CHANGE how you think about Modular Water + Coasts
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- So you want to make some water terrain! But do you need a lake or a river? Is it tropical and clear or swampy and muddy? What if you could have your water and its coasts and banks with one easy tile system?
Easy? Yes. Delicate? Also, yes.
This is the third video in a series and I make reference to instructions I have given previously. If you haven't already, I suggest watching these two first/as well!:
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I wanted to pin a couple of updates here thanks to some helpful comments!
- Multiple people pointed me toward cut-resistant gloves for just this sort of carving safety. I will likely pick up a pair myself!
- More alternatives to glass panes:
--- Acrylic sheets at various sizes on Amazon
--- Plexiglass cut to size from your local hardware store
--- Acetate sheets (like for overhead projectors)
--- Large plastic sheet sourced from a poster frame
One thing I didn't mention in the video is that I found having a transparent panel with some thickness increased the visual quality of the wave texture against the coloured paper underneath. Having some distance allows for shadows and a better reflection and water effect overall. And don't forget to store these with parchment or wax paper in between!
- Multiple people pointed me toward cut-resistant gloves for just this sort of carving safety. I will likely pick up a pair myself!
Did you mean to say "pun" a couple of updates here?
you're very quickly becoming one of my favourite crafting channels, i've been a huge rp archive fan for a while and its cool to see more similar modular terrain. also the clear water with different tinted water textures underneath is genius, i will definitely try that out some time
Thank you very much! I'm happy to work toward having a seat at this prestigious crafting-community-table that RP Archive has set and happy to inspire with new ideas!
You are absolutely killing it! Keep up the great work.
Ps: Would love a collaboration with RP Archive one day.
Thank you!! And an RP Archive collab would be an absolute dream!
With RP archive being very inactive the past 1+ years, your channel has become my new fav. Amazing quality of video and instructions in such a short post. And I have been debating on how to do water tiles for the past 3 years without coming to a method that I wanted to "dive" into head first, but now seeing yours, I for sure will just do this with large acrylic sheets. Thanks so much for adding high quality content to the tabletop crafting community
Thank you very much for the high praise! I'm happy that I can inspire with different ideas and make it entertaining to boot! I'm also really looking forward to seeing the massive project Matt has been working on and for regular content when is health is back up to snuff!
@@raecheldoes quick question, how much gel medium did it take to cover your 4 glass panes? thanks again for the awesome content and can't wait for the roads!!
@@charlesincharge4593 I actually managed to cover a full 5 of the 11"x14" panes with 1 x 300ml container of the gel gloss medium with a bit leftover. Hope that helps!
I'm blown away! The techniques, the production value, and your engaging personality are wonderful. Please keep it up!
Woohoo! Thank you for the compliments and support!! That's very kind of you to say 😊
@raecheldoes I've just started my terrain journey, and you've shown me that there's essentially no limit to what can be done.
TH-cam just randomly showed me your wilderness videos, which I quickly watched both of, Great stuff!! I was a bit sad when I saw your channel is still fairly new so i dont have a trove of videos to watch yet :P Cant wait to see what you do in the future :)
Thank you! And I know! It's a weird curse to be blessed with success early in my youtube journey, but I'm gearing up to take it more seriously, so I'm looking forward to what I do in the future too! :P
The Algorithm (all hail its benevolent wisdom) led me here and I'm hooked! A balance between appearance, functionality, and ease of production...and puns! I was even just thinking I should look up how to do that sort of water texture on something cheap and easy for little ponds for wargaming terrain, how perfect.
I'm glad I have befriended the algorithm enough to make its way to you!
These are cool, have you considered using tape on the edges so you don't have to directly scrape the edges of the glass?
Loving the videos! Also adding in that this is becoming one of my favorite channels in general. Partly because of the crafting, but the puns are great!
Yessss gotta win 'em over with the puns.
This looks so good! What an amazing job
Thank you so much!!
