Ⓕ How To Make Styrofoam Look Like Brick (ep65)
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I show how to make styrofoam look like brick or cinder block walls. This is a really easy technique you can use for halloween displays or haunted houses. It would be perfect for a man cave or garage. Making EPS foam (expanded polystyrene) to look like brick or stone isn't really that difficult at all. I also show several different methods to get the faux brick or faux stone look. The key is to use a heatgun to melt the foam to give it a stone-like texture. If you want to learn more about making styrofoam look like brick check out the build article on my website. I will have additional pictures as well as links to all tools and materials you will need to get started.
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The few times I've painted brick walls for a set piece, I found it helpful to paint the bricks individually in a random order, especially when painting a large area. It feels like it takes longer that way, but it helps keep the color more organic looking. Far too often I've seen walls where you can tell where they started painting and at what point they got into the groove of it.
+Danny Jepp great tip! and I agree - i taped a painting tips video and went through boxing paint as well to eliminate big variations
This method does work for the pink or blue polystyrene. Use a little spray bottle and mist water over the styrene in a small area and then use the heat gun. Very cool effect results!
Thank you so much I am just a mom of grown kids and have been looking for what works to paint foam tombstones. Your clear saying of waterbased paint helps so much
awesome to hear - glad you pick up a couple things - let me know how they go
I finally found this beautiful video since I got a whole box full of styrofoam yesterday protecting my new tv stand. And I always repurpose items . Amazing. Thanks for sharing
My pleasure you’ll have to let me know what you come up with
Great tips. Years ago I worked on sets for Nickelodeon and we used 4 to 6 inch styrofoam and I would us a brush to splatter the styrofoam to pit it for a rock wall. I like how you showed more than one way to do.
+Kyle Zilke thanks Kyle - very cool to hear about the Nickelodeon thing - must of got to do some cool stuff!
That is so awesome, in the process of buying a house, and looking for cheap ways to make it look like it was built in the 1800's.
awesome!
Would it be possible to use the foam outside for a playhouse? Maybe use some sort of sealer?
There are coatings I've played around with - maybe I'll make another video on just that
Maybe you could even put it on your house's outside walls! Why spend $10,000 replacing those cracked vinyl sidings?
Maybe some kind of an epoxy sealer will make it tough enough for outdoor use!
wow, that's actually super interesting. If this can be used for outside I already have some ideas for my home!
Will wait on that video Nick!
Styrofoam is the best home for ants. Using it out or not protected makes it ants home.
Wow Nick that transformation from Styrofoam to brick was phenomenal. Great job!
+Edison Norman thanks Edison, much appreciated!
This is phenomenal! I actually thought it wouldn't be that useful to me personally until you go to the uses at the end of the video -- I can see a haunted house in my future :)
+Adam Hill thanks Adam!
WOW!!! Some people are SO TALENTED!!!!!
I appreciate that - playing around with it over the years was a but tedious, but now the process is pretty straightforward - ✌🏼
you are quite talented!!! im impressed & i been layin block/brick/stone for over 65 yrs.
Much appreciated - these are easier to carry around
Thank you very much for this video. It is the best I have seen and the easiest way to do a brick wall.
My pleasure - glad I could share some art with ya - ✌🏼
another look i have tried is set your foam flat on the ground then use small pea gravel and sprinkle it over the surface. then i use a 1''x6'' or any thing to tap it all over just sinking the gravel in lightly. pick up your foam and tap the back with your hand a couple times and it falls off leaving a pitted looking surface like you see on real blocks. you can do extra markings with just about any thing. then the heat treatment as you have showed with the grout lines first. it does make it stiff and easy from then on. Using your Imagination along with everyday items is not only fun but can be a stress reliever . There is no right or wrong way really, just any way you want and the look you want. keep on keepin on! peace out dude
I really dig the idea of adding gravel and voids for gravel/rocks - very cool - you get home t 100%
Have you tried using Static Guard? I spray it on my cloths and tools when I cut PVC trim. It works
+regopit44 I haven't tried that - AWESOME tip!!!
this is just what I was looking for as I am making a facade for my front apartment balcony to the 2nd floor balcony and needed ideas on how to make it very light and with foam
Awesome!
Very cool video and great technique! My wife and I ran a theater company for around 5 years. We did everything associated with it along with building a lot of sets. I like the look of your wall a lot.
+Adam van der Swaagh very cool - fun times!
You are an AMAZING artist . Thank you for sharing it
thanks
will you marry me 💍
This is exactly what i need to create for my channel.
I was a cement block mason for 21 years. I use to make stryrofoam chair rail and then stucco over it. Works great. Just dont press it all the way to the block wall
For sure - desert climates even more so
Cool! I didn't know that film could be peeled of the foam. That could make a cool look for the garage door insulation.
