Terrain Techniques - Cardboard Bricks & Stones - Make Amazing Fantasy Crafts + Terrain With NO FOAM

[@LegioPanda]

This videos are criminally underrated. I sincerely hope you get more exposure, there are so many hobbyists that could benefit from this advices. Keep up the awesome job mate!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I appreciate you saying that so much, it means a lot to me! There is a lot more on the way!

[@DawnofVan]

I feel exactly the same way you do about how foam is so prevalent in terrain making content. It is so awesome seeing all the work you do with cardboard. There’s so much inspiration in this video!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

That makes me so happy to hear :) I'm happy that I can help inspire people

[@arob184]

Thank you so much I'm looking forward to trying this out for my mordheim table :)

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Loveee Mordheim I hope it works well

[@Cancertz]

Is always about foam, foam, foam, foam, foam this foam that, I hate it, is impossible to find in my tiny town and way expensive to buy online, I'm thankful for your channel and your ideas, you are an inspiration 🙏

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I'm really happy to hear that, thank you!

[@tinywargamer3863]

Exacly this! And also " I got those dirt cheap @ The DOllar Store or Michaels"...it's not like those brands are all over the world...Jeeezzz!!!!

[@theandf]

Very cool. I think I enjoy building terrain out of cardboard and random bits more than actually painting minis or playing. Your cardboard terrain looks terrific and is very inspiring.

[@theandf]

As for your comment: using a proxon, 3d printer or any special tools is a no-no for me. Cardboard is everywhere, I can use packaging instead of throwing it away, and if I fail -- I just ditch it. It's just cardboard, not expensive stuff.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Terrain making is probably my favorite part of the hobby, maybe tied with building miniatures and kitbashing! Actually playing the games is a close second, but much less frequent

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I feel the same way! And it's almost like a way to exercise your creativity to see if you can make something amazing with cardboard, scissors, paper, dirt, glue, and a little knife. Then once you know you can do it, you challenge yourself more to see what else you can do!

[@theDMsCraft]

Love your stuff! So great for people on a budget.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you :) that's always been my goal so I'm happy to hear that other crafters feel the same way

[@danlagovalverde978]

Amazing video as always, and I couldn't agree more with LegioPanda. The results of your techniques with cardboard are simply stunning! I identify a lot with what you said about the other terrain videos - too expensive materials and all the same. Since I follow you I'm enjoying crafting a lot, and I'm actually seeing the potential of cardboard by putting your techniques into practice. Thank you for your awesome tutorials and please keep up the great job Selrahc!👏

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you so much for your comments Dan! I always love seeing what you make too! My life has settled down a bit finally and so there will be a lot more coming soon!

[@earlkriewall7251]

Thank you for this! I will have to try making some brick ruins. The shadow house is absolutely great!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Cardboard stone and brick ruins are coming soon!

[@jonathanlevine4661]

I made a cup full of thin card stock rectangle shapes and have been using them as bricks on card board after texturing and filling in the spaces between with sand or Bill making stuff custard there is no real differences visually between foam or the card stock .if you want bricks to be uneven and stick out a little just glue a brick on top of another. it works for cobble stones as well. card board works well it dose warp and wetting both sides helps as well as weighting it down. making ruined building it doesn't mater any way. you want the walls to warp . good video thanks PS I have foam insulation that I have collected and have not even touched

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I love using the cardstock shapes to make stones or bricks stand out on something, especially like the city riser platforms. I'm putting up a video today about how I texture them!

[@jonathanlevine4661]

@@selrahcmoonandstar I will be watching

[@chbhr4972]

Amazing source of inspiration as usual! Pumped and excited to see how you made that shadow house ;)

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you! The Shadow House build might not be for a little while haha but it is coming

[@ethanhammonds9630]

Shadow house looks awesome

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you :)

[@raykendo]

First found your channel with your cave build. This one is incredibly inspiring. Also, it is fun to chop the cardboard into pieces and let them fall between your fingers.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

In a weird way it is quite fun!

