapes. Then glue them togeter, I use simple whie glue, please remember that some glues can melt the polystyrene, so, watch out and try before. Now we start to cut the edges to give the shape we want. This one will be a closed chest, so we only need to make the top rounder. If you want you can cut the base too, it all depends of the design you have mind. Now the funny part, take a pen and star drawing the texture, be rough! Now cut a 2mm wide string from a cereal box and glue it around the chest. (you can not make this passage if you want to carve the metal bands with the pen) Now you can add the details, I used a bead for the lock and some wires for the handles, but you can use a cutted toothpick or some spare parts. Now time to paint it. A quick tip, after you painted it, you can use a pen to bring that wooden texture out. "And if I want to make an openchest?" It's really simple, cut 2 rectangles, then cut 2 more, but with a large square hole in the centre (basically cut a rectangular frame). Glue the rectangles with the frames. One set will be the container, the other one the top. Then shape and color it, then find something cool to put in. You can make any wooden or stone container with this tecnique. Here some examples. Full gallery here
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Post by curufin on Sept 28, 2014 22:19:31 GMT
Very cool stuff.
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Post by Draklith on Sept 28, 2014 23:29:24 GMT
really nice job
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Post by SpielMeisterKev! on Sept 29, 2014 0:41:23 GMT
Howdy,
Nice! Coffins too...I think this technique has many possibilities.
Kev!
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Post by beetlewing on Sept 29, 2014 5:41:49 GMT
Great technique! And Microns are my favorite pens in the world.
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Post by skunkape on Sept 29, 2014 18:53:15 GMT
That's great looking! Thanks for the how to as well!
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Post by gnomezrule on Sept 30, 2014 20:39:37 GMT
That is really cool.
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Post by The Brave on Oct 18, 2014 15:59:54 GMT
Also boxes!
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Post by tauster on Oct 18, 2014 16:11:02 GMT
Somehow I've missed this thread completely...
Great stuff!
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 19, 2014 0:10:50 GMT
yeah definitely great stuff... my only concern is how you base coat them without spray paint ? you just use acrylic directly first ?
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Post by The Brave on Oct 19, 2014 7:55:22 GMT
Exactly, just dark brown, then drybrush a lighter brown, then I use the pen for details.
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Post by tauster on Oct 19, 2014 10:47:02 GMT
I almost never use spraypaint for basing (or anything else); in 99.9% I prime and paint with acrylic paints. I use spraypaint only if I want the styrofoam to be eaten away a bit, which then looks like porous, weathered rock.
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Post by DnDPaladin on Oct 19, 2014 12:26:44 GMT
I used to paint everything black acrylics...
but then i tryed spray painting them and started getting much better results. th again, i haven't used foam exceor rocks...
i have to try these.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Oct 28, 2014 5:25:23 GMT
Great work!
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Post by sotf on Oct 28, 2014 10:27:41 GMT
Might work better with a little more for the lid to keep it from looking a bit smashed
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Post by The Brave on Nov 6, 2014 23:35:06 GMT
And this tecnique also works for bases.
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Post by Sam on Dec 25, 2014 22:29:18 GMT
Great tip. This is the technique I use to make the floor tiles on my dungeon pieces. You can simulate almost any finish, stone, brick or wood. I have not tried it for chests or boxes, yet.
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Post by Alexis on Feb 8, 2015 8:11:38 GMT
Wow great idea. It looks absolutely awesome. I will definitely try this myself.
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Post by voodoo on Apr 20, 2015 21:50:12 GMT
super great idea!
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on May 8, 2015 1:05:23 GMT
And this tecnique also works for bases. Love those bases!
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