+Sean Rubino yes it would!
You are and artist , I will only be doing small projects this is as you young people say so cool.! I am 81 years old ,but never stop learning and this is awesome, gonna try to make a back splash behind my stove . Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea !👍👍👍👍🦋🌈👵🏻🐶😺🌵
Thank you for the kind words!
Nice. Very simple and practical
Thanks
I would get way too perfectionist about this...I would never be satisfied with the color, and would spend hours looking at pictures of ivy growing on stone walls to make sure my ivy looked totally natural. :)
Awesome stuff!
+ORO Woodworks makes it easier not to when you have 20 panels to do but I hear ya - a lot of times I'm the same way
Good clear instructions for a really excellent idea! No bullshit, no life story, just a great video!
That is really cool! That Shrek set looked fantastic!
+Make Something thank you David!
I did this for Halloween crpyts. The heat gun was the most fun. I used a heat knife to make bricks. With heat knife i had to move quick and not idle around the foam.
Awesome - any pictures?
Thinking about using this for the final exterior layer on the tiny house on wheels that I'm planning. I love the southwestern style of building so am wondering about simply using a heat gun, then painting with a terracotta color paint.
Will a few coats of paint give it enough strength to avoid getting dented? Or can you recommend another, eco-friendly way to do this?
Also, what's the best way to join the panel edges to keep the overall insulation of the foam intact and minimize the appearance of the joins?
Thanks for a fabulous idea Nick!
+Wendy Anne Darling thank you - it does ding and dent pretty easily - coating it in a rubberized sealer or spraying a cement skin would fix that but neither are super easy to do and you lose some of the texture - you'd have to do a test piece - I show how I connected a few joints in this video - th-cam.com/video/OcHXbL4Xcik/w-d-xo.html
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Incredible, never would have thought about this. Nice work Nick!
+ZH Fabrications thank you kindly!
Pretty cool technique! Nice for making props or theatrical sets! Nice
+Scrap wood City thanks man!
Really great video I will share it with my stagecraft students. I might suggest a "highlight" color on the top and side of the blocks as well to really make them pop.
I was contemplating something like this for a garden wall. I wonder how it would look with a fine coat of concrete sprayed on it... And I wonder if I could make it durable enough to last in the Northern California climate, without degrading. Anyone tried this? Thanks!
I always used large paper clips, opened up for floral pins
A great idea
What a great and informative video . I know you made this video over five years ago...but I was wondering, what do you use to attach it to an existing wall?
Thanks for the kind words - foam board adhesive works really well for a fastener free set up - I show it a little bit in my Shrek tower video here - Ⓕ Making styrofoam look like brick/stone - Shrek theater build (ep2)
th-cam.com/video/OcHXbL4Xcik/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Nick Ferry. I am trying to find ways to upcycle items with a medieval theme. this is a great way to upcycle broccoli boxes and keep them out of landfill :) It may even help raise funds and awareness for our "recreate" store. This tutorial is easy to follow. Full of information without being overwhelming. Great work :)
much appreciated!
My wife and I go to Busch Gardens frequently and usually end up with those fairy statues...they are displayed in an area that has this look...I told my wife I could probably build roughly the same display case then happened on this video by accident. Love it and thanks for the tutorial.
That’s cool - what are the odds - thanks much!
@@NickFerry Thank you for sharing your awesome talent 👍
What a treasure trove of information! Thank you!
Thank you kindly, truly my pleasure
I just stumbled onto your video. Very cool. I used to be a 'window designer' (I'm dating myself here) and was constantly trying to figure out how to make 'something' look like something else! Of course, there was no internet then .... My boyfriend is a former prop maker for Nickelodeon Children's Television .... AND a musician (who worked with puppets), so we have weird things in our house! LOL .
wow that's so cool - props a set designers/builders are a great group of talented people - I love to do theater sets and I hope to get back to making more
well I am 65 years old and collect TOY CARS AND HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS UP ALL YEAR! have old XMAS trees in yard , calling them forever green trees.
Hey this is very good video. Does it stay durable? Which is the best way to attach it to the original walls?
more info on attaching it here - nickferry.com/2015/03/fixing-styrofoam-brick-why-am-i-here-ft18/ - durability is pretty low when left as is
Wow, i actually have done the exact same thing. Although i use a render mix then spray it on with a stucco hopper to make the panels sturdy. I use a dremel to carve mortar lines, i have a piece of pond pipe attached to the side of the dremel which is joined to a vacuum cleaner so the little bits of foam gets sucked up, mess free!
it's a cool way of doing it
That came out nice. Very good instructions and realistic touches.
+Kelly Brown thank you Kelly!
I love it. I've been looking for ideas for kids themed rooms. Question: If installed in a kids room, how easy will it get destroyed? Does the paint protect that at all or will some kind of finish coat protect it a bit? Any insight is greatly appreciated. Great idea.