Wonderful ideas. Thank you so much!
you got a like for the water puns and a sub for the look at 2:20
Yes! Yes! Yes! You’ve done it again! So much love for this video. 💖 It’s summer break so I think I’m gonna’ make your videos my summer project. 💪🏻
Side note: is your gaming table homemade? Looks fun to play on!
Thank you for your emphatic and generous feedback!! I'm stoked to hear that my videos are inspiring your crafting!
And yes! I based it off of Black Magic Craft's gaming table he made a while back. The lowered center definitely helps to see more of the terrain when we play.
Hey Rae'ch, whatcha playin'? Nice disguise spell you got there, but I can _sea_ through it.
Really nice vid, I dig the modularity of the water layer. You could maybe try slapping some ledstrips under it, with a diffuser sheet for some glowing green poison river, or something.
The water and the land tiles together look pretty cool. Keep it up! 👍
Uh oh. You've rolled too high on your insight there, _and_ your charisma with that pun! I like that idea for future swamps, acrid lakes, or maybe lava in the future. Thank you for the encouragement!
CLEVER!!!!
YES! Youre back! your puns are the only ouns for me
looks good!!
Thanks!
I was thinking if this could be used for easy lava/magma terrain?
This might just have to be added to the list of things to try now....
Roady or not, here they come! Next video is about road!
:O I *sea* what you did there.
Love the videos but I always find myself hugging myself and crying on the floor from the bombardment of puns.. don't change please.
Your comment in tandem with your picture is on another level. 😂
Came for the crafting, stayed for the puns!
Thank you for the feedback and tip about the cut-resistant gloves. I've included it in a pinned comment now so others can benefit from your wisdom :) And also I didn't realize how cheap acrylic panels can be! This may be the path I take in the future as well...
Ashly Burch doppelganger confirmed. (Also great work!)
Yes! It's an older reference but I was *hawp* -ing some would get it. Thank you!
Very cool! I bet your players really enjoy the terrain you've built
Why, thank you! And y'know, I bet they do too 🙃
@1:46 I'm sorry, but you lost me at "recommend wearing pants..." Pants are tyrannical; the true enemy of freedom.
My Battle Cry: _"¡Non Mas Pantaloooooones!"_
Hey ! Love the video and love your energy ! Does anyone have an alternative to the super heavy gel ? It's pretty expensive in France 😅
I cannot wait to see how you do snow and ice terrain, the end result of this was just amazing, definitely would like to see it on a Rae'chel Does Live Plays one day. Really great work, can't wait for the next video.
I will add snow and ice terrain to the suggestion bucket! Thank you for the generous feedback! I think that would be pretty wicked to do a live play one day as some sort of bonus content, and that would absolutely be the title of it haha.
getting a lot of Ashly Burch as well as genuinely great crafting tips is just such quality content!
Funny enough one of the characters Ashly is known for us named Rachel
The creativity and production value of your videos are amazing!
Thank you!!
Awesome, loving your videos - planning on applying it to wargaming as well as DnD - the water effect is incredible - I guess ideally all your tiles need to sit on a panel/support once you have created the water, otherwise they will just water-fall off?
You can use some wet/dry sandpaper around 220-320 grit down the sides of the glass. Use it wet so you don't end up with glass dust in the air. It'll make it less likely to cut you, remove some of the flaws that tend to act as break points, and make the cleanup with a razor a bit easier.
Thank you for the additional tips!
This is a great video! Why has youtube not told me about this channel before..?!?🤔
Thank you!! 😊 And I can only attribute this to the algorithm and its many secrets haha.
This channel has excellent vibes. Really appreciated the puns haha
Already subscribed, and I'm looking forward to becoming a regular viewer.
Yes! Doing justice for the puns haha. Thanks for your support!
Thanks for the inspiration. I wanted to a static Warhammer board. But I thought static would be boring and also said of pouring alot of resin.
With this idea can still make make water at the lowest level in my jungle / industrial board. Thanks alot :)
Thank you for this! Definitely not ready for the more intensive resin approaches but needed some water for an upcoming game. Your strategy is perfect.
