Painting basic stone work on modular dungeon tiles for D&D and Pathfinder DMG

[@TheDMGinfo]

Finally you can paint the nursery! Thank you for the compliment. I am trying to release one every 2 or 3 days. I shoot a whole bunch together and then edit and release. Trying to keep to a schedule. I have mapped out the first 25 or so...

[@damianalaysius1445]

Hey man! I'm am learning to make scenery craft like you and I used my first set a few days ago over with the house. My kids were so impressed that they are already wanting to see more! So, yeah, you're doing a GREAT JOB in helping others build some easy to make gaming scenery! Thanks, again for your instructions and KEEP posting!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Damian Alaysius Thanks for the feedback. I am glad it is going well.

[@DebbieBuckland]

My son and I had heaps of fun together making and painting our dungeon tiles like this... thank you

[@TheDMGinfo]

You're welcome. I am glad it worked out as a family endeavor :)

[@FrogRider]

Your videos are fantastic, thanks man! My players are going to be in for a big surprise next week thanks to you. Instead of my awful white board drawings I'll have a full set of modular dungeon pieces.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Cjhbbass that's what I like to hear.

[@andronos37gaming73]

All i have to say is thanks. Im 15 years old and My friends and i play D&D on the weekends and we are always complaining to gage about always forgetting his tile set at his grandmas. this will help alot thank you. also im going to start being a DM with another group during the week and this will help me out seeing that i don't have very much money one more time thank you and you are AWESOME!

[@TheDMGinfo]

Andronos37 Gaming Thanks for watching. I hope it goes well

[@andronos37gaming73]

your welcome and i hope it goes well too. over the next few days i am going to watch all of your videos

[@andronos37gaming73]

i also suscribed to you

[@creativephotographie]

Gareth, I must say I fervently await each one of your videos. I've even watched one at 3:30 am while we were nursing our newborn twins. I gotta say, I'm really liking your "stamp" technique. it gives depth to the piece while doing so quickly.

[@StrongholdCrafterKev]

your simple sponging technique with the stonework looks fantastic.

[@TheDMGinfo]

+Stronghold Crafter Kev it's all about the texture

[@TheDMGinfo]

Yellow with a bit of brown and some white... So I would base the tiles with a matte brown spray paint (if you are doing a few) then do the sponge with yellow and brown. Then the stamping with Yellow and white. You could then do the advanced pattern in DMG#005 with brown instead of black and do the edging with a yellow white mixture, or just white. I have not tried this, but it should work nicely...

[@AJPickett]

Very polished vids, Looking forward to the advanced techniques.

[@terrymyers699]

Great technique. Im not a gamer but im creating a crypt set background for when i photograph my custom made coffins. These techniques will really bring atmosphere to the mausoleum crypt im constructing. Thanx.

[@TheDMGinfo]

No worries, be sure to share the crypts on my Facebook page when you are done

[@terrymyers699]

Will do. :)

[@MondayBuddies]

Soooo many thank yous from my and definitely my players once we set up! They will love this! I've been resorting to drawing all of our campaigns on dry erase! You are amazing and I am so glad I found you! Def subscribed! Keep it up!

[@TheDMGinfo]

MondayBuddies Thanks Monday!

[@MrGonecrazy001]

These are amazingly helpful videos. Thank you for doing them.

[@TheDMGinfo]

No problem. Thank you for watching them

[@MarkHyde]

New Aussie fan....completely hooked. :)

[@maglalosus]

Good stuff mate - as usual

[@XAndevelX]

Great idea the 1 inch sponge already wanna see more!!! ^_^

[@francescospuntarelli1593]

i find these tiles already good enough..... i want more now so i go on thx a lot

[@andyhaley1469]

Just wanted to say; My gaming group uses 30 mm models, so I cut my "blotting" sponge to 1.25 inches (no idea in mm) to give them more a feel of size and a general guide for distances. It seems to work.

