What the Flock!? - Cheap Flocking Guide for D&D Terrain 

you can use a cheapie water bottle mister to spray the watered down pva so you don't have to jab with a paint brush and risk messing up your nice flocking

Lots of sage advice here. I've herb of using seasonings before, but this thyme I am very impressed. In particular, I enjoy the dill flocking, it looks really good!

I use coffee grounds and tea leaves from teabags as flocking as well. After you've made your coffee or drunk your tea, bake the remains in an oven for a while to kill any bacteria, and it should be good.

Add a drop of liquid dish soap to your watered down glue, this will help break the surface tension and will be much easier to apply.

Phrases I never thought I'd hear in any hobby related video: "Oh no! The glue is dill contaminated!"

Hey flockface! Hope this video is helpful or interesting. And as always, I remind you to enable notifications, this way RU-vid will actually show you a video even if it doesn't please the Algorithm Deities. -Happy Crafting!

In 1066 A.D. this flocking would have cost a week's wages. :) I like your content! Thanks for making videos.

Before applying the final layer of glue for the flocking, spritz it with isopropyl alcohol. It acts to break the surface tension, and when you apply the glue it'll sink down nicely :)

Good call on the pepper. I've never tried it before, but I will have to give it a shot. For the future, here are two easy ways to solve your pepper problem and allow you to glue down spices without the darkening/satin finish of excess glue. Option 1) Mix 1/3 PVA and 2/3 Water. Mix these two thoroughly. Add 2-3 drops of dishwashing liquid soap. Mix GENTLY, so that bubbles do not form. If bubbles DO form, wait until thhey die fro, Load it in to a spray bottle, then spray it lightly over the top. The detergent will improve the flow of the PVA/water into the nooks and crannies of the flock, even a pile of pepper. The whole thing will be solid as a rock if you let it dry overnight. Option 2) Spray the flock down with isopropyl alcohol. Wait a few seconds for the Isopropyl to sink in, then spray it with a mix similar to the stuff from above (1/3 glue. 2/3 water. No soap, and bubbles are irrelevant.) This mix dries faster, and not having to wait for soap bubbles to pop is a big time saver. I recommend replacing the glue with Mod Podge, which dries faster, stronger, and with an easily controllable finish. The glue works, but you are going to get some darkening of color, and a satin finish wherever you get a clump of unmixed glue. Some other suggestions: Spatter some bay leaves with light brown and yellow paint, and let them dry. Crush them up in your bare hand.Bay leaves can be crumpled up by hand, and will break apart. Once broken, they make great actual leaves. Green tea can be glued together for great bushes or clump foliage, but you do have to use it in layers. I use the sprigs of green stuff from the top of fennel bulbs (dried in a microwave) to make small ferns, or bound together and glued to a wall to simulate ivy.

I found that Lemon Zinger Celestial Seasonings tea looks pretty good as fall/autumn leaves

Love it, thank you for this

A kitchen knife and spices!? Is this a cooking show. Love it, thanks for your tips

What an excellent tutorial. I never thought to use spices. always went with colored sawdust or beach sand. The oregano would look great as a smaller patch, perhaps under a tree. the dill and pepper transition is awesome.

I started watching your channel last year when I was getting into terrain building. Thanks for not editing out your “mistakes.” It helped me not worry when building my own stuff and showed me that all terrain turns out just fine. Great channel. Keep it up!

Ginger ale shot out my nose at "and I'm not wearing pants".

Wyloch and Black Magic Craft led me to your channel. I like what I have seen so far, so you have a new subscriber. I can tell that I've got some catching up to do.

using herbs to make flocking but have to run out for a dnd session... someone needs more Thyme

I was about to buy flocking and fake dirt off the internet, but your video showed me the light. Actually genius to just use what is already in your kitchen ! Plus it is probably about the same in cost or less, and you can still use the seasonings when you cook 🤘

I am a newb at this whole table top crafting thing and your method is one that I might try before I invest in something more expensive. Thanks for sharing.

"moment of truth and I'm not wearing pants"... I almost spit coffee all over my monitor. Thank you for the laugh.

The Oregano seems to be perfect for an autumn theme

I've found that when putting on the second layer of glue, make it VERY watery with a touch of liquid soap. It will just sink into the flocking. I learned this trick from model railroaders.

Thank you for your honesty and insights into using items we find out doors as well as herbs from the kitchen...

10 things your flock provider does NOT want you to know. Flocking companies HATE him. This nerd crafts EPIC terrain. You WONT BELIEVE the materials used!!!

In addition to a water bottle to spray a glue/water mixture, you could also use an eye dropper. It will displace less flocking :D

Very inspiring video, many thanks!

I love this thank you so much for sharing, I'm new to DnD land building and scratch building. This is very helpful.

That ball of foil to add texture to the rock faces, awesome!!

Looks great!

6:28 Bloody brilliant, you made such an awesome fantasy ruins. So awesome dude.

This is brilliant! Now I'm off to the supermarket to find the herbs and spices rack...

It's really amazing good job!!

That was another helpful video, Mr. Bard, sir.

This is good stuff! thanks!

I just finished a few trees. Well, now i must add some spice to their life. In the form of fallen leaves. Looks great man. Keep these vids coming.

That's flocking great!

Flocking excellent!!! Thanks for the helpful video :)

Flock uses: Flock you Motherflocker Piece of floschite Floschite Flocking Bullflock Oh flock Also, great vídeo as always!

So glad to revisit these videos. Miss this channel. Any updates?

What a fantastic idea to use the herbs. Much cheape than buying the flocking in the bag. Thank you . Phaedra

thank you!!

