Make and Paint Realistic Shingles from Balsa Wood

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Smol World Workshop

Smol World Workshop

Күн бұрын

How to make miniature shingles from balsa wood. Shingles for for scale models, dioramas, wargaming terrain, tabletop gaming, d&d scenery, warhammer 40k, model railroads, and dollhouses
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Making shingles from balsa wood is one of my favorite techniques. In my opinion, nothing looks more like wood than wood itself, and balsa wood is a pleasure to work with. Balsa wood is readily available at most hobby and craft stores, and it's very affordable. You don't need any fancy tools to make these shingles, just a knife, wire brush, acrylic paint, and some patience!
In this video, I show you how to texture balsa wood to emulate an old, wooden, shake shingle. I show you how to assemble the shingles using super glue.
I show you how to paint and weather wood to look aged and old using acrylic washes and drybrushing. Then, how to add moss to the surface. I hope you enjoy!
Feel free to use this technique for any scale you're working in. This technique can work in 1:12 scale, all the way down to small, tabletop miniatures for wargaming, as well as model railroad layouts.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:11 Texturing and Cutting Balsa Wood
1:11 Gluing Balsa Wood with Super Glue
1:48 Painting and Weathering Balsa Wood with Acrylic Washes and Paint
2:57 Fine Turf Flock for Moss
4:28 Final Result!
4:37 Patreon
4:59 Bloopers
Music:
Song: Southbound
Music by: CreatorMix.com
Song: Endless Lights
Music by: CreatorMix.com

Пікірлер: 36
@stuloveday8032
@stuloveday8032 20 күн бұрын
I think you mean "diluted" ... not "deluded" :) but other wise I LOVE your videos. Super well done. Great that you show the finished product at the beginning too. So many tutorials don't show you what they're working towards until the end. Thanks
@duacot6633
@duacot6633 9 ай бұрын
This is an excellent tutorial. In terms of scale buildings it's hard to beat this vid.
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! I’m glad you liked the video, thanks for watching!
@BManStan1991
@BManStan1991 7 ай бұрын
Please make more tutorials like this. They are great
@FlokisModels
@FlokisModels Жыл бұрын
That's some great looking shingles
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@Diego-Linx
@Diego-Linx Жыл бұрын
thank you for uploading more videos, I still don't have a space for my workshop, but I'm learning a lot with you!
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for you’re support! I’m glad you’re learning!!
@lesthiele4921
@lesthiele4921 Жыл бұрын
That sir was a really great tutorial video, I don't think I will ever do buildings but I enjoyed your very easy style, best regards from a Kiwi living in Australia 👍👍👍
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!!
@edhorst7212
@edhorst7212 10 ай бұрын
Great tutorial on “ how to” shingles, painting & weathering..plan to use this roof as I was stuck with not being happy with just “ tar paper look..
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop 10 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the tutorial, good luck with your projects!
@janetsusan8633
@janetsusan8633 Жыл бұрын
You do beautiful work!! 👍👍
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@enzoroma14
@enzoroma14 Жыл бұрын
Amazing as usual 🔝
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@williamcox6043
@williamcox6043 Жыл бұрын
Love how you texture the shingles - great work! 🙂
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
@marc-andremartineau5598
@marc-andremartineau5598 Ай бұрын
Hey mate. Do you have a video about copper roofing?
@modellfrickler1883
@modellfrickler1883 10 ай бұрын
Great Video!
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop 10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@theQiwiMan
@theQiwiMan Жыл бұрын
Beautiful work! Will need to use some of these techniques in my next build!
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you! And glad to hear that, good luck with your build!
@tpbbuzzelli1327
@tpbbuzzelli1327 Жыл бұрын
Very nicely done
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you!!
@tpbbuzzelli1327
@tpbbuzzelli1327 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy working with balsa and high density foam to create vignettes and diorama’s
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
@@tpbbuzzelli1327 that’s awesome! They are great materials to work with
@MrMajikman1
@MrMajikman1 9 ай бұрын
Yes, shellac is a great idea to seal the balsa! I use a lot of balsa in my models and was trying to figure out a way to seal it before painting it, because as I found out, painting raw balsa tends to warp the wood, even with undiluted acrylic paints, so I was painting the front and the back to even out the warping. So just out of curiosity, washes and acrylics will stick to the shellac? That was my only worry when trying to figure out how to seal the balsa to avoid warping it with paint/washes.
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop 9 ай бұрын
Yes! The washes still stick to the shellac. Just so you know, the shellac doesn’t prevent the warping 100% so painting the front and back to prevent it is still good practice. You may want to test out some shellac on scrap pieces first. Thanks for watching :)
@abagofcats4673
@abagofcats4673 Жыл бұрын
What ratio do you use for the paint and water to make a wash?
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
When I’m applying a wash to the entire surface, I don’t have any perfect ratios, but I’d say 3 parts water to 1 part paint is a good starting point. For the individual colors of shingles (using white, buff, deck tan) and the moss colors, I just load my brush with water and dilute the color directly on the palette. But I make sure the surface of the wood is still wet which helps the colors blend nicely (this technique is called wet blending) If I apply too much paint, I immediately apply clean water to the surface to dilute the effect. I hope this helps!
@abagofcats4673
@abagofcats4673 Жыл бұрын
@@smolworldworkshop thank you for replying. Really appreciate it
@CarlosRomeroValiente
@CarlosRomeroValiente Жыл бұрын
Great work! What scale do you make to?
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop Жыл бұрын
Thank you! These are for 1:24 scale
@gelatinskeleton8745
@gelatinskeleton8745 7 ай бұрын
Super glue? Is that just for the example? Or normal use for your builds?
@smolworldworkshop
@smolworldworkshop 6 ай бұрын
I typically use super glue regardless because it’s fast drying and strong
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