DIY ULTRA Realistic Halloween Tombstones!

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In this Halloween how-to I'll show you how to make an ULTRA realistic Halloween tombstone from foam. Learn all my secrets to creating the most believable tombstones around.
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@gregoryleuelling3826 20 дней назад

There will never ever be too many tutorials on tombstone carving. Each stone build is unique, and something new is learned every time.

@MROC66 23 дня назад

I think you being "THAT GUY" is why we all watch your videos. that attention to detail if what separates you from the pack.

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Thanks for watching!

@lindaxwrenoh 23 дня назад

such a criminally underrated channel, gatdang

@brianahawkins8124 23 дня назад

That looks so awesomely real.

@christinadavison2783 23 дня назад

Nice stone! One of my favorite techniques is using water and a blowtorch. I tend to get a little heavy handed as I enjoy it a little too much, ha ha! Your paint staining looks great. Thanks for sharing!

@ImNotBoredImCreative 22 дня назад

The water and blowtorch touch is amazing!

@torsloke 23 дня назад

That looks amazing. I’m inspired to try something based on something you said. I’m going to do the spray paint on the stencils, but intentionally too close. It might make a cool effect if the tombstone is so old that that aging has crumbled where the letters were carved.

@MadMagicianGaming 16 дней назад

It looks so good! I'm glad the two washes were slightly different colors. I think that's important with aging. I also think it could have used a small spritzing of a lighter color because sometimes aged stone has some light spots. That or a small amount of light colored dry brushing. But that's just a small nitpick. The finished result looks incredible

@VanOaksProps 16 дней назад

Thank you! I used to dry brush over the top but found that it really muted the weathering. Plus I’ve never really seen a similar look on real tombstones.

@Jeff_M_1969 23 дня назад

Yeah, you’re that guy all right… I thought I’d seen it all where these are concerned, yet you somehow managed to improve upon the process IMO. Final look is pretty amazing and I definitely took some notes. 😬 Cheers, Mr Van Oaks!

@space65_72 23 дня назад

And this is why we are friends! Outstanding as always!

@brianmoeller3539 21 день назад

Always make sure to use acrylic or latex based paints. Early in my tombstone making career I made the mistake once of grabbing an oil based paint in my collection because I needed the color. I was using it for weathering, which goes on fine. The problem is any additional paint over it after it dries, does not adhere. So areas that were not touched by the oil paint would get darker and more weathered, while the areas that had oil paint remained the same color.

@crocholiday 21 день назад

Hands down the best DIY tombstone tutorials out there. I followed this method a few times now with amazing results. Another great paint to use for the base sealing coat is masonry / foundation paint. Many brands are tintable and you can get them sand already added which adds to the stone look. Not sure how cost effective it is vs. tinting and sanding yourself. It had me at open can, stir and apply haha. Texturing is the fun part for me. I've been applying my aging with sponge brushes and will usually layer the colors several times and dry brush over that with a lighter color to give a sun bleached marble kind of look. Last is hitting it with a clear sealer to protect the colors. This year I plan to do a few new ones as well as redo some of my favorite store bought ones including thickening them and adding PVC sleeves for rebar stakes. So much fun.

@VanOaksProps 21 день назад

Thanks so much!

@OakLaneCemetery 19 дней назад

Might have to make me one of those plexiglass plates for my Dremel. I find myself having to bridge large gaps sometimes and that would really help out vs doing it with just the router guide like I do now.

@_Studio184_ 23 дня назад

The next time you're doing an aged tombstone use some cheap black spray paint, but spray it super close. The solvents will eat away the foam and also leave the letters black. The errosion lightly affects the letterform edges, but just enough to look old. Then you can skip all the work of routing, sanding and painting and do something else with those 8 hours. We did a series of 77 numbered tombstones using the spray paint to chemically etch the foam and it saved a weeks worth of time. If you do a lot of aged tombstones and have a sprayer, you can spray your own paint/acetone ratio to tweak the amount of etching. For an alternate look, you can also use the vinyl letters as a mask rather than a stencil. If you place the vinyl letters inside of a taped area and spray the whole area, you get raised leters against a textured relief which works really well even on tombstones not meant to be look old. Another thing you can try if you are texturing a large number of tombstones or wall flats is to mix some acetone into your base coat so you skip the heat texturing, which can be slow for larger areas. If you have to use propane for larger areas, a weed burner attachment lets you cover a lot of ground much faster.