Magnífico. Sencillo y eficiente! 🤗🤗

black pepper & green tea?!?!?!!? now THAT I can buy easily. THanks!

I would try a darker brown wash on the oregano or dry brush brown to simulate the leaves losing moisture and drying at the edges.

Hi, good use of herbs and spices. Don't forget that if you want the 2nd layer of glue to go down better give it a light spray of ipa or water with a little drop of dish soap, this will break the surface tension and let the glue flow in better.

Hey u r amazing ! Great job

Love it

Great again :)

very good video !

Painting like a brute. 😆 cute. I love this!

For hills and mountains I really like upholstery foam. It doesn't cut as easily, but it tears into good natural rock shapes. But before painting it use a sealer like Flex Seal, or Plasti-Dip or whatever you have in your part of the world. I give a coating of Super 77 spray adhesive to make the sealant cling to the surface more than the pores. Then I spray it with 2 coats of sealant, and 3 or 4 coats of flat black. From there dry brush and accent as normal. They are nigh invulnerable once they're done.

Wow! I'm impressed. By the way I use a carving knife. Long and straight. Works great cutting foam.

Awesome

Year 1300: "Howdy-hey, today I'll show ya the cheappiest way to flock yar terrain!" *smears the black pepper that's worth your royal title

I bet your terrain smells awesome!

A good dirt flocking also, is just to use some ground coffee if you want a dark one (little orange/burnt sierra dry brush afterward for a clayish dirt!). Work very well... and smells quite a lot too :P

4:10 The bard's wisdom: Ad more glue, that usually works for everything in life. 😁

This comment section taught me more than the last 10 tutorials I watched 😂

You can fix those surface tension issues by mixing alcohol and water in a spray bottle and giving it a couple spritz before adding the glue mixture. It will aid the glue in flowing into the crevices

Now I have a use for those old spices in my cupboards.

You could put your foam in a blender or food processor and grind it up for flocking add paint.

Actually i once used mixed pepper for a nice texture ;) they still smell a bit sharp but look great

there is something really good for leaf imitation. I found that in my pool now looks in spring with a fine sieve to all the ponds you know and to the pool facilities of you and your friends ... there are tiny particles floating on top of them that look like mini maple leaves . unfortunately I don't know which plant that is ...

Somthing that could help is if u spray the flocking whith watter useing a spray bottle then add the glue in a 60%-70% glue to watter mix in another spray bottle this helps whith over glueing and glue-tention :)

I have heard soot and ash makes a good miniature sand or gravel although less nice smelling

To decrease surface tension use fewdrops of washing detergent

A little trick how you can decrease surface tension: before putting the glu on sprinkle some washing liquid on the surface than applie the glue that can be diluted 1:1 with water

hi i love your content 😍, can you share other more affordable foam instead xps foam? if using styrofoam or pvc or something else is it okay?

What do you think about painting the whole thread, leave it dry, then cut to little peacees, instead of losing your mind when it gets stuck (when too much paint added). And you perhaps won't need the strainer either. Just thinking out of the box.

4:05 add a drop of "Dreft" to your water/PVA glue mix. It will break the surface tension of the water. (don't know how it's called in English... as I'm Dutch speaking lol. It is stuff to do the dishes... Maybe detergent or so???)

You are not just a pretty face, lol. Love your talent thanks for the video. God bless ,XO

Cool! I'll use these, but will these rot over time?

What the flock

And if your characters get hungry during an adventure, it's chow down on the terrain time. But seriously, the pepper is great. More. Experimenting with colour might just make the oregano great again!

I love this so much for providing cheaper alternatives! May I ask, how long does the dill/pepper smell last? Will the terrain always smell like those herbs/spices?

"This is the moment of truth, and I'm not wearing pants." I want this on my tombstone.

I can use some isopropyl alcohol spray too right?

Thanks, you are funny :D

Buy terrarium substrate for tarantulas (easy and nice dirt) I like Bear's garlic the most for fallen leaves, It looks natural and it's cheap. Also don't add too much glue with brush - it will look like it's wet and it looks ugly (in my opinion). If you want to add glue try small plastic spray bottles with 1/5 glue + 4/5 water

If you use a brush to dab on pva mixture you could put a drop of washing up liquid on your finger tip (your choice, you have up to 8 of them) then dab in onto the surface of your mixture. This will destroy the water’s surface tension....utterly!

To avoid having the diluted glue solution bead up, add isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol to the solution. Start with about 1/4 alcohol. It really kills the surface tension!

You can add your terrain to a pasta dish after they have served their purpose. yay!~

I'm curious to know your thoughts about mixing PVA and water in a spray bottle to apply as the top coat instead of applying with a brush on top of the flocking.

Will herb flocking go bad over time? Especially good to know if you’re making larger pieces...

Even 2:27 is so much for me!

Do you know where i could get some of that foam

I think isopropyl alcohol works for the surface tension thing.

Hi is there a device or machine to use for flocking? what are they.tnx

Do you have to treat the herbs to stop molding over time

Where can I get XPS foam and is it expensive?

got a new sub here fam

Great ideas! Have you tried using tea as flocking?

interesting

Interesting - can you comment on how these food gased products are fairing, 4 years down the line?

My dill had mold after 4 months. I'd recommend against it from my experience.

Flocking excellent ideas there.

I have a question about using herb flocking for miniatures (as opposed to terrain). I have heard the flocking can rot so it is not good for a miniatures base. How true is this?

Hi, to have the Grass effect you use "Dill"?? I'M French, understand all your vidéo is hard but look is so cool

Doesnt the peppers go bad after a while? Decombosing from bakterier since its plant material :O

I wonder if molding will be an issue? If not, its great. Much cheaper then many flock manufacturers.