A River Runs Through It (river tiles)

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I had waaaaay too much brown craft paint/ modgepodge  so I rushed into doing some terrain tiles.

I had some dollar store wood tiles that I sealed with the leftover paint mix, I think about 2.5x5 inches each.

Then I cannibalized an old build ( trollskull manor, because it got squished) and I goued pieces down. Those weren't so nice with door and window cuts but were what I had handy. Then I let stuff dry 24 hours

I beveled and trimmed  the edges like

Here's all 5 tiles

And then I spackled them. I'll leave the tiles overnight, but they'll be dry to paint in an hour or so.

After that fully seal the foam core.

Then drybrush the bank and  do some shadings the river bed.thrn I tape it all up and get ready for my test pour of pouring medium + ink. Shallow pour so it'll dry.

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I decided to add grit to one

 

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I need to fix the blending on one.

Accidentally did this before the flock

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And I gave a quick paint to the rocky piece

 

And a sample of how I might use the tiles

Edited October 12, 2022 by lexomatic

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Flocking OK

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I guess this method would also work for modular dirt roads for between boards like mine, but if I'm going to this effort I'd rather go further for water too.

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I did a little bit more and spray sealed it then added a bit more thinned glue ( first batch had too much water which loosed some of my initial flock instead of sealing).

 

With bonus headstones

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The tiles got sealed and are now prepped waiting for a pour.

Edited October 14, 2022 by lexomatic

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My first experience with pouring had a number of issues

The tape leaked a bit

The tape snagged a few times, needing me too redo the tape ( oh greatest of frustrations) and causing spills. I will have to flock over one

I had bubbles on the rock tile.

The tiles are still too blue

Originally (top right)3 drops phtalo green(yellow),1 prussian blue with pouring medium. I then added 1 drop of burnt umber.

Here was my first blend

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So... when should I pull the tape away. after a few days but before full cure? There's a couple of corners that might need a little addressing due to bad flow (going to see if it looks weird or not whenever I trim the meniscus)

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I guess this will be it until stuff cures a bit more and I can cut off excess,  the meniscus, touch up spots, etc

 

The lower one is a better depth of pour. I have another that matches that depth thankfully. Worried about a very long cure though. Twice the depth I intended for most.

Edited October 16, 2022 by lexomatic

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I cut off the meniscus from 2 of my " worst" pieces and stuff is not so even because of the leaks that formed on the edges of the tiles. That's going to be harder to clean up.

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Everything got stained in ink and now needs re flock in a week when stuff dries out. If I don't just toss things