[@TheDMGinfo]

+Andy Haley HERESY!!! :)

[@juanseverino5651]

Hey! DMG That is awesome and convenient, I think is authentic, and you are giving something to dose that don't have money to buy the expensive stuff. Well Done. Question: After the last episode #070 what next?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Juan Severino bags, cart and about 900 other things :) There should be the first of the year up this weekend. I have just been sick and lost my voice, so I could not do any talking :)

[@juanseverino5651]

Ok hope you get well soon.

[@scott6731]

Love the vids! Got a few Qs. The acrylic paint i bought is cheapo and is less solid. It is matte finish. It seemed harder to get black white and gray except for the first 2 dabs. Also, I think the sponge I used was too porous. or at least the pores were too big. Should I used the cheaper quality sponge with more even small pores?

[@TheDMGinfo]

The smaller holes will be more "to scale", but really it is whatever you think looks cool. If you don't like it, just spray paint it black again, wait for it to dry and do it again :)

[@joe-kilobytes2-kelough260]

Love your tiles. I was trying to paint them but i used a different sponge type it seems to soak up the paint to fast and when i stamp leaves a bunch of air bubbles on the paint

[@classicalteacher]

This is great stuff! Thanks for the very amusing and informative walk-throughs. OK, so you stated that we can use these painted tiles right now while we play or we go to the next level of painting with the next vid. My question is how many experience points do we have to have to watch the next vid? Is it less if we've multi-classed in Artisan Bread or have a Feat for Improved Basket weaving?

[@TheDMGinfo]

A plus 2 paint brush oh stillness

[@StefanKreisberg]

I've watched all your amazing video's, and you have created a totally new hobby for me! And my newly re-established Pathfinder group are enjoying all the dungeons, doors, chests, webs etc. I've made so far (reminder to self: create thank you video to #TheDMGinfo - show my stuff and happy gamer group in action). One question: You previously mentioned a color stamp scheme for sandy stone - but could you perhaps share your thoughts on a stamping mechanism for indoor floor, like wooden planks ... an ordinary house/inn?

[@TheDMGinfo]

I will cover that in the towns and villages series later this year.

[@StefanKreisberg]

OMG U R Amazing! looking forward to it then :-D

[@TheDMGinfo]

I will also do modular wilderness tiles, miniatures, and recently I thought about 3d maps...

[@TheDMGinfo]

Thank you for watching and enjoy the tiles...

[@johnbroughton348]

do you have an idea of what color combinations to use for a sand-stone look? for maybe a pyramid type dungeon....I was thing maybe maybe brown, tan and white?

[@joanpenuela9608]

Excelente video,

[@TheDMGinfo]

Joan Peñuela thanks

[@josephcoon5809]

"Roll attack on double corrugated cardboard golem. You stab your self with the craft knife. Take 1d2 damage to HPs and 2d6 points of shame." Good show mate. Thanks for the videos!!

[@TheDMGinfo]

You're welcome - plenty more to watch... like about 128 more so far, plus about another 100, well actually about 200

[@TheDMGinfo]

[@Heroes_of_Qalanor_RPG]

As you say great for grid players ( like me) after the lines are painted on...

[@TheDMGinfo]

I have filmed a printed tile grid conversion video which is in the line up soon. Basically how to modify the system to use grids and preprinted tiles in 2.5D

[@Heroes_of_Qalanor_RPG]

This is what I do... I use my own artwork with 2.5 d walls, to give it a bit of depth.

[@SerpentineOwl]

What kind of paint are you using? You've inspired me to give this a try.

[@TheDMGinfo]

It's acrylic. I use a simple colour pallet so that it is easier than buying hundreds of colours. For more of the stuff I use see DMG#001 (Basic tools)

[@TheDMGinfo]

Excellent... consider me your local cra... cardboard dealer...

[@josh1674]

Great technique when you have 150 tiles to paint. Some people like DM Scotty add brown in. I want to add some green in. How would you add green in using your method?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Have a separate sponge with green paint and just dab it on here and there. I would do that before doing the final highlights and lines.

[@josh1674]

TheDMGinfo thanks mate!

