I made cheap DUNGEON TILES using disposable plates! 

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Pfftt. I could do that too if I had fancy stuff like a table. Bourgeoisie makers with their electric lights and indoor toilets

What really made it for me was the relaxed feel to the creation. "Do this. Or not. Honestly, it's all up to you. This is how I do it, but you do you."

I appreciate the humor of painting your floor tiles with floor polish. xD

"The project I'm gonna show you, I swear, is really cheap!" "You don't have to buy these, just steal them..." lol

I just made my first dungeon tile using this method! (I couldn't find styrofoam plates anywhere, so I decided to use an egg carton to make my stones instead) The end result is so satisfying, and makes the hours of tedious work worth it

Shemp - "how do you travel with your terrain" Jeremy - *looks at wall of terrain behind himself* "Uh, I don't"

I did something like this last year. I needed a big lava set piece for the boss battle so I grabbed some foam core and started ripping up styrofoam cups from gas station soda fountains. Used the styrofoam as rock islands in the lava flow. The part that goes on the cup holder got turned into vent tubes. Added poly fill and tea lights for smoke plumes. Turned out pretty cool. Probably cost $5 to make.

I need a ruler and an exacto knife!!! do I look like I’m made of money?

This is why I subbed, this is why I stay! More Mcguyvering!

Something I have used since the 80's and so have a wide selection of is 12 vinyl floor tiles that you can cut to size with a razor knife. Comes in all kinds of patterns. Stone patterns, pebble patterns, different colors of wood and marble patterns. Find them at home improvement stores, Walmart, Target, etc. Cheap too! Since the backs are sticky you do need something like thin cardboard or colored foam sheets to cover the bottoms.. You can also double side them by sticking the backs together.

Nice simple build. Perfect if you're just getting into the hobby.

When I started researching how to make my own dungeon tiles, I saw a lot of tutorials using foam core and xps foam (including your tutorials) and I thought to myself that I could use foam plates for less cost (and easier transport!) and use that instead of foam core for my travel tiles (I have xps foam for my home tiles) I haven't gotten around to making the travel tiles yet, but I have a package of foam plates sitting on my shelf right now, waiting for me to use them....and then I saw this tutorial pop up. Great Canadian minds think alike!

Thank you for sharing this! I made ship deck terrain for our game using your suggestions. I found a wire pet brush at the dollar store and it worked beautifully for adding grain texture to the plates. It also worked well for making a yarn fireball. I essentially made a big tassel out of red, yellow and orange acrylic yarn then brushed it. We put it on a wire and glued it to a spare stand. Did the same for a wall of fire.

I can't ever see myself laying down those stones, but the result is excellent. I did a similar thing for my games with MDF and a stamped design. I think the paper plate as a thin piece of foam to add details is a pretty interesting and cool idea. Love the idea of removing the warp. Also, the Loke Battlemats are awesome. Picked mine up to run out of home games, although I admit to carrying terrain to those games now as well. :)

I got a very nostalgic feeling watching this episode. Took me back to the early days of BMC where it was all about the simple stuff. Thanks for the feels.

I cannot wait to try this out on my 2.5D dungeon tiles too.

The production quality of your videos gets better and better every time; Amazing video Jeremy!

Hey Jeremy! I just want to say thank you for your RU-vid channel as you have gotten me into crafting and I have loved watching your videos! I built some of the modular ruins and the iron door and the small triangular hut in the past like 3 weeks and it has saved me during this crazy stuff that is going on. so thank you for all that you do!

Loved this! I love your budget terrain stuff, it certainly helps during quarantine when I'm jobless and can't really spend a lot on crafting :)

now I'm just imagining all across the world, people are going to stores and asking which brand of styrofoam plate scratches most easily =D

Thank you! This is absolutely genius and everything I was looking for. You are inspiring with your ingenuity and creativity!

Cool simple build, we’ve had this book in our gaming group for like a year and a half. It’s great to have.

I started working with textures like these at art college. Medium interactions are really awesome to work with. I wish I had met you back then. Awesome work

Thank you . Love how you show multiple ways /budget builds.

Single-use plastics like those styrofoam plates, cutlery, and drinking straws have all been banned in the EU since 2018. You might still be able to find old stock for sale but it's getting rare and hopefully will all be gone soon. The plates weren't really a thing here in Sweden before the ban either, disposable plates were usually made out of paper.

Nice job as usual... this is a basic lesson video for every floor tutorial you would ever need, except for ones that need flocking. Thanks again! "Now you are ready to roll, initiative!" Love that line!

Great tutorial, needed some ideas for creating some small buildings & the plates are a great cheap product to use.... the painting of the tiles & finished product look incredible 👏👏🙂

Probably one of the most realistic and intuitive tutorial videos on DIY tiles. Used very accessible tools and materials (mostly from the dollar store). Awesome job!

