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Post by thedungeonmattster on Dec 2, 2018 12:12:36 GMT
Hey folks. Just wanted to share a quick tip and some pics. I was doing my usual research and came across folks making their own air dry clay using simple household ingredients. The base measurements for the recipe were: 3 tbsp corn starch 1 tbsp vegetable or canola oil 3 tbsp of white pva glue like Elmer’s. But I used Aileen’s Tacky Glue. It didn’t mix up quite well enough (it was still too dry) so I kept adding pva and kneading the ball until it had a consistency I could work with, then I stored it in a ziplock bag. And this is what I ended up making out of it: I didn’t make the smaller trees. They were actually the source of the flock on the larger tree but I didn’t want to waste them, so I put them on bases as well. The clay dried rock hard and even more so after basing it in black mod podge. Lemme know what you guys think. Have any of you tried something similar? What was your experience with air dry clays or making armature trees? Peace!
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Post by factoriatabletop on Dec 3, 2018 17:00:27 GMT
never done before but i need to make some trees for the next week... i think i am gonna take borrow some ideas from here! ( i will post the pics, and the doors you also inspired me ) i like the " turf", you made it with and sponge or something similar? cheers!
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Post by thedungeonmattster on Dec 3, 2018 21:54:11 GMT
never done before but i need to make some trees for the next week... i think i am gonna take borrow some ideas from here! ( i will post the pics, and the doors you also inspired me ) i like the " turf", you made it with and sponge or something similar? cheers! Yup, basically sponge. Looking forward to your reply! *edit* Whoops, I think you meant the ground stuff? That’s actually dried tea leaves ground up and “dyed” green with acrylic paint and water, then dried again. Works brilliantly as coarse flock!
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Post by factoriatabletop on Dec 4, 2018 4:38:04 GMT
thanks! someone here in the forum told me once about use tea leaves but i wasnt sure...can they rot?? well, sorry man, hahahha i making to many questions!!! i just will make my trees and post the pic...
cheers!!!
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Post by sgtslag on Dec 4, 2018 17:46:42 GMT
I found a YouTube video on making homemade modelling paste -- not quite the same thing as your project, but similar. I used it extensively, for terrain pieces. It saved me quite a bit of money, as I started using Liquitex Modelling Paste ($20 versus $2, for similar amounts...). The homemade paste worked beautifully
It has been sitting in my gaming terrain stash for 2+ years now, having seen some usage on the table, without issue: it has not crumbled, broken off, nor failed in any way. I painted it with Latex Interior Wall Paint (emulsion, for Europeans), which adhered nicely. No complaints, no issues with it, whatsoever. At 1/10 the cost of the Liquitex product (great product, just expensive to use in the quantities I needed), the homemade paste is super-fantastic. Cheers!
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Post by margaret on Dec 4, 2018 18:42:40 GMT
thanks! someone here in the forum told me once about use tea leaves but i wasnt sure...can they rot?? well, sorry man, hahahha i making to many questions!!! i just will make my trees and post the pic... cheers!!! No, once dried, the tea leaves won't rot, any more than they rot in the original packaging as long as they stay dry.
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Post by factoriatabletop on Dec 5, 2018 14:33:35 GMT
thanks! someone here in the forum told me once about use tea leaves but i wasnt sure...can they rot?? well, sorry man, hahahha i making to many questions!!! i just will make my trees and post the pic... cheers!!! No, once dried, the tea leaves won't rot, any more than they rot in the original packaging as long as they stay dry. that makes sense... thanks margaret, i will give it a try next weekend!
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