[@matpilgrim8989]

I don't know if this has been asked already, but what is that glass thing that you put the paint onto? Is it something that you have made up yourself or is it something that can be bought at a craft store?

[@matpilgrim8989]

I just realized by watching some of the other videos that it is the lid to his water jar. Brilliant!

[@NordboDK]

Another option is a cheap 4x6 or 5x7 glass picture frame. Cleans off really well, even dry paint

[@75blain]

NordboDK i use a old ceramic plate... works well too

[@carsonchills]

so, I have made my first batch.... but I made the walls to thick! When I tried to cut them smaller, the double corrugated Cardboard rips. It messes them up, and they don't look that great. How do I fix this?

[@TheDMGinfo]

If you haven't painted them yet, rip the walls off - its only cardboard. If you have painted them, rip off the walls and spray paint the new walls black and then glue back on. You may need to cover the tile and respray the edges if you will see cardboard showing through with the thinner walls. Measure twice, cut once :)

[@alzathoth]

I see dmscotty used a textured stone spray paint. what is you opinion on this technique?

[@TheDMGinfo]

+alzathoth I like it because it is quick and easy. HOWEVER, here the stuff costs more than $40 a can... so I don't do it. If you can get it cheap then I would encourage it

[@TheDMGinfo]

We lovingly call him double o

[@TheDMGinfo]

Also... be prepared for some... secrets :) [insert evil laugh #327]

[@shaun30club]

I have a question I have several different sponge paint brushes i had from another project , would they work just as well as cutting a sponge square

[@TheDMGinfo]

They can, the square sponge just helps make a "tiled" look is all.

[@MultiCasse]

What kind of paint do you use.. I can't make that effect at all the first gray layer on my tale seems so spongy... Am I doing something wrong?

[@TheDMGinfo]

The cheapest stuff imaginable. Don't water it down. Make sure the sponge texture doesn't have holes of bubble gaps in it.

[@snackbox4664]

my paint just smooshes into 1 uniform grey colour. am an aussie and got my shit at spotlight and the spraypaint and sponge at bunnings cheapest shit i could find any ideas? the dabing you didnt really work excpet fkr maybe the first or second stamp, the scraping bits took forever to dry where yours looks fast dry. any sugestions? thiguhts?

[@TheDMGinfo]

The more you touch the paint with a brush or sponge, the more it mixes. The same with application. The more you apply, the more it mixes. So in effect, less is more. Be light handed with colour, even though it is black and white. Don't thoroughly mix them, maybe just a quick swirl. Don't add any water to the paint, apply it thinly. Use a fan to help dry faster

[@Only_Cans_101]

Snackbox im an Aussie too, and ive found cheap as chips in S.A sell really good, but cheap as paint for this kind of stuff. ive used it, and its worked great.

[@ArnimSommer]

What is it you're using to mix your colors?

[@TheDMGinfo]

Usually just a bowl, a bottle lid, a plate, etc

[@TheDMGinfo]

A 2" sponge? ;)

[@TheDMGinfo]

Be sure not to water the paint. Just use it straight out of the tube/bottle without water.

[@doodleprogaming7141]

do you reuse the sponges?

[@TheDMGinfo]

DooDleProGaming yes, until the basically fall apart

[@TheDMGinfo]

It's the cat magic.

[@prinnyblackblade]

I think I'm doing it wrong and making the sponge soak up too much paint, cause I can't do one whole room per blob of paint.

[@TheDMGinfo]

Just dab it in the paint lightly.

[@jesternario]

Why not use scissors for the sponge?

[@TheDMGinfo]

+jesternario you could, but I find then the sponge does not cut out properly and a bit warped

[@theodorec.4268]

You can get a pack of 6 sponges without the scrubby side at the dollar store. makes your life a little easier and cheaper

[@TheDMGinfo]

I kinda like the scrubby side :)

[@lukecasavan5928]

wait you DAB ON IT!!!

[@joe-kilobytes2-kelough260]

oops posted in wrong place