Things I've made out of trash

[bobtheskull]

Thank you. I've been very pleased with how they turned out. I will definitely be making more since they are quite easy. They are surprisingly versatile, too. I've used them for mountains, cliffs, rocky formations around waterfalls, etc.

[sgtslag]

Love your cavern rock method. The painting is superb in coloration, and variation. Superb work. Thank you for sharing! Cheers!

[erho]

I really dig the cavern texture, I look at it every time o co e to the thread!

Was it toilet paper or paper towels or what?

[bobtheskull]

For the tops of the rock faces, I sprinkled a layer of sand and put down two paper towels. Then while it was still pretty wet, I used the tips of my fingers to create some more unpredictable wrinkles (a bit like giving a scalp massage). For the sides, I just wrapped towel paper around it and hit it with the spray bottle.

For the painting, I sprayed it black and then dry-brushed some medium gray and some light gray (at this point they look awful). Then I fully cover them in a very dark gray wash and flick some dark green, dark red brown, and light brown washes from the end of a brush. Then just let it dry.

[astrobouncer]

Hey I really love your spider webs too! Did you buy those or make them? I am trying to make some out of hot glue but they arent turning out that great.

[bobtheskull]

So, I actually made mine with a 3d pen. I've been trying to figure a way to make them without a 3d pen, but I haven't had any luck either.

With a 3d pen, you can just load some white filament and carefully draw the webs on your craft mat. Then just peel them off when they're cool.

I was just looking at a pen at Wal-Mart.com for like 25 dollars.

[skunkape]

Using either a 3d pen or a 3d printer I think is a really good way to create webs! I've use glue gun approach and while it is passable, I still like the results of 3d pens much better.

[erho]

Jan 17, 2018 1:46:42 GMT bobtheskull said:

So, I actually made mine with a 3d pen. I've been trying to figure a way to make them without a 3d pen, but I haven't had any luck either.

With a 3d pen, you can just load some white filament and carefully draw the webs on your craft mat. Then just peel them off when they're cool.

I was just looking at a pen at Wal-Mart.com for like 25 dollars.

Are they good for making small dots, like rivets for example?

[bobtheskull]

Yes, you can use them for that, but it's tricky to get those kind of things to be uniform. There's definitely a learning curve to it. There's also a degree of cleanup that you can do afterward (snipping wisps and sanding surfaces). And some people will heat the piece again with a lighter to add a curve or smooth it a bit. For our painting methods, the surface can be a bit frustrating. Things tend to look ropey.

[bobtheskull]

Jan 17, 2018 14:50:43 GMT skunkape said:

Using either a 3d pen or a 3d printer I think is a really good way to create webs! I've use glue gun approach and while it is passable, I still like the results of 3d pens much better.

Yeah, I like the finished product a lot, too. There's no base, so you can see terrain through it, and it's pretty sturdy so you can stand them upright if you want.

[erho]

Ive heard you can hold up the plastic(any 3d print) above some acetone, and the fumes will smooth out print lines and such.

Any truth to that?

[bobtheskull]

Yeah, I've heard about that, too, but I haven't tried it. There are also solutions that I believe you can brush on for the same effect. Definitively worth a try.

[bobtheskull]

I saw these tracking tokens in the 3d printing forum a while ago, but I don't have a 3d printer. So, I hit Google and whipped up a 2d version. After I made the image, I printed them on cardstock and glued them to some thin cardboard.



Our party tracks their dinner for the evening.

[tauster]

I never heard of tracking tokens. What a great idea!

[bobtheskull]

Thank you. I used them in an encounter last night. The party thought they were tracking a mounted soldier, but it turned out to be a centaur.

[bobtheskull]

I've seen a couple crafting channels make these craft stick bridges but they never really say what you can do with them. I carefully spaced the rungs so minis could easily stand across or going up.





I've also been working on these cavern openings to help out with line of sight issues. They painted a bit darker than I wanted.

[erho]

You know I'm your #1 fan for cavern tiles especially!!



Knowing your table, the tracks are probably spiders!

BTW, did you coat your tea grass with PVA?

[sotf]

Jan 17, 2018 21:18:45 GMT erho said:

Ive heard you can hold up the plastic(any 3d print) above some acetone, and the fumes will smooth out print lines and such.

Any truth to that?

It depends upon the material, with some it works and with others it doesn't.

[bobtheskull]

Jan 31, 2018 21:25:14 GMT erho said:

You know I'm your #1 fan for cavern tiles especially! Knowing your table, the tracks are probably spiders!

BTW, did you coat your tea grass with PVA?

:-) I'm glad you like them. It was kind of a happy accident when I first made them. I've made a couple more and couldn't get the coloration just right.

And yes. The tracks are made by intelligent spiders that have created stamps that make hoofprints. This way they can ambush hungry adventurers easily.

Oh yeah, yes I did seal my board with watered down pva. Got the mix a bit too heavy, but it turned out great. Very sealed in placed, and kept it's color well.

[bobtheskull]

Sometimes, I feel like my terrain is just crappy. But today, that's a good thing! This week, my party will be running into the lair of a giant bat, and the huge piles of bat guano are actually an important feature.

I constructed some simple tp roll armatures by making low cones that I stuck to cardboard (really wanted that pile-of-crap look). Then I textured them with just about every hot glue stick I had. Threw down some paint and washes, and got something that would turn the stomach of even the hardiest adventurer.