Thank you Nick! Awesome video and it gave me many ideas!!
My question is have you ever put this on the interior of a house? Would it hold up in a bathroom if I wanted to a wall with it?
Thanks,
Jennifer
I've used lacquer thinner in a spray bottle to get the texture. You can make your own hot knife with NiChrome wire and a 12v car battery - easy peasy.
Yup - have made several sizes
This looks like a really fun project, plaster or a thin cement before painting should make it durable enough to be outside permanently. I might have to try that, thanks.
thanks!
All of these techniques work perfectly with the pick and blue foam. I build custom tombstones using all of the aforementioned processes.
try the heat gun technique with the white eps and compare - texture is worlds apart
I was wondering about this; I couldn't find "EPS" boards at Home Depot, only the Polyisocyanurate rigid foam insulation board
Great video Nick!
Thanks Brian
Just in time, we are building a set that requires a stone fireplace. Now to order a hot knife. I was dreading cleaning up after the router. I started down the youtube rabbit hole looking for set building videos. Your Shrek video was one of the best ones I found.
+Paul McDuffie thanks Paul - definitely check out the article then - nickferry.com/2016/04/making-brick-walls-from-styrofoam/ - and show me some pictures after you do it!
I looked at the article earlier, about to hit amazon for the hot knife kit you used. Thanks for taking the time to create these videos.
Not a problem - thanks for the support and being a part of the whole youtube world!
I prefer the acetone or mineral turpentine method to heat-gun and hot-wires: It's dry time allows hand pressing to make depressions and an added bonus is you can press the melted styrofoam balls flat again. I reckon the other methods accentuate the fakeness (especially if you plan to paint subtle highlights with a roller or brush)!
Right on man!
Thanks for sharing this knowledge. You're helping me become a better set builder!
my pleasure man - The last two videos that you commented on are some of the main reasons I got started on youtube - I’m glad to hear you could pick up a few things
very helpful video! I made a wall for work for our Christmas door decoration contest
That's super cool, I would love to see pictures of that! How did it turn out?
Woh..this is EPIC. Awesome tutorial dude. Liked AND subscribed x
I forgot to say... THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS. Mwah-ha ha haaaah! 😂
Awesome, thanks - glad to have you here, have a look around and let me know if you have any questions - doughnuts & coffee are in back
Very well done. Good presentation of the material. Will be incorporating this into next years' prop build...
+Kevin Colburn awesome, I'd love to see pictures!
We are remaking some chimneys for a Mary Poppins type theme. So, smaller brick pattern, but a 3 sided chimney that the kids can come up out of.
very cool!
Nice build, I would try wood glue (the white PVA version, I don't know how the yellow aliphatic resin will behave on this) with some water. Apply with a brush like you want to paint it, once its wet it will become transparent and will make your foam board much stronger, a little crispy thought. After that you can paint it with any color you like, even with spray.
You can try this either to protect it from melty chemicals like aseton or for the finish to seal everything.
+pmenegatos not a bad idea, and I have coated this type of application in cement for permanent installs
I remember the first video you did with the tower. Thanks for showing the process again and providing some other options.
+Tom Pritchard thanks Tom - and thanks for being around that long - I'm surprised I didn't scare you off yet, lol - seriously though, I appreciate it!!!
+Nick Ferry Actual first time I saw your video's was when you made the cart.
Tom Pritchard good one to catch - downhill from there, lol
I don't think so....LOL
You keep making me wish i had an airbrush tool. That looks like a real wall. Well explained!
+Steve Carmichael get one Steve - they are so useful!
This is pretty cool, and I like the variations in techniques, but I think it needs one last element to complete the look:
I think if you were to dry or damp-brush in some dirt or pigment into the crevasses, it would give it that final dirty element of realism.
For sure, you can take it as far as you want it it all depends on the application of where your point of diminishing return lies
wauw Nick Nice work!
+Martijn Fransen thank you kindly, fun stuff!
This is very, very, cool. I would imagine that you could use a similar technique to look like brick. I would do this outside with a straight edge guide and a trim router as with brick there would be many more seams.
Yeah there's several variations for this technique that I use to make it look like brick, cinder block, Stone, granite, etc. granted, I use it for theater sets so it doesn't have to be that durable but if you were looking to use it for something long-term or exterior you'd want to coat it to make it more durable.
theater fun! now you are talking my language! this was my life for years! We use to use an old charcoal heater for the grout lines the fastest, cleanest and nicest method for theaters.
+Wood By Wright interesting idea - I would imagine it getting too hot
wow that is really neat and creative nick good job
+Brent Weisenborn thanks much Brent!
You sir should be working for movie or Disneyland. That is one awesome technique!