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

Great tips.

@horses2by 23 дня назад

Wow fantastic 🪦 awesome job

@michaelmeneghetti5794 23 дня назад

Great stuff, as usual. I like the lettering enhancement.

@gregorymotta3296 23 дня назад

NOICE!

@ellasscraps7734 23 дня назад

Love it blessings from Australia

@kurtkyre 23 дня назад

Man, I always love your tutorial vids! I need to get back to my workshop...

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Glad you like them!

@ashleyaustin8532 19 дней назад

Looks so good! The detail! UGH! I wish! haha. You really do inspire and make me feel like I wanna get up and make something cool. Thanks for sharing!

@VanOaksProps 18 дней назад

You can do it!

@cem1838 23 дня назад

Another great project! Your weathering skills are amazing. Thanks for posting!

@colemyst 23 дня назад

Perfect!

@davidshareefChTPhD 23 дня назад

That looks amazing😊

@rcredmon 23 дня назад

Looks great. I really need to make some new ones. I made a few several years ago but they didn't last the season, due to heavy wind and the wrong kind of glue.

@wolfman75 20 дней назад

Awesome Job!!! That's Amazing Details!!!! Thank You For Showing A Different Way Of Making Tombstones!!! 👏👍💯😃👊😎

@VanOaksProps 20 дней назад

My pleasure!!

@HotPawsCreations 23 дня назад

Love the design and epitaph! Thanks again

@Skoden_lures 23 дня назад

Stupendous as always!!

@zeusgyd422 23 дня назад

Looks awesome!

@ResinBelle 12 дней назад

That is deliciously good! Thanks for sharing!

@VanOaksProps 12 дней назад

My pleasure

@gunnarbiker 21 день назад

I'm late to the part but love the final product, as always!

@VanOaksProps 21 день назад

Thanks!

@costumesforalloccasions 16 дней назад

Awesome job, Derek!

@tjkoker 23 дня назад

Outstanding work! Keep at it. Cheers!

@JohnnyQuaykersBelmont 21 день назад

Another great looking prop! Thanks again!

@theloststoryteller9288 23 дня назад

Just wow. You make it look easy. :)

@TheSmugglersRoom 22 дня назад

Awesome stuff as always bro!!

@SoulofHalloween 23 дня назад

Thank you for coming home to Halloween.

@pam78burden60 23 дня назад

That turned out awesome!!

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

Thank you!

@scottlymbery7948 23 дня назад

Another great video, cheers!

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@pennst1179 24 дня назад

Super cool design and I love the epitaph!

@VanOaksProps 24 дня назад

Glad you like it!

@rexcowart7420 23 дня назад

Great job as always!

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Thank you!

@juneritchie2498 23 дня назад

Such great techniques. Many thanks for sharing your secrets! 👏

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Thanks for watching!

@meloneeleddington7664 23 дня назад

Looks amazing, you are so talented.

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Thanks so much 😊

@kenmadland8910 13 дней назад

Excellent video as always. Thank you!

@VanOaksProps 12 дней назад

My pleasure!

@603VIL 22 дня назад

I never get tired of seeing Tombstone videos. I was surprised that you went with a different brand of masonry sealer. Normally, I've seen you use Drylock. Also, what do you recommend for weatherproofing the finish? And, did you add PVC to the base for mounting over rebar? Thanks for sharing.

@VanOaksProps 21 день назад

If you’re using drylok or latex paint you don’t need an additional sealer. As for mounting, this tombstone is going to have some additional animatronics and so the base & installation will be a bit different.