I always love your Dollar store builds and the use-what-you-have attitude. Great video. Thank you

Omg I would love to play a campaign at your place….you sir are the reason I craft my own terrain. Been watching your videos for years now.

Re: coffee stir sticks. If you can get craft sticks, it's nice because many of them have squared edges and it's a lot easier to cut through them compared to what might look more like popsicle sticks.

These look amazing! I love your content, and your painting technique is the best I've seen. :) Thanks so much!

I'm an old schooler, user of grid paper rolls and markers since forever... Had been in a bit of a pause in my DM role (some 5 years) and my old group (and some new players) asked me so very nicely (badgered actually) into getting back. Finally found some inspiration to get back into it but I wanted something new to offer to them. So I was thinking about tiles, 2.5D, papercraft, scatter terrain, etc. Have been following your channel for a while and is absolute gold, and this one just nailed it. Covid has hit hard over here, and this is economic and simple as it gets. Loved it! Keep the good work man!

Love the video, man! I just made my first tiles *today* using your techniques! Thanks so much for all you're doing! 👍🏼😁

I really love the making scenic parts, so making dungeon tiles in this vid is awesome for me! Thank you for sharing this.....off to get some disposable plates!

So clever as always! They end up looking incredibly good and clean. Well done!

Okay, now that was an awesome crafting idea, and a really cool sponsor! I'm gonna check them out now.

Thanks, as a relatively poor/cheap crafter, this is fantastic! I appreciate you and your videos so much, God bless you and I hope your wife is doing better!

love the tiles especially the wood side and with the perfect square you can create rooms that allows you to make various shapes, btw still use the basic black wash as it is genius in its ability to blend!

Followed your tutorial! Made some changes and used bought foam instead but the results were pretty great! Thank you!

Very cool looking tiles. I’m definitely going to try these out! Thank you!

Can I just say how much I respect your approach. A+

Amazing how good the Loke BattleMats look with a few bits of scatter. Great looking product. Great to see those tiles come up - the coffee stirrer idea to overcome warp is really useful - cheers.

Another awesome video! I love how thin these are, and they look great :)

Studson Studio lead me to your channel and ultimately this great tutorial. Had never considered actually getting into these types of crafts before, but both of you guys make the hobby so approachable I had to give it a try. I’ve started out on my first two prototype tiles, and already LOVING it. I work at a computer all day, so having something cheap and easy to actually make is a great diversion. Thank you so much!

That is soooo good. Absolutely brilliant! I'm sold; next video please.

This link gets saved next to the video in which you used the foam egg cartons. Thank you for sharing these unique craft ideas and pointing out materials that, at least as far as I'm concerned, I hadn't considered. Take care and be safe.

I've always wanted a tutorial on making affordable Ass Tiles.

as a traveling welder who is currently waiting on more work to come in during these crappy times and have spent his quarantine time painting and making stuff, this has now my new next project for those nights i have to be in a hotel room while working but can still Zoom my games and show my players what they are looking at. Thanks for always being the guy who got me into this stuff Jeremy. Cheers

Really cool ideas, Jeremy!! They came out amazing...as always!

Bro... my life has been changed. Thank you so much for giving me this tutorial. Much love!

Right on, man! I hsd recently bought some foam plates to use dor various things, so this is a happy coincidence! I like the book as well, but i do like building things too. Rock on, brutha!

this aspect of the miniature gaming hobby is easily just as appealing to me as the actual game of D&D itself. I've talked to a couple gaming brothers that proudly show me their home made terrain and dungeon decos and I'm floored by the cool things that other people figure out. One guy used plastic chain and made the suspended dungeon entrance for minis ala Black Rock Spire from World of Warcraft. It was so cool. Thanks for this tip, I'll give this a try. I have a set of 3D printed walls, doors, corners & other dungeon environments coming from a friend with a 3D printer. I'm painting his Star Wars Legion starter box minis in exchange. I love the info sharing and the back scratching that goes on in this hobby. Long Live the Nerds!! Thanks again for sharing your ideas to make gaming better!

Thank you!! A great video for a crafty-new-DM!!

i got part 1 of these battle mats books and it really is great for DM's that share locations for games with their players... Great vid as always

Thanks for the inspiration! I've also been looking for cost effective ways to build terrain.

LOVE this technique!! Not just because they are very budget friendly and easy, but because they look great too!! I just started a big project, making modular dungeon tiles, walls, chests, etc. for Gloomahven. I've been trying to decide what materials I want to use and I think I'm going to use this method, for the floor tiles at least!

You are the OG of all craft channels!!

So simple! Wonderful build, man!

this is an actual first for me. a sponsor/commercial i enjoyed being shown. havent seen such a creature in more than a decade

Duuuude I'm surprising my husband with these. I've been saving up for all the tile making kit stuff you've done in the past but THIS I can do now.

That turned out great! Thanks for going into so much detail here

Thank you for sharing this great technique!