So awesome! Simple techniques brought together with a puntastic flair. So happy to have found you channel! Can’t wait to see what you’re up to next!!!
Next level - get a cheap LCD TV and build it into a table. Then place the water-glass panes on top. You can display moving water/ lava underneath that would also emit light creating a dynamic game table
"wear pants" is my new favorite crafting tip
I legit laughed so hard at this 😂 It is now also my favourite crafting tip.
Looks like it was a *beach* and a half to do, but the results speak for themselves! Im sure they'll *make waves* at your next game
That is brilliant to use a cloth to remove the water. I thought using a strainer was a good idea, but the cloth has this beat.
u r a nice addition to my beautiful roster of modelbuilding channels + my name is rachel too good luck in life to u
OMG the puns ... they're painful ... please, never stop.
The cutting corners joke got my subscription
Very nice. Just found your channel. 🎉
Plexiglass-cut to fit also works. (Home Depot) Frame glass can break REALLY easily
Ooh thank you for the suggestion! I'm going to add it to a pinned comment so others can benefit from different options.
instant subscribe just for your video presentation skills alone.
OMG, I love your water technique! I was just looking for a way to get decent water of a large, large expanse for an island hopping type adventure, and this over acrylic sheets is gonna work great. Thank you!
Woohoo!! So glad to have inspired. Good luck! Sounds like a great adventure 🫡
@5:00 cut resistant gloves are fairly cost effective, and absolutely worth looking in to if you're doing this sort of carving regularly. THEY ARE NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROPER CAUTION, but they're a decent piece of preventative safety on top of being sensible and careful.
Making sure your knife is properly sharp means you're using less force to make cuts as well, so stop and strop or hone your blade every dozen or so decent sized cuts, or when your blade starts to slow down when carving.
Thank you for the additional tips!
Amazing system! Sub'd
I'm so reminded of "Hey Ash, whatcha playin?" with the smash cuts to intense looks and stuff. Maybe with influences of Rehka from College Humour.
I am honoured to be lumped in with those fabulous human beings.
Ok saw your first video today and i'm impressed. Many techniques applied , perfect use of materials and some bonus tip like the ballon as a static grass "alternative".
As a roaming DM i always carry with me the terrain that i use and so unfortunately the water panels are way to unpractice to transport. But if i could have all togheter at my home i will for sure do your method. The tiles are great. i give you 9.5/10 overall.
P.S. Subscribed immediately
Thank you very much for the generous compliments and supporting the channel! I agree the glass is quite delicate, even for at-home use. I have since researched that acrylic and plexi options can be quite affordable, so I thought I'd pass that along in case that appeals to your roaming-DM nature. The perfectionist in me accepts the 95% score :P
This is very cool! A few months ago I found online wargame magazines from the early 80s and they had similar layout to this (but not a creative design like yours!). They put a blue piece of cloth underneath the terrain and that represented water. Super cheap, but I guess for the 80s, where wargames were just getting hyped up, it had to do!
With that being said, I have a quick question: putting terrain on a cloth, will flush it together with no "space" in between the cloth and the terrain. But when creating these waves, since they height, did you find that the terrain is somewhat "floating" in the air since its being placed on waves that have height? - I hope I explained it well lol.
You know, there are still terrain-builders who will use long-fibre fabrics or rugs to be grass, so I'm not surprised it used to be used for water! But yes, with the gel-medium waves, there is a minor amount of space between the land on top and the water below. But honestly, it's so minor that from the side, you barely notice it. You can see a good example of the gap at 2:21. (And yes! I understood your explanation!)
Great video. Been trying to recreate RP archive, but the resin water really intimidated me so I'd been putting it off. Will definitely be using your method instead. Save myself a month of work.
I was feeling the exact same! I'm glad I could provide a feasible alternative and save you a bunch of work!
The forced pun is strong in this one. Great video.
