Foamboard Buildings & Ruins - Weathering with Washes

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[@davesykes1966]

HI. Thanks for that technique. I've often NOT been satisfied by my WASH, and never knew why it didn't look right. This technique is going to stay with me for every project I make, whether it be terrain or an armor ! THANKS Man. Hails From Quebec City.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Awesome sauce matey

[@PaulGruendlerBeau]

Still watching; still learning. Thankyouverymuch!

[@jjab99]

Nice one Mel, I really do love these videos and the way that you can pass on your experience to us all. Many thanks again, have a great day.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+jjab99 I had a brilliant one, thank you mate :-)

[@billd.iniowa2263]

That moment when something so simple dawns on you after YEARS of fighting a problem... I about knocked myself out when I slapped my forehead. [Wetting the area first and then applying your wash will reduce the tide-marks.] ... D'oh!... I'm filing this one away under "Dont Forget This Stupid" in my notes on weathering. Thanx loads Mel. :-)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Bill D. in Iowa It's what I'm here for bud ;-)

[@elrickinslayer5821]

Great info ,Mel. Loving the algae/moss effect.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Elric Kinslayer Cheers buddy

[@johnnynuttall9851]

Great tutorial Mel, really makes the build "come to life".

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Johnny Nuttall Thanks matey

[@kirkkatana]

Thanks man, this was the vid I needed. from 18min on was the info I have been looking for. keep safe brother.

[@davidmartin1793]

all your vids are really great and informative Mel, but this is where you really shine mate. Absolutely first class video Mel :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+David Martin It really feels like I'm back in the swing of things mate

[@Hobbyrepubliken]

The mold and streaks look really good!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Republiken Quite pleased with them myself :-)

[@chrisdiana3525]

Very nicely done indeed! Always learning from these. Keep at it.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Chris Diana I'll keep soldiering on bud :-)

[@illicod5247]

Very nice video with very useful informations !

[@MrSepoy1857]

Brilliant mate! Really helpful...the real key is wetting the area first! Looks ace!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Scott Dallimore Thanks buddy!

[@leemillward7523]

I can imagine professional terrain makers must really be beginning to hate you mate. Is there a terrain inner circle, better hope not otherwise you'll have a hit put out on you. I have always looked a terrain and thought "how the hell?", but you make it look sooo easy! Thanks Mel. Oh and liked the music, very polished.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Lee Millward I'm actually really good friends with most of them mate lol. It is easy mate, you just need to know how and give it a play. And thanks, I've been consciously thinking about upping my production game :-D

[@kultofwerewolf3807]

Great tips, nice and simple - the way we all like it :) Thank you!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Kult Of Werewolf No worries buddy

[@josemariademenzia8668]

Really good tips!!! I will use them soon. Thank you very much ;)

[@antiquariancrafts2454]

Just want I needed. Cheers, Mel.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Stay Dread Awesome sauce matey

[@aj1finch]

Fantastic video! Mel's back and bad! That _really_ made that model pop. I love it. can't wait to try it out this weekend. Thanks, Mel!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+AJ Finch Hope it worked out for you mate

[@aj1finch]

Ugh. I haven't got around to it yet ... life, eh!? you know how it is! I have an airbrush question ... will post on your airbrush/house paint video...

[@johnkelley9877]

I like this technique. Usually I see this being accomplished with pigments but I prefer the acrylic paints for a more permanent finish. I will be using this method for my own building and watching this video often. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+John Kelley I prefer acrylics as well mate

[@MegaCityGaming]

Amazing yet simple! Thanks.

[@ta24u]

Awesome as always brotha

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+ta24u Cheers bud

[@absolutmauser]

Good gesturing toward the links in this one!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Graham Rollins I was impressed with it myself ;-)

[@HobbitTabletopLiga]

Excellent stuff...

[@wizardv12222]

Good tips Mel!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Wizard's Playhouse Thanks mate

[@shaundaly1134]

Fantastic.

[@Detson404]

This is art!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Thank you!

[@djetronakanorte]

Really informative m8 defo going to do some terrain like this for my 30k table thanks m8

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+E-TRON! AKA NORT-E! There's no stopping me bud ;-)

[@willywhitten4918]

As usual you have given the community an interesting and informative tutorial. Thanks! \\][//

[@TheTerrainTutor]

It's what I'm here for matey :-)

[@SonOfBeor]

Great tutorial & tips here, thank you! This'll certainly help me from throwing a load of expensive GW Agrax Earthshade on everything... :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Paul Byrne Oh it will, if you're using loads of agrax, why not just make your own. It'll cost around £20 but you'll have enough for a pint of the stuff mate.

[@SonOfBeor]

+TheTerrainTutor Nice, I'll certainly check out those other vids on the materials to do so. Cheers!

[@PeteTheWargamer]

Some great tips as always Mel. Quick question, what is your experience using inks as a wash? As anyone who watches my videos knows I'm a big fan The Army Painter range and have found their inks tend to work more like a glaze than the GW washes for example. It's great for blending layers on miniatures but I was wondering how they could be used for weathering scenery like this?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Talk Wargaming In the third vid I referenced at the start, the flocking one, I used agrax to stain static grass, so they definitely have a place. Ink washes are also regularly used on rockfaces, plastic plants, etc, but as terrain builders, we make our own ink washes using acrylic ink, matt medium and flow aid because the volume we use makes wargaming washes financially prohibitive mate.