I own these books and their terrain tokens. They are great. I use them often

These actually look really great, especially at such a low cost. I have yet to get into the actually gaming, but I love the making side of it. Debating throwing together a few of these for my partner’s dad’s group

Great video! Because of this Channel I was able to start making some of the amazing terrain you helped guide everyone to create! My players rave about the epic terrain and I alway talk about your channel. You have made an impact on every session I have had! Please continue educating us on terrain making and help my players and I to make more epic D&D memories! :)

Unbelievable! Just what i was looking for! I was looking for a smaller scale dungeon floor for my miniature photography. And was not trying to spend the outrageous amount but some people were asking. I am not afraid to spend some time to make something as awesome as these

Nice simple build. Well done.

Love the paint job! Especially the stone!

New to the hobby and this channel, but I absolutely love all of this! Great video, amazing content - keep it up man! Big fan!

Can’t wait to try this out! Thank you sir. 🙏🙏🙏

Great video! Back to basics baby!! Seriously, a fun video.

These are really great!! Thanks for sharing.

Love this!!!! Great way to kill some quarantine time!

I discovered this channel today. Amazing job, you're a genius. You won a new subscriber. Greetings from Argentina!

Love my Loke books they are so rad! Heaps excited to get their next books.

Those came out beautifully. I really enjoyed your very practical approach to crafting. Subbed.

Wow, those turned out amazing.... I would never have thought of the plates but now seeing it, it should have been obvioius!

Great looking project

I did this, worked super well and i actually liked this more as i make everything custom, from size to actual terrain. I am making wooden floors and plan to make grassland next, thanks and keep up the great videos :D

Inspired by this vid, I made some walls and ruins using an old yoga mat i had lying about. I basically did what you did with the styrofoam, and cut it in various really small squares, basically small bricks, and the glued them onto some pretty sturdy cardboard. I've made longer walls that will serve as borders for the map, and smaller wall ruins in various heights. I even took a paper towel roll and glued some onto that, making a tower. Combine that with some cheap pine trees for Christmas decorations (those are really cheap come January) and with some play mobile greenery (bought at a dollar store) I have light flexible setup, that doesn't really weigh much (though a bit bulky) if I have to take it on the move. While the yoga mat was super easy to work with, it does stick out a bit, so I'm gonna try using styrofoam plates for tombstones and maybe a small hit or wagon.

I really enjoyed this tutorial. I think I am going to use a clear matt coating for the final step though. The flat lighter stones look perfect! Thank you again for always inspiring us to keep crafting.

Awesome result!

Never would have thought to repurpose disposable plates as a source of foam, awesome video!

I've just made my first batch of these and they're turning out amazing :D thank you so much. At the risk of sounding like a noob tho I actually found a really good (for me) way of making the stones - use the flat middles of the plates for the planks, then just break apart the edges of the plates by hand to make the tiles. Snapping it by hand gives a rough texture, it's crazy fast compared to cutting, you'll soon have enough pieces to pick and choose what works just right for what you need, and you can still clean them up after if you need to using your knife. Less waste, too.

I love this idea of smaller tiles! I dont travel with games, but I dont have a lot of space in my home to store a bunch of tiles. This seems really space conscious and I can see doing a bunch of different designs in this thinner profile. (Shallow pools of water and lava, anyone?) Thank you for this type of video!

I know i've said it before, but man do I enjoy watching your videos. it's like turning everyday trash into useful art that can be touched and played with, it's just fantastic. I bet If I sent you to a landfill without any way for you to get out of it for a while I'd come back to a giant deluxe D&D fantasy set up. (or maybe you'd be very angry at me) but still. you got some crazy skills with that exacto.

Love your vids and really appreciate your time. God Bless

Thanks! I learned something! Great content!

Just followed this video and made my first tile. I'm so proud of how well it turned out. As you said, it was pretty tedious, but hot damn was it worth it. Really feel accomplished after laying all that stone work. Fantastic tutorial and a great first project for me. Appreciate it!

Little tip from the auto body world. A little cornstarch will make most glossy finishes matte. Obviously you have to test it, but it totally works and most people already have it

Sir you're on a hot streak! Love those simple tiles and your skull columns. I'm going to think about those battle mats they look very useful.

Thank you for the video, I might use some of the techniques for this house model I want to make!

I've started using those plates for stonework and wood flooring in my building lately, kinda sucks they don't take a stone texture easily but they still look good when painted. Great vid

Great video, I'm definitely going to check that sponsor out as well, that looks like about the best thing for a traveling DM

Aw man I enjoy the intro you used, I've been jamming to that song lately

WE USED TO USE POLYSTYRENE ROOF TILES TO MAKE BASES AND DIORAMA SCENES AS KIDS - USUALLY TENDED TO BE BETTER FOR SCI FI MINIATURES

I would like to try this for my next project!

Some great crafting ideas!