Really good video!!! I'm going to stick to plexi for my stuff, and I'll start off with a 2x3 sheet from a poster frame. I'll do smaller ones if needed, but prob not. Again, well done!!!
Thank you very much! And after more research, I didn't realize how affordable acrylic/plexi can be, so I may redo these for myself as well!
i would love to get a tour of your table! it looks so nice :)
Re cutting towards / Away from yourself. Once you have the experience, it is usually actually safer cutting towards yourself in many cases, it comes down to the biomechanics and motor control we have in that direction. Whilst you may nick yourself every now and then, your much less likely to cause serious damage, Midwinter released an interesting video summing this up: th-cam.com/video/MA3mhAtXRqs/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=MidwinterMinis
I work in a commercial kitchen, and have never seriously cut myself when cutting towards myself, but have almost taken off a finger in the early days when following the old wisdom, always cut away from yourself!
I like the way you've summed it up, and the video gave me some great insights too--it's nice having an explanation to describe the certainty and control I feel when cutting towards myself, so thank you for this!
For cutting towards myself, I have a fisherman’s deboning glove for my off hand so I can do pretty much whatever I want and won’t cut myself. Highly recommend
Yes! I have put this suggestion in a pinned comment now so hopefully others can also benefit.
Once upon a time I worked stocking shelves at Target. One of the biggest rules they gave us for opening cartons was "Cut away from your body." One day I was in a slightly whimsical mood and pointed out that cutting away from our body means we're cutting toward our teammates.
Funnily enough as a young cadet I was taught the mnemonic "towards your chum, not your thumb"
Another fab video. I’m seriously inspired!
Yesss that's really all I can ask for--to inspire!
Omg hawp reference. Love it
They have safety gloves just for this kind of thing. It's a woven mesh of some kind of very durable cord. They are not hot unless worn in very hot environments. I used one in a factory environment for 20 years and the only time I cut myself was the day I took it off because I was a fool. Get a glove, I don't care how experienced you are with a knife, it happens to the best of us!
Thank you for the recommendation! I have taken your wise words to heart with will pick up a pair. I will also add a comment about it so others can benefit.
Holycrap you're funny
Also good idea with the gel, I'm gonna try that same technique with the dabbing but with polymer clay and then paint it.
I'm humbled you think so and I take your praise to heart! And always happy to inspire other people's creativity!
They sell knife proof gloves, for like dirt cheap ( like $15 or less). If people are scared of cutting themselves with open blades.
Thanks for the recommendation! I'll pin a comment with it so others can benefit.
Perhaps instead of glass, would clear acrylic work just as well without being as fragile? Even if it's not perfectly transparent
Yes! I do mention that as an alternative in the video and in the pinned comment. It would definitely help negate the fragility factor.
Oh well, you've convinced me. I'm gonna build an island hopping terrain set for my next game.
Yesss. If I've convinced you then those are my life goals complete.
I really like your approach to water. I hate the degassing smells and expense of resin water that you have to finish off this way any way. Enjoying your channel.
Yes I find resin pretty intimidating to work with on such large scales, but you're right, the smell is pretty heavy too. Glad to offer an alternative!
Between the RP Archive *reef*rences and the puns, I'm loving your *channel*
Huzzah! I *sea* you have *aqua* -ainted yourself with the commenting format here. (Aka nice one!)
alright, so you guys own. first video and Im a subscriber now lol
reverse shot of the water printouts landing was primo
Woohoo! Then it was definitely worth it.
To be fair, it's nearly impossible to start a dnd terrain channel without doing exactly what rp archive has already done before.
Right?? Such solid groundwork upon which I step foot.
ok love that video a lot ! awesome ideas and tips and humor on point!!
Thank you very much! And I must assure you that any resemblance is puuuurely coincidental... 😬
@1:47 PANTS? PREPOSTEROUS! We don't need no stinkin' pants!
Then you shall suffer the consequences!
Awesome crafting tips, editing, and of course puns. There was no... dry humor in this one
Haha! I thoroughly enjoyed that play on words. Thank you for the compliments, too!