@AuntieVeraCharles50 23 дня назад

Can't wait to see it in person on our annual pilgrimage to see your decorations each Halloween. It's a good excuse to make the trek from Woodland Hills out there so we can see your house and then get ribs from Doctor Hogly Wogly's Tyler Texas BBQ! ;-)

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

This one is for a subscriber, so it won’t be at our place. But you’re welcome to come by to see the “regulars” in our cemetery.

@vectorwolf 23 дня назад

If you don't have a dremel/routing tool, you can 'engrave' an epitaph by using a stick on stencil that covers the 'high' areas and spraying it with spray paint, intentionally letting it eat away what's uncovered. This gives a more rounded depression, but it's good for very old looking stones. This method is also extremely good for making large faux brick walls because the 'grout' is very realistic.

@webzterd 23 дня назад

Always inspired by these, but struggle with fhe closed cell foam supply in the UK. Best availability seems to be foil backed and more costly than habing another child.😊

@montibass 22 дня назад

Thank you for another great video. Have you ever made a video about making the rotary base plate? I feel like, while not a spectacular, crowd pleasing piece of information, this would be a game changer. I'd love to make one....or if you sell them, buy one. :)

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

Thank you! I do sell them in my etsy shop and there's a link to them in the video description.

@kjohnsonleedap 23 дня назад

Great tutorial as usual! Wondering if you have any tips on creating realistic lichen to add to a tombstone?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

I’ve been meaning to try this idea I had where you’d put a drop of acrylic paint on the tombstone and then blow on it through a straw to get it to fan out. I haven’t tried it but I think it could work with some practice.

@joen8529 23 дня назад

Great video! Unfortunately I missed the live… if you actually see this… Why masonry sealer and not just latex paint?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Because of the texture & body of the paint. You could use latex paint too, I just prefer the Drylok

@joen8529 23 дня назад

@@VanOaksProps Oh, nice! That’s great thinking. Thanks for the response man, I appreciate it!

@BellaRigelOrion 23 дня назад

I came for the props, but damn, do you have a great voice! I imagine people tell you that all the time-curious if you do voice acting.

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Thank you! I’m not a voice actor but I’m open to the opportunity.

@brbailey 23 дня назад

I was expecting the white dry brush at the end.

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

That's how I'd done it in the past, but I've stopped because it takes away all the characters in the paint wash

@bascodelagamma 23 дня назад

👍

@TheDarthBobul 23 дня назад

As always, amazing. What is the width dimensions on your vinyl cutter?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

12 inch

@NOYFB982 23 дня назад

It would great if you could let us also know things like which glue you use.

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Links in the video description.

@NOYFB982 23 дня назад

@@VanOaksProps You rock! Thank you!! Love your work.

@prothrotom 22 дня назад

Very nice. I get so many great tips here. I thought you had an X-Carve, why use the Dremel instead of the X-Carve?

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

The dremel is faster for me.

@tammyh8694 23 дня назад

When will you have the 5” carving plate back in stock?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Just updated the listing. They’re back in stock.

@jessicarawlings1993 19 дней назад

Do you have instructions on how you made your guide for your dremmel?

@VanOaksProps 18 дней назад

I don’t. But they’re available in my Etsy store. Https://vanoaksprops.etsy.com

@lawnmut81woo 18 дней назад

@vanoaksprops. Are you running workshops at Mid Summer Scream again?

@VanOaksProps 18 дней назад

Yep! The workshop classes & schedule will be announced soon.

@lawnmut81woo 18 дней назад

Awesome. Looking forward to the show. Let me know if you need help with any of the workshops.

@rickarchambault4756 12 дней назад

Instead of a dedicated palm router, could you use your Dremel with the plunger router attachment to cut in those base pieces?

@VanOaksProps 12 дней назад

I don’t think they make decorative bits like those for rotary tools, but if you had the desire to create that look using a rotary tool you absolutely could.

@rickarchambault4756 10 дней назад

They do have some smaller decorative bits on Amazon but I'm not sure they'd be as good.

