I work for a local haunted attraction making props, sets and costumes. I love your videos because they give me the specific “how to’s” for so many of the projects I do. Please keep the videos coming!

@603VIL

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Huge help and time saver. I'd be lost without these videos. You do wonders for the community. Great appreciation man!

@jrikkerink

11 күн бұрын

I also work for an organization that organizes Halloween events, including a horror maze in a large cornfield with various haunted houses. To be honest, I often use your tutorials (including this one) as a guide because they are clearly, effectively, and transparently explained. It's also great that you share the mistakes with us, as these are the exact points everyone encounters during the making process but are rarely mentioned in KZread tutorials. Thank you very much for the inspiration and detailed explanations!

I worked in Hollywood back in the 1980’s for a few years as a scenic artist. One of my projects was a commercial with the Smothers Brothers for Magnavox. I had to creat three walls that looked like flagstone. Used this exact same technique. When I saw the commercial on tv, I was completely blown away by the realism. These techniques are pure gold.

I have respect when people add their mistakes in crafting. The best/most frustrating part of craft is learning from mistakes.

Forgive me, but I can not resist... You Rock!

@kmarch6630

2 жыл бұрын

Groan....🤣🤣

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Your work is above average,even up close it looks like true cement and bricks. Awesome it inspired me to try it out. Thank you for sharing.

@VanOaksProps

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I worked at Walt Disney World and got to see their scenic guys add character paint to a crypt at the exit of the Haunted Mansion in 2007. They mixed drylok with green paint to added it in little piles to create mossy details, which I thought was brilliant.

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Good to know!

Thats pretty cool but a pro tip . When you lay stone, vertical joints should never line up as it creates a weak point in a stone wall. I know it foam, but still for a bit more realism. Never stack vertical joints.

I ended up doing something like this for my haunt this year but on a larger scale. My facade was a cavern-like temple entrance and I used many of the same methods here when it came to carving my stones, again on a larger scale to look like they're larger rocks. Only differences were I used a router bit to carve my grout lines so they look like stacked rocks and used a heat gun instead of a torch for the weathering. I also Gorilla glued and screwed some leftover 2x4 scraps from when I rebuilt part of my deck in the bottom for security. Overall it worked out great and I got tons of compliments and the almighty feel test

@lawrencewilhelm7095

2 жыл бұрын

I used a metal brush wheel that was a bit beat up with a hand held electric drill to carve the grout lines. It makes a more irregular, realistic line. Scary Larry

Nice presentation…the guy is fantastic in making these DIY videos

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

You do great work, man. Thanks for sharing your techniques with us!

That turned out great.

This is just what I needed! Thank you!!! Your channel rules!

Rock on man! 🤘

Love your technique...so realistic. You do a fantastic job with your videos. I am always amazed! I stopped buying props years ago as you just can’t get a quality look. It’s much more fun to create my own creations, and they look so much better thanks to you and others who post “how to” videos like this. Your work is greatly appreciated!!!

Fantastic! Great video, information, and thanks for showing the parts you were'nt thrilled about. Sometimes creators can forget that what not to do can be just important as what to do! 🙂

Found your video while looking for inspiration to make a tomb for our VBS at church. Thank you for posting! :)

Looks really cool. I've done smaller versions using ceilling tiles. Will have to try using foam.

I could very easily see myself making some of this when I can't think of anything fun to build and eventually covering at least one whole wall of my shop. As you can guess, I get bored easily. Thanks for the inspiration!

You are an amazing craftsman. I am so inspired.

OMG..you certainly have more patience than I would in making this project. I have a 6' section that I want to do something like this in but will be looking at other ways.....hopefully. Thanx for your videos and tips and tricks

Oooo that dry brushing of white 👍🏼! It just came alive in front of my eyes

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't that great?! It's always a surprise.

From doing dioramas and scale modeling wrinkled up tin foil ball for texture is the best way for random stone textures

I am so impressed!

