Tabletop Craft #33 - Texturing EVA Foam 101

[@RollforDamageRFD]

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[@jacobhope6164]

I really like the wood texture you were able to get on the EVA foam. It looks a lot better than the wire brush technique used on insulation foam. Great job!

[@FlRELAlR]

I like the use of the heat gun to amp up the textures. Will definitely put this technique in my toolbox for when I start to craft my own terrain!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

FlRELAlR thanks so much! It’s a very easy step with a fantastic and unique outcome!

[@anthonyhargis6855]

A combination of simplicity and beauty. Very nice.

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Thank you kindly, good Sir!

[@anthonyhargis6855]

No sir, thank you! Glad I found our channel.

[@DowntimeDad]

Don't be a tile snob! Those look great, and I would use them all day long on my table! Good stuff. :)

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Lol thanks man but some of those cuts would bother me.

[@TheNajSD]

Awesome stuff. I am making an EVA foam background for my aquarium (external of water, EVA isn't good with fish). This will be a perfect texturing tool for what I'm aiming for! Thanks!

[@StarshipsSteel]

Looks cool. I used this kind of foam for caverns once. Great use of it for building more general tiling. Nice wood texture as well. Keep up the cool vids!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Thanks brother!

[@chrisa4800]

This may have just saved me hundreds of dollars. Thank you!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Oh jeez. Glad to help man. What were you about to buy?

[@LOCKEYJ]

Eva foam makes so much sense, nice and light and easy to store

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Mind Milk D20 thanks man! You can get a set of mats cheap from harbor freight.

[@LOCKEYJ]

Roll for Damage I'll have to try it one day. We don't have harbor freight here but there are places that carry it. Hardware stores and craft shops.

[@LOCKEYJ]

Oh, and congrats on getting that craft it forward box thing!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Great! Can’t wait to see what you come up with. Your channel is doing very well man. Glad to see your videos.

[@RollforDamageRFD]

I really excited to receive it next!

[@AdventuresHobbies]

That wood look turned out real nice. Well done. Make sure you unplug that iron.....

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Thanks man! Yeah I have two little ones I can’t walk away without pulling the iron out and putting it up high to cool off.

[@Strkr3]

Awesome!! So easy to understand and results were excellent!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Glad to help!

[@TheAccidentalDM]

Holy crap dude, those wooden textured tiles are so good!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Glad you liked it. They’re very easy to make. Thanks for all the kind words!

[@TheAccidentalDM]

Just thinking you could make walls the same way too, just need to find something suitable to use as a stone wall template!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

I have walls coming soon. Been under the weather and recording has suffered because of it.

[@TheAccidentalDM]

All in good time, ill look out for it when its up

[@daytonmeister34]

I will definitely have to try this! Ive been trying to think of a way to texture.

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Glad to help bro. You’ve been killing it with your terrain.

[@gagebragg2551]

You did a really good job on this 🖒

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Thanks!

[@viktorhammering6102]

Do these flex a lot? Or can you use like Mod Podge or some such to make em stiffer?

[@vancechinen7625]

Loving this alternate way of making dungeon tiles! Out of curiosity, what kind of primer are you using for the foam?

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Vance Chinen one of the best parts about this foam. It doesn’t require primer or a clear coat afterwards. The grey color is the natural color of the foam I used

[@vancechinen7625]

Oh thanks that just makes it so much easier!

[@CharlieQueenTV]

Great video! Where is the best place to purchase EVA foam?

[@RollforDamageRFD]

The Chopshop Network if you have a harbor freight, I recommend them being the cheapest. If not you can purchase the mats at Walmart as well. You will be looking for anti-fatigue mats for workshops or yoga.

[@cruelus17500]

Very useful. Thanks

[@norcalonline1]

This is the second video that I've watched on your channel. Again, I like your treatment and use of EVA. It seems like a very viable gaming and crafting material. After you paint it, do you do anything to seal it? Like use a mat spray varnish? I'm assuming that EVA does not melt the way XPS does, but I could be wrong. Thanks for sharing. --Bo

[@RollforDamageRFD]

No I don’t seal it with anything. The paint absorbs several layers by the EVA and I havnt found it to scratch. Thanks for checking of the vids! 😄

[@jamesfarinha4432]

Hi! I am planning to do some tiles for my games and figured out I would go with EVA and not XPS. Which thickness would you advice me for the EVA? On amazon.fr, there are nice offers for 2mm (0.1") but I worry about it being too thin for texturing. What's the standard thickness you use and love? Thanks

[@zombielandiii2711]

Hello. First time I see one of your videos and was an instant surprise, I already save this video in my library. I have two questions... Are you still making videos? And can I apply this technique with heat gun with pink foam? Thank you so much for the amazing tiles.

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Thank you. Currently, I do not have the time to record and edit which is a majority of the projects timeline. I hope soon enough things will settle enough with work that I may resume. On the pink insulation or XPS type of foam. It can not withstand the extreme heat like EVA and tends to melt. I am far from an expert as I don’t use XPS in any of my crafting.

[@RollforDamageRFD]

On the flip side. You could always heat up the available item you are using to apply the texture (provided that can withstand the heat.) and brand your XPS accordingly.

[@cripto626]

Awesome, thank you

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Glad to help!

[@donquijotedegranada]

amazing and so useful!!!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Thanks and glad it helps!

[@donquijotedegranada]

Roll for Damage sure! it helped me so much! I'm preparing some miniature sets for stop motion animation 😉 thanks a lot, man, you're so talented

[@RollforDamageRFD]

That’s really cool! Thanks again.

[@andershjsted2989]

This tiles are perfect for the player characters in my campaign to bleed out on!!!

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Nice!

[@HowtoRPG]

Very cool video.

[@TimKapow]

I want to make up sails from foam and wonder if I took a nicely textured fabric and ironed over the foam would it leave an impression of the fabric?

[@RollforDamageRFD]

While it would leave an impression if it was something like cheesecloth or a potato sack perhaps. I do not know how well the imprint would stay over time being so shallow. Heat can revert the texture back to a smooth surface if enough heat is applied. So keep that in mind but in theory it should work and then you could clear coat to prevent it from losing texture.

[@TimKapow]

@@RollforDamageRFD awesome, thanks for the reply. I am thinking burlap. I would be airbrushing and likely applying mod podge. I think definitely some experiments will be in order. Luckily the foam is pretty cheap!

[@horrido666]

Why do people use EVA instead of XPS? Is it more durable?

[@RollforDamageRFD]

Yes!!! The durability between the two are incomparable. However on the flip side EVA is a bit harder to work with.

[@dalvarez40]

@@RollforDamageRFD i'm starting to build my own set of tiles, i've tried cardboard (didn't like the look of it) and couldn't find XPS foam where i live, so i tried EVA, i'm happy to know they can be textured that way, if i was happy how they turn out, now they will be O.O

[@RollforDamageRFD]

That’s awesome. Best of luck! I’m sure they will turn out great

[@MortenHaggren]

For wood texture a wire brush makes it quite fast

[@CaitofFate]

That only works on XPS foam. The fun being worked on in this video is EVA foam.

[@MortenHaggren]

@@CaitofFate it also works for EVA foam unfortunately I can't post pictures in comments, but trust me it works 😁 Atleast on the kinda of eva foam used as workshop flooring and for Larp/cosplay gear

[@MedicMatt6891]

Wire brush! Use a fine wire brush for the wooden texture!