@rcjgku 23 дня назад

Curious about the hot wire table. Did you make that or buy it?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

I won it from the nice folks at hotwirefoamfactory.com

@TonyBullard 16 дней назад

What is the typeface you're using? I'm always on the hunt for good looking tombstone typefaces (not the cheesy "creepy" ones)

@VanOaksProps 16 дней назад

I don’t recall but it’s nothing fancy.

@Bigworm928311 23 дня назад

Would you be so kind to tell me where I can buy the foam to make these tombstones. I looked at HomeDepot and can’t seem to find. Can you provide information please. Love your work

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

I’d check Lowe’s. They had it near me.

@603VIL 8 дней назад

So I'm looking to make a wall in my room to replicate the look of a Galaxy's Edge stone wall. I'm thinking of using this method. However, I'm curious to know if this method with give the foam a solid coat that feels like stone. Ive heard tile mortar works great for hardcoating foam, but i also dont want to lose any of that stone detail that comes from the water and torch method. Any recommendations? Thanks for sharing.

@VanOaksProps 8 дней назад

You could follow this exact method and use the same masonry sealer (Drylok Original) to paint it and give it that stone-like texture. Plus you can have the Drylok tinted to a sandy color of your choosing.

@603VIL 8 дней назад

@VanOaksProps Looking into this as we speak. Yeah, I'm seeing that it comes in a sand or beige color. I think the sand color will be a perfect color for the base. Thanks a ton!

@VanOaksProps 8 дней назад

@@603VIL or you can just get white and pick a color swatch from the wall and they’ll tint it for you.

@SCG99 23 дня назад

Would a heat gun work instead of the blowtorch?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

It can, but it may take a bit longer. You’ll definitely want to test it out first.

@stalker42 23 дня назад

What size Dremel bit did you use for carving?

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

It’s the #194

@QUEERPASSBAYERN 23 дня назад

Hello, great job - I like your 👓Brille - what model and Brand is it? Cheers Mario

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Thanks! They're from Fytoo and the style is called "noyes." Here's a link: shrsl.com/4kikp

@QUEERPASSBAYERN 23 дня назад

Thanx - ordered 2 🤓😉

@glennharris5043 23 дня назад

Do sell the epitaphs cut in the vinyl? Or do I have the files so we can download them and print them ourselves? You know give back to the community.

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

I don’t currently.

@glennharris5043 16 дней назад

@@VanOaksProps what brand vinyl cutter are you using so I can buy one?

@VanOaksProps 16 дней назад

@@glennharris5043 I really like the Silhouette Cameo. I bought it over 10 years ago and use it a ton and it’s still working flawlessly.

@glennharris5043 15 дней назад

@@VanOaksProps I can only find the cameo 5 so it will have to do. Thank you.

@LordHog 22 дня назад

Waiting for the day when you get a CnC for efficiency

@VanOaksProps 22 дня назад

I had one, but I didn’t find it to be as efficient as just hand carving with a rotary tool.

@pecktox 23 дня назад

Like it..! ! Pewq

@GaryGreenway 23 дня назад

Happy to see you back in Halloween mode

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

Gotta change it up so that I don’t get burnt out on either of my favorites.

@gravemarker 23 дня назад

I thought you used dryloc to paint with.

@VanOaksProps 23 дня назад

That’s correct

@SummersideDiver 23 дня назад

I’m also the guy who likes to over think the details, and should consider the 10’ rule, but often focuses on the 10” instead.

@deadmansgully9789 12 дней назад

What size width is your cutter 12” 24”?

@VanOaksProps 12 дней назад

It’s the 16” hotwirefoamfactory.com/K03DPV-16in_Pro_Vari_HeatKit.html

@deadmansgully9789 12 дней назад

@@VanOaksProps lol I meant the vinyl cutter width. But thanks for the foam cutter information.

@VanOaksProps 12 дней назад

@@deadmansgully9789 ahh. It’s the 12” silhouette cameo