Love this. It looks great! I greatly appreciate how you clearly explain what you are doing as you are doing it. I've learned so much from your videos. Thank you!

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Looks like a great background for a small reptile enclosure!

😱Thank you for your time and sharing your talent.

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

“That’s not how I do it.” Love it!

I think the effect from the larger brush would have been fine if you were looking for a sandstone appearance, instead of the grey/igneous stone appearance you were going for. Larger sandstone blocks would wear and dish out in the middle just like we see in the foam.

Amazing, you are a cleaver chap. I keep coming back 😃

I’ve noticed that washes are a big thing. I use them and love them. My favourite technique is the wash and wipe! More paint, less water in your wash. Paint over everything then wipe away to top/raised surfaces. Looks great too.

Looks amazing, I’m going to make some more cemetery pillars for next Halloween and I’ll use this video for references 👍🏻 thanks

That looks great!

Looks awesome, man!

Looks great.

This was great as always!

Great work loves it. Thanks

DEFINITELY helpful! Thank you!!!!!!!!!

Lovely, building a Hagrid's shack to cover my well pump, was going to use stucco but I might use this method and also add some forced perspective to it.

Nice. So many ways to make these stone panels. I will be making some but using a grinding wheel for texture on the surface ... if all goes well.

I think this would look really cool as the accent wall behind a bar in a basement or something. It will have the look of stone without negating any insulation factors and will also act as a sound dampener.

@hindugoat2302

Жыл бұрын

highly flammable and puts out toxic fumes when burning... violates fire codes.

Love this!

Super helpful. Great outcome. Thank you.

@VanOaksProps

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure. Thanks for watching

I will be doing this on my living room wall…..your work is phenomenal and your handsome too😍😊Thank you

You inspire me well thanks.

Like the way you explain how to do.

Definitely for Halloween this would look awesome 🤩, thank you

I've built two cemetery pillars and I plan on using this technique to paint both of them.

Excellent job 👏 👍🏽

I wish I found your videos sooner this year, I've got work to do for next year. Keep up the good work.

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Excellent result! I like.

Perfect. I was looking for something to make a mausaleum wall with. This is perfect

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Nice!

Thank you

Love this great job

Excellent

That’s impressive! Well done👏👏👏

@VanOaksProps

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😃

I enjoy watching all of your videos, they make my day. I'm going to go build something...

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Awe, thanks!

Awesome 😎

Love this! I just subscribed❤Thinking of doing this on a wood fake fireplace mantle that I have electric heater in with fake glowing flames in my rustic bedroom.Thank you for the ideas.

Been wanting to make stone walls for my display and had been wondering how to go about doing it, I think this is the type of direction I’m gonna go in

This is great!!!!

Great video as always. Enjoy your how to. Keep up great work

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ryan!

loved it. great

EXCELLENT Video... Thank you for sharing this

@VanOaksProps

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Brilliant!

I just found your videos this year and am new to doing Halloween at my home for young and old. Very informative and creative please keep them coming.

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!!

Looks great!

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jasper!

Actually I think the larger brush did a pretty good job. Maybe not the exact look you yourself was trying to achieve, but I thought it looks good, great video by the way and thanks for sharing ☺️👍🏻

Awesome job!

@VanOaksProps

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

Amazing looking! Man, AAXA must be giving these projectors out like candy. Lots of the Halloween DIYers I follow are demonstrating this specific brand and model.

I think that was Really Good 👍

Addi g tile grout in the gaps works amazingly! That's the way us modelers do it for dioramas ove xps or poundshop dry wall filler that's actually the best

Another great choice of topic/technique on its own, and how useful this can be when making other (haunt) projects including tombstones, natural rock work and more. I enjoyed your particular color usage in your example, versus a typical monotone approach. Also helpful in your example is how scalable the technique can be. As you noted, the gaps between stones could have been narrower and deeper to create different shadow and texture effects, but can also be carved wider and/or shallower if one were carving large stone areas. All that can be achieved from a variety of tools as well, from wire brushes to fine Dremel tools. So many lessons and techniques to learn and apply to a variety of projects for makers. Keep up the great work!