Have you tried using translucent acrylic plastic sheets instead of glass? Its safer and costs less. Just saying.
Funny you should ask because I definitely just picked some up! The glass was still cheaper but these will for sure last longer.
How do you hangle storage of the grass pieces
I think I will do a post about this because I've had a number of people ask, but basically I have a little metal shelf that I got off of Amazon where I can store them at adjustable heights and even vertically for the awkward shaped pieces.
THe hell is a craw...oh a slope lol
These are great! Are you on Twitch, as well? This would have made for a good stream.
Ha! I literally did a full circle of thinking before catching the pun. Nice one :P
Godlike quality, cutest puns, marvelous content. Thank you!
That's incredible generous of you to say! Thank you very much!
Inspired! And I'm not just talking about the puns!
And you got a shout out from RP Archive!
This is awesome! And exactly what I didn’t know I needed! I have 2 questions though.
1) Can it work with plexiglass? (Nvm, I just saw your answer for this one.)
2) I’ve tried to find this and can’t figure it out. What are you using to resize and split the paper and then print it out? There are so many things I could use that for. I just don’t know how to do it.
Ah! I used to do graphic design so I use Adobe Illustrator to line up and size battle maps for printing. This is definitely something I want to look into making accessible/easily editable down the line though!
@@raecheldoes Awesome, thank you! And yes that would be great!
I'm here in the comments before I watch the video because I can't wait to hear all the damp puns.
Haha! That tickled my humour bone with such satisfaction.
Another great and inspiring video! Question, what takes longer? Deciding the film direction or coming up with the awesome puns? 😂
Oh ho ho what a poignant question. The puns take a fair amount of time but the scripting can take... *Fo-river* 😏
How can I apply sealant if I dont have a dog zooming around me?
I'm so sorry I really hadn't considered this. The zooming truly does help spread the fumes around equally, so you might just be out of luck here.
After dipping your toes in the sea of puns, you're now really in over your head.
This hit me on another level 😂
Im alright with an RP arhcive stan channel! Need more of this level and editing! Your great!
Thank you for your kind words!
Yup. Good stuff!
That's BRILLIANT
Carcassonne tiles!
This is another absolutely brilliant idea - I can see this being useful for rivers, oceans, or roads like you tease, or even lava, sludge, desert sands.....so many ideas!
Would love to see RP Archive and you collab on something at some point once he's back in the fullswing!
Thank you very much! And yes! I'm also considering what else I might experiment with with this system.
To collab with RP Archive would be the dream!
That's so cool! That's such a cool solution for rivers! And you could use it to add elevation to the terrain too, by placing other tiles underneath, instead of the water. I just think I would definetely acrylic intead of glass for this
Thank you very much!! I am very much looking forward to experimenting what other textures underneath so we'll see where it goes! Also, yes I agree. I have since looked into acrylic panels online and they're much more affordable than I thought, so that may be the way to go in the future 🤔
Love the talent and the presentation. Dog cameo fun too.
Thank you very much!
great puns
Fantastic video, one question: where do you get those tiny magnets from?? I can't find anything that small
Thank you! I source my magnets from suppliers on ebay! They're 3mm (diameter) by 2mm (height) N52 neodymium magnets. You can find quite a few suppliers on there. Also depending on where you live, RP Archive has magnet suppliers he works with that he lists on his website.
@@raecheldoes oh great!! Thank you!!!
Really cool! What’s the moss recipe?
Thank you! And it's a pre-purchased mix: ArtMinds Green Ground Cover. It came in a Ground Landscape Kit from Michaels.
this is so cool!
Id love some desert themed stuff or old jungle ruins. Love your content keep it up!
Yes! Your suggestions have been noted :)
If cutting in your hand like that, you could wear a small pair of cut gloves. Kitchen staff use them a lot. They're probably cheaper than stitched.
Thanks for the video. I love this style of water! So much easier than resin!
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You get a subscribe for the puns alone.
Yessssss.
Brilliant!
😁👍