[@tollmart]

Awesome thanks, very helpful cant wait to give this a go :-)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Tollmart Greybeard You'll love it mate

[@IDICBeer]

Great share mate

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+IDICBeer Cheers bud

[@Vormvood13]

these builds / techniques are awesome Mel. ! Any more series along these lines coming up ?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Lots mate

[@stevew9748]

good stuff

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Thomas “sweeny” Atkins Cheers bud :-)

[@EstebanJaureguiLorda]

Another great video, thanks! Showing streaks do not require oil paints to look good! Fantastic music also. What is the track used for the section with the streaks?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Esteban Jauregui Lorda Cheers buddy, the tracks should be in the video description :-)

[@amirfraser8888]

Your Primary paint/ grey base paint. Is that mixture of modgepod? Or straight grey paint? Cheers

[@balsamon2]

is there another video finishing off this build? And FANTASTIC work!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

No, it's a demo piece mate, purely for showing techniques, it's currently half airbrushed pink lol

[@balsamon2]

lol, oh well. Again great work, thanks a bunch for sharing your exp with us. definitely going to try this one out

[@evolvedcreations8638]

after watching your update for 2016 and your job situation I was worried for the future of your channel. After seeing this, I am no longer concerned. :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Duane Clark Definitely settling into a new swing of things bud ;-)

[@ForgottenHeathen]

Learned something!

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Forgotten Heathen Glad you did :-)

[@mooncabbagere]

Watching the streaks made me think, with some reds and oranges you could do nice rust stains on post apocalyptic terrain.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Mooncabbage Oh, rust is a whole different video mate

[@Terrafeyed]

I honestly love the look of scratch buildings more than the gw terrain. Mostly cause its bulkier and cheap to do.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Ditto

[@crispianchealuks2024]

Informative stuff here, but rather limited to wet terrain. Anything for arid terrains? And/or wind related effects?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Crispian Chealuks all in due coarse buddy, gotta do some arid terrain first! ;-)

[@davethepak]

I have been making terrain for a long time, and have been learning a lot in this series. Excellent advice and methods. one quick question about the building - what about the rubble? Do you use washes on it? Do you follow up with a dry brush?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Drybrush, wash and redrybrush mate ;-)

[@vikkiwilson5069]

USEFUL tutorial Terraintutor. Thanks.As I've acquired some pigments that I'm supplementing with soft chalk pastels looking forward to Part!! with weathering powders!Would you recommend the same technique with powders & pastels???

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Vikki Wilson You really need to be working with alcohols with pigments and pastels, they don't work well with water. Mike at terranscapes did a good comparison vid on it, I'd check that out.

[@vikkiwilson5069]

cheers & best wishes, Mel.

[@johntailby74]

Thats a good technique about pre-wetting the areas to be washed. would that work on models as well? this definitely looks like a technique where you want to go with less is more, you can always add more weathering but its hard to take it off.

[@DerRontje]

+john tailby yes that also works on models, very nice for feathering, but with smaller surfaces and more care :)

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+john tailby It would but it's more glazing and pin washing on models mate

[@DerRontje]

+TheTerrainTutor Yes, but pre wetting a surface does really help with blending acrylics.

[@tacticalbadger5196]

Would you use the same techniques for painting the interior of the building as well?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Sure, it works on both but this is a weathering technique, not a wall painting one ;-)

[@euansmith3699]

I wonder if different tap water would have an effect on the washes. Living in Brum, I have lovely soft Welsh water; but some areas are going to have horrible hard water. Would the lime scale effect the washes? Aaagh! Just stabbed myself in the thumb with a craft knife... "MEDIC!!!" Those regularly spaced streaks make is look a bit like iron oxide leeching out of rebar in the concrete. The last bits of shadow you tipped in really made the facade zing. Another very cool tutorial.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Euan Smith I have no idea actually mate, might have to look into that ;-) I like the idea of that and yeah, I thought the final corner shadows finished the piece well as well :-)

[@euansmith3699]

Maybe you could request water samples from Terrainiacs around the world. Though this might attract the attention of the security services.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Euan Smith Yeah, vials of clear liquid won't make the posty happy lol

[@you-tubejunkie2926]

Do you own a scroll saw ?

[@PhilBradleyUK]

Just to clarify, is it a $ a month as you have said, or a $ per video as the Patreon site says?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+Phil Bradley It's per vid but as you sign up, there's an option for a monthly cap, so set it at a dollar and that way, you donate a dollar for the first vid of every month. Also, Thanks for even considering it mate :-)

[@forgegamingstudio]

it's nice to the t-shirt again lol

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+War Forge Yeah, getting back into the swing of things mate

[@gmangaz2007]

algae, moss , foliage or foleage

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+gmangaz2007 One of them ;-)

[@theNikonGuy]

Why do you say 'yeah' so much yeah?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Google Verbal Tic

[@redgreen09]

welll look at pics of 9/11 seen up cloes that why i am in PA lot crap dust and stuff not good ;;;;[[[

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+redgreen09 Good example bud

[@DerRontje]

Awww..... And I'm still waiting for him to take his clothes off... Luckily I also liked the vid without it.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

+DerRontje If I ever do, it'll be a pay per view, you don't get to see this majestic male form for nothing! ;-D

[@DerRontje]

+TheTerrainTutor Understandable, I'll make sure I'll be a 25 Patreon member by then then ;) finances aren't that up and running right now...