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

Very cool!!

Finally someone who thinks about these type of things besides me. Great video thanks for sharing

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Awesome Sauce! ❤️

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😋

Nice work! I think the larger brush added some decent texture to your wall. The end product is amazing!

Excellent 👌

Good stuff. This technique could probably be applied to terrariums as well!

Good job thanks

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I love Ur voice!!.. So soothing... U should Voice over for Disney!!... Perfect Storeyteller!!.. Thnx for Faux Stone Techniques too!!... Lol ✌️❤️😎👍

Amazing!

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great tutorial as always, sir. Bookmarked for next Halloween. Packing away this year's Halloween and starting to put up my Xmas xlights display

I buy an actual course of flat stone to use as a stencil. I also do 4x8 sheets at a time, and covered the side of my house. Everything else I copy from you with the paint-especially the white paint on the surface! I then plant a climbing vine to obscure the faux wall to add more realism

@VanOaksProps

4 ай бұрын

That sounds awesome!

@XroorX

4 ай бұрын

@@VanOaksProps thanks! I started with 3/4” styrofoam “courses” titebonded onto plywood, then draped with landscape fabric then more titebond. As long as you put something “real” (plants, real rocks 😂) the uncanny valley in all humans won’t fixate and then ruminate if it’s real! I buy a box of Airstone now to get stencils and use a Dre Mel straight into the foam. I’m building turrets to bookend my iron gate at my driveway now! Hahaha

TOP JOB

I was the manager for a 30 acre Halloween park for 19 years. The owners had me rebuild it new every year. My sets were massive enough to fully enclose our 65' long hayrides. While I had built some modular walls using foam for detailed relief, over time I found this unnecessary & too time consuming for very large projects. Also, once you're seeing it under the typical dim and/or colored lighting conditions, the detail is all lost. This is how I did it. On a sheet of whatever sheathing you're using, roll the wall with your base color. This can be a medium grey, brown, green, whatever. Then you paint in the grout lines with a fairly dark grey. Next, shade the blocks by painting a black line along the bottoms & 1 side of every block, always using the same side (left or right). Then do the same with white along the top & the remaining sides. Lastly, dry-brush stipple randomly across the whole wall with each color & you're done. It isn't museum quality but it gets the job done. Last comment, while creating 'drips' is all fine, this gets totaly lost for the most part unless you do the wash much, much darker. Extreme contrast not subtle realism is the key. - Scary Larry

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestions. I think there's a lot of different ways to create similar effects and it varies based on time/money/manpower/how close people will get to it.

You have a good narrator voice. You sound like a Bloodborne Pathogen video I have to listen to year after year. Doesn't sound like a compliment but there are other avenues you could take.

WOW!!!

Sweet

Oh, wow! That looks amazing! I found your video when looking up how to paint faux stone over blocks, but I can think of lots of things I might use your technique for, such as props for VBS or at project at the elementary school where I work.

@VanOaksProps

Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Would love to see how to do this if you have to match up panels together to cover a much larger surface, without having to work with the foam, already mounted in place.

Wow

despite your comment about the big brush I think it turned out great!

Thanks for another great vid! I had intended on creating several walls like this for my display this year but ran out of time (don't we all?). So what I did instead was buy a load of 3D textured stone effect wallpaper (I believe they call it blown vinyl??) and stuck it on my flats. It comes in white so just needed a wash down with some gunky black, blown, green paints. Whole wall was done in 2 hours and looked pretty good under haunt lighting :)

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Great problem solving and solution!

This is fantastic! I’m a faux/decorative artist and can’t wait to try this technique. Thanks for sharing!

Excellent channel!

@VanOaksProps

3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Love your videos.

@VanOaksProps

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Margaret!

Dope

Cool

Thanks.

@VanOaksProps

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome

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