Haha thanks - that’s what I love so much about theater, working with a variety of materials to get them to look like something altogether different
How do you connect more than 1 panel together (my wall is 8ft tall x 12 ft wide) to make it look more realistic at the seams of the panels?
Ok. I am glad you explained at the end what you did with it because I was like "Why the hell would I make this!!!" Lol!
Nice job Rembrandt. That was cool to see the transformation. JimE
+Jim E thanks as always man!
this would be a cool head board or table.
For sure!!
hey Nick very well done my friend, your teaching technique is outstanding, and the way you do that to the foam sure makes it look real thanks for the lesson thanks for the video
+Patrick's Work Shop much appreciated my friend!
Thank you so much.
My pleasure
Super cool techniques Nick!! Like the hot wire and heat gun the best.
+Nicholas Gomez much appreciated man!
Very well done. Informative, straight and to the point. Thanks for the video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
I build sets for live action role playing games, and depending on my budget and time frame, I use either 1 coating modge podge or 3-5 of white glue and vodka before I paint things of foam to make it last longer. Also, I wanted to tell you that I've made some cool looking walls with double/triple corrugated cardboard and some dollar tree foam core.
Very cool - I've tried the glue - the corrugated sounds interesting for sure
For the Egyptian set I did, it was just some double and triple corrugated card board which I did myself from some boxes I got for free and dollar tree foam core, because of the budget REALLY WAS NOT THAT GREAT!!! But by the time I was done it looked really amazing. But then, I wanted things to look awesome. I am K(h)emetic after all.
Thanks for the info Nick! It's always good to have a few tricks up your sleeve- I'm stashing this one up mine for sure.
+Tim cool to hear Tim!
If you use a simple water bottle and spritz with water as you use heat gun you get the same texturing and it only takes secs to accomplish
Nice work. All the best
Much appreciated
Hey Nick. This video is really informative. Im gunna use this effect in a garden room. Cheers dude!
awesome, cool to hear!
Looks amazing what would you use to keep this waterproof and give it that wet look
ingenious design!
Thanks - it’s a fun one to do
Keep up with the great ideas. Will try this summer.
Thanks - best of luck with it!
Wow mind blown looks so real beautiful work man
thanks much, it's a cool effect
I've always quite liked your styrofoam walls. Thanks for sharing the details on it! Cheers!
+Canadian Sasquatch awesome sauce - glad you liked it!
Love to do this on my wall in my mobile home, so cool.
Thanks - if you do, check building codes - this technique isn't necessarily meant for permanent installations and codes vary widely from place to place
Nick Ferry Thank you for your response.
Wow! You do a great Job! I was wondering if you think these could be attached to some sort of base on them to make and use for a play. Do you have any idea how could make some sort of base on these so they would stand on their own. Or do you think the styrofoam will break. Was wanting to try to use these for walls for an Easter play for church. Any ideas would help.
Check out the links associated with this video - I did just that for my Shrek theater set
Wow! Looks great!!!
Great tips and advice Nick, awesome work. I wonder whether this can be used as a wall covering, which can also be used to insulate from heat and cold, but must be harden with plaster for durability first and follow with the painting. Your input would be highly appreciated ~ thank you !!!
Wow! the result is very realistic, seems to concrete. Greetings from Spain.
+Gato Land thank you Gato!
Good video nick, very descriptive and instructional.
+Ty Moser (MonoLoco_Workshop) thanks buddy!
Very nice 👍
Thanks
I'm impressed. Very Ingenious!
+Bill Wardino thank you Bill!
very cool techniques Nick
+Moy perez woodshop much appreciated Moy!
Very cool! Neat ideas!
Thanks
great work, Nick. I use your tricks and people think I'm smart.
thanks!
Nice and Inexpensive! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching Nicole!
Great video Nick!
Would be cool to apply your technique to make cheap faux brick or stone panels for indoor walls as those panels are pricey
+Machine Right thanks Anthony!
Good one Nick.
+Jon Stewart thank you Jon!
Bro that’s awesome
Thanks - for just foam, it sells the effect well
I'm thinking of doing something similar for my video backgrounds. Thanks for the great explanations on what works and why.
awesome - glad you got some ideas!
Looks pretty cool Don't know that I have any use for it but I like it
+Charlie Wood perhaps a BatCave?
Now you are talking Don't know if the Bat wife well like it
How could a bat wife deny it??????????
+Nick Ferry Or the Bat-room...
Wordsnwood (Art Mulder) LMAO
That’s really cool
Thanks
Really cool and very interesting technique. Thanks for sharing it.
+Stamatis T thanks!
Been looking to see how to do this
Awesome
Hey Nick, that is impressive, I remember the theater set (way back when ) you showed it in one of your videos. Looks pretty darn real.
+billfromelma thanks - just trying to tie up some loose ends with it