baking paper between tiles while stored on edge further protects the finish. no sticking together

Great video, fantastic techniques. I would suggest using MDF rectangles, as your base: larger pieces means fewer pieces to build/store/deploy, still customizable for size and shape; MDF is virtually impervious to warping from PVA Glue/Mod Podge; the edges can be sanded to bevel them, if needed. I would further suggest sealing it with a wood sealer, then spray paint it a base blue color, to speed up the painting process. Apply various blue washes after the spray paint base dries. You could try a food dehydrator to speed up curing of the Mod Podge: blows mildly heated air across the surfaces. Cheers!

Brilliant!!!

So cool!

These look awesome! Mod podge + varnish definitely looks most like real water, and would be most immersive in game.

That’s sick I haven’t seen a water effect tutorial as easy and as cool in fact I’m going to go buy a big bottle of gloss mod Podge

This is genius. Thank you! The scientific approach is much appreciated.

Great project IF you have the lead time to go through the demanding process… Still very well done!

Wow!!!! Looks amazing!

Have you ever tried using acrylic as the backing material so you could put underglow below the water?

Very impressive results without using resin. You are definitely an out of box thinker.

These look great!

Great video!

Great work, and great tips. I was curious what material you were using to deal with warping, and the paperboard solution is a cool way to get around it. Also, if you're in the market for a pretty light and zany naval wargame, Galleys and Galleons may be a good option.

good video

How similar is mod podge to white glue?

You weren't the first, a guy from Sweden did it 9 years ago, maybe you should give him credit because we know you got it from there

Looking Good, is there a nother thing to do the gloss effect?