How to build brick wall using XPS foam diorama with grout line

In this video I will share with you one of the three ways I commonly create bricks for my action figure photography. This method produces a super nice wall that photographs well. I show you how to line the bricks, cut the bricks, texture the bricks and give some painting tips too. Follow along in this video and I am certain you will be able to create yourself a nice brick wall for your photography or miniature needs.
Below are links to items used in this video. If you find them helpful and want to purchase any of the items I have links for you to use. They are Amazon links.
32oz Acrylic medium modeling paste white: amzn.to/3Fqg8DP
Wood Burning Kit basic: amzn.to/3lmtFEH
Woodland Scenics Blended Turf Green 32 oz T1349: amzn.to/3Bn0zdG

[@Jadebones]

Holy shit man... I watched this entire video, saw you do almost every step throughout the first 32 minutes of the video... But the LAST 2 minutes... If I were to only see the last 2 minutes, you'd have a hard damn time convincing me that this ISN'T a shot of an actual brick wall... Hell, I'm still questioning if it's brick or foam! Very impressive skills and techniques you've shown here, thank you for sharing, especially the wood burning tool tips.

[@InsightfulImagery]

Hah thanks for the view the comments and the compliments. I appreciate all of it. I do my best to learn and grow each time. I am grateful folks watch and interact with my channel. Thanks a bunch

[@Jadebones]

@@InsightfulImagery You're welcome. The amount of time and care you put into these projects really shows how much you must enjoy it. Can't wait to see more!

[@druclerk]

Thank you! This is hands down the most clear and detailed brick tutorial I’ve found so far. Awesome work

[@InsightfulImagery]

Ty so much

[@Daotrongnhat]

Hello! It's interesting to know you. I have made bricks in many different ways, but your way is very good, I think and I am satisfied. Thank you. I will try to complete my project soon.

[@InsightfulImagery]

I appreciate your input and hope your project turns out fantastic

[@gdn86]

I've been combining a lot of techniques from various videos, but yours seem to be producing the best results. I finished the first primer layer with mod podge/black primer/water. It will need a second coat. Then I'll dry brush the bricks a red/orange and add all my main accent colors for depth, then use your modeling compound mix for the grout, and add back some texture with a black wash and more dry brushing. I have some concrete borders on my panels to do as well. I appreciate the tutorial. The wood carving tool was a bit tricky, but once I got the temp right, the brick pattern really pops out.

[@InsightfulImagery]

Thanks for your comment. I appreciate being a part of your creative journey.

[@zmwoob]

Great watch, my friend. Thank you!

[@InsightfulImagery]

Thanks for watching! I appreciate the support

[@DotDotDotCovers]

Thanks so much for this tutorial!!!!! Love it!!!

[@ActionPicture]

Awesome channel man love the props your making deathly got to watch a lot of your videos to learn how to make them🤘🏻

[@InsightfulImagery]

Thanks I appreciate your comments and taking the time to watch :)

[@danamontroy8178]

Great tutorial!

[@InsightfulImagery]

thanks a bunch

[@DarksideUKSF]

great vid ty

[@stopmotiontheater8856]

Great vid thank you for the advice!

[@InsightfulImagery]

Have a new video coming up on this topic. Should be up Sunday evening. Thanks for watching!

[@dianestevens318]

Great instructions!!!

[@InsightfulImagery]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jackhartford521]

Hey great job looks very nice. But you skipped over the brick painting part. What did you do for that?

[@InsightfulImagery]

Thank for watching and I really appreciate it. I airbrushed and dry brushed it. With some pigments too. I have other videos on this if you like I can link you to them on my channel

[@karl53133]

Good work shame you over shot some of the lines I'm a bit ocd and it drives me mad when I do it, even find myself scraping panels but that's just me plus I work in 1/24 which is even harder to get those lines correct.but that said don't get me wrong your end result is one of the best I have ever seen and inspire to get as good myself... Anyway all the best

[@davy1972]

Thank you.

[@InsightfulImagery]

Thanks for watching

[@muzzleburst]

🤩

[@majinlogan]

Hi! great video! Im currently following your soldering/woodburning tool technique to make the bricks and everytime my soldering iron leaves the surface of the foam it leaves behind these tiny foam threads. Did you face the same issue and is there any solution other than just picking them individually?

[@jayhoes628]

Thank you! This will be perfect for a diorama project I'm working on. Can you elaborate though on what you did on 22:27 ? The difference there is a lot! Wondering what colors and techniques you used after you wiped out the excess paste.

[@InsightfulImagery]

idk if you are referring to the added green flocking or just breaking up the white grout with some darker washes. But that looks like what i did when i visit the time stamp. thanks for watching sorry for the late response

[@Krohnutz]

Bud, I know this post is super late and you might not check these. But in case you do, would not be possible to put in the grout, and clean it off from the brick well enough that I could do my texture rolling afterwards? Great video, and I think I am going to try this technique in making some modular gaming walls.

[@InsightfulImagery]

I wouldn’t try that because as you roll the foil or rock or whatever you use to texture will dislodge the grout the way around this would be to make your grout with paint instead of a rigid grout product paint in the color grout you want wipe excess off then texture sorry for the late response

[@Krohnutz]

@@InsightfulImagery oooooohhh! Thanks for the super late reply. I'll have to mess around with this a bit.

[@InsightfulImagery]

@@Krohnutzsorry for the late response but all my comments don’t show in a single tab so when I think I have responded and am up to date on comments I may not be. Thanks for watching

[@eastmidlandparkway6267]

Hey that’s a great finished ✅ outcome to look at it now you would never guess what it looked like before just what I am looking for to make a road bridge over my model railway layout when you used a wood burner could you use a soldering iron with a fine tip be ok well thanks for a great informative video Take care Kevin Beighton Parkway Sheffield (UK)

[@InsightfulImagery]

Thanks I appreciate that it does etake some time lol glad to help

[@madcat1007]

And the purpose of drawing the design on paper first was...................?????????????

[@InsightfulImagery]

I explained in the video the go pro had turned off and so I was catching the viewers up on how i laid out the spacing

[@madcat1007]

@@InsightfulImagery Sorry. My mistake. Thanks for good tips.

[@user-ly5gp4py3g]

в каком массшастабе ты делаешь кирпичи

[@deetee-uk]

What scale is that for?

[@InsightfulImagery]

I don’t know precisely but it works for my Neca figures which are about 7 inch and my Mezco which are 1:12