[@andersonfaleiro6527]

I really enjoyed the approach to terrain construction. I agree that cardboard is undervalued, people tend to get hung up on foamcore and miss out on opportunities to get involved in construction and express themselves. It's much easier and more accessible than it seems. keep up the good work bro. I already want to see more about your Mordheim-style constructions, buildings and approach to platforms.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Well thank you! I agree that people focusing on foamcore is way too limited of an approach when you can get just as good if not better results with cardboard! The Mordheim style ruins and city riser platforms will be coming in the near future

[@raycarpenter6466]

There is always great satisfaction when crafting terrain .. Excellent !

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

My favorite part of the tabletop games hobby! Even if I don't play very often, I still put my pieces on shelves in my home and it always makes me smile when I see them

[@cerisekappes580]

Really awesome builds!!! 😊

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I appreciate that :)

[@cerisekappes580]

@@selrahcmoonandstar welcome 🤗

[@zombiedad]

Nice! Excellent stuff. Thanks

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you!

[@DLimit]

Dope!. For the algorithim!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you! I'm glad you like it!

[@JohnKuterbach]

Just found this channel. Immediately impressed!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Happy to hear that :)

[@jeanmichel4746]

Great video, but how did you make the texture? Thats what's most interesting, as it elevates the cardboard from peasant style to even better than foam! At the end you mention texture paper, do you just wrap toilet paper all over it? Or is there another trick? :)

[@andersonfaleiro6527]

I had the same doubt. the textures screamed in my face the entire video. potentially wet paper on the cardboard? but the effect is wonderful. I was already thinking about how to add more depth, maybe some washes. But I'm curious about what's coming on the channel.

[@HaroJames]

It looks a lot like the rock texture on his cave piece - so yeah, i think it's tp glued over the assembled piece, then seal and paint.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

It is indeed "texture paper" covering the pieces and then painted with another layer of glue! In fact :) I'm uploading my texture paper video a bit later today to share more of my secrets!

[@edimusprime]

Liked and subscribed. Look forward to more

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

More is on the way soon!

[@Starbladesarcane]

These videos are awesome keep up the amazing work

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank youuu

[@jakestaples8498]

Nice work

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you :)

[@alrethianscraftsbattles]

Very cool stuff mate, i also love working with cardboard. So much potential. liked and subscribed 👍

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Yay I'm glad you like it!

[@thomaskeesman9145]

Had a little laugh at the two buckets of corrugate bricks. Just like my bowls of egg carton pieces. Whoever can put the cardboard and egg custom together can rule the world!

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I agree! I made a bridge out of cardboard and egg carton once and it might be the prettiest thing I've ever made so far

[@MykeDiemart]

Really cool and impressive what you made with cardboard.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you :) keep an eye out for more

[@MykeDiemart]

@@selrahcmoonandstar Will do

[@damomabb9321]

Great video mate

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you!

[@piercecosmo]

Would you recommend hot glue or white glue to build structures with cardboard bricks?

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I've made some with hot glue and it worked well, especially if you're in a hurry, but I think white glue is probably better as it soaks into the cardboard more and makes a stronger lasting bond. In my experience at least

[@ryanevans-tf6oz]

I'm currently working on a map for my younger brother who loves dnd I don't know to much about it but I love to do land scapes and his birthday gift is due eney thing I should know? Before diving in

[@TheMjsanty]

I picture one of the models standing next to a wall saying, “Hand me my patching trowel Boy.”

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

I am an odd fellow, but I steam a good ham

[@m1k3ssnt]

Thank for crafting with cardboard.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

Thank you for watching, I love cardboard

[@Klomster88]

Cardboard is decent for terrain crafting, it's cheapness its primary draw of course but its ok rigidity is also commendable. The problem with cardboard is the warping. Since it has a nasty tendency to warp and look hideous, how do you avoid warping? Since i want to use it for terrain bases, since wasting my foamboard on terrain bases feel... wasteful. So i'd like to use cardboard, but it always warps. Thus making the quality of my piece worse. Making brick walls are honestly the best way to use cardboard since it combats the warping. I guess i should start double stacking my terrain bases, to combat the warping.

[@selrahcmoonandstar]

One of my earlier videos is actually about making bases for projects out of cardboard! I try to make sure the corrugations run perpendicular to each other and that helps, but the other part of it is, if it warps, just bend it back into shape, it's just cardboard. If it does warp, it will probably be before the final painting stage, so just try your best to "un-warp" it, and then after it's painted it should look great!