Excellent. One of the better tutorials...no annoying music, no blathering no extremely difficult skills needed! Thanks!

This is a well done tutorial without all of the unnecessary talking that most others do! I appreciate good work and you do a great job explaining! Thank you

This lady is an absolutely delightful instructor! Very informative and easy to follow directions! Thank you!💖👍

YOU ROCK! This is the best instructional on the internet- Thank you! Can't wait to get started.

DAYUM! I have watched a bunch of other vids on this process. This was by far the easiest and most straight forward. And excellent looking results too!

Demi, you are such a joy to watch! Thank you.

@dpvideos3364

5 жыл бұрын

What a sweet thing to say!

Thank you for this tutorial. Very informative! Your wall was beautifully created using the most inexpensive tools. I'm on a tight budget and watched a handful of other videos. I am so glad that I clicked on your DIY video. Appreciate it!

@dpvideos3364

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you found it helpful. I stumbled on the wire brush technique out of desperation when I had only one weekend to build a set, and every other method I tried was just too darn slow. Best of luck with your stone wall project!

Demi thank you for posting this. Great tutorial.

@dpvideos3364

6 жыл бұрын

Glad you find it useful!

This is fantastic Demi, thanks for sharing!

One of the most helpful videos out there. Thank you!

Great tutorial-thanks for posting!

Awesome! This is exactly wgat I was looking for. Wonderful tutorial, thank you very much!

@dpvideos3364

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and glad you found it useful!

This is really well done! I've subbed. Hoping you put more videos out. I'm sure you have tons of tips and tricks for things like this wall.

Great job on this informative video. Looking forward to seeing the video on painting.

GENIUS!!! LOVELY PRESENTATION!!! THANK YOU!!!!

Very cool! Thank you! And you have a very pleasing voice!

Very well done that’s exactly what what I had planned you read my mind million likes 👍👍👍

Apologies.. But at 1.5x playback speed... This is amazing, informative AND very quick. Keepin it easy, thanks youtube!

Loved you video!!!

This is fantastic, thank you

great video, thank you for your time

Ty this video is awemazing gonna tell lots of people

thanks...very informative

Amazing!

U ROCK!!! GREAT INFO

Congratulations your talent is lovely I like to know can I apply cement to use it on the outside of the house?

Thank you great tutorial. Your drawing is awesome. But in case you’re interested, You can use projector for accurate drawing.

Going to do this 🤝

Want to do this on my fireplace wall, can I paint the stones different colours?

Hello! I am trying to build stone walls for a nativity set. I want them to be about 12 feet high so I will need to stack them on top of each other. I am curious how to secure them safely together and prevent anything from falling over. So I attached them to thin plywood or make frames out of 1x1? Any ideas?! Thanks so much!

Yes! having a construction background, It seems like everything is on youtube is overbuilt and over thought. Ithink people without building experience are afraid of making crap so they take too much caution. Not bad, but a huge waste of time. I really appreciate your approach of speed and quality! Thanks!

Great Idea! Good thing all I simply need IS an idea, I'm very adept at figuring something out from a simple photograph BECAUSE THAT IS ALL YOU GET FROM HER VIDEOS BASICALLY IS A PHOTOGRAPH, NONE PLAY PAST A FEW SECONDS!

This looks great. How do you paint this? I can't find your other video.

@dpvideos3364

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I haven't had time to get Part 2 up yet. But here's a quick rundown: You will need: * Two cans of (NON-ACRYLIC!) flat paint, one BLACK and one WHITE (cheap latex paint works just fine); * Paint roller or paintbrush; * Sea sponge; * Plastic Tarp; * 3 Paint trays (or something else to mix your paint in). Put the tarp on the floor and lay out your panel. In the 3 paint trays, mix together 3 shades of gray: light, medium, and dark (almost black). The lightest shade will be for mortar and highlights, the medium shade for the face of your stones, and the darkest shade for texture. (1) Paint the entire panel with the lightest shade of gray and allow it to dry. (2) Paint the face of the stones with the medium shade of gray. It's OK if the lighter gray shows through in places as this will add texture. Allow it to dry. (3) Dab on the darkest gray with the sea sponge (however you like, there's no right way). Let it dry. When they're done, they should look something like this: drive.google.com/open?id=0B0t8_n_tbxanZENoN3M2R3Q3WWs Thanks for the "like," and good luck with your painting!

Do you think this could work on a plaster wall?

That was awesome. Thanks so much. What do you use your stone walls for? Thanks

@dpvideos3364

6 жыл бұрын

I first made these for a set which was used indoors.

@dpvideos3364

2 жыл бұрын

I used my walls for a temporary set. But you can use them for just about anything, and for a more permanent installation if you harden them.

This is a great panel, and the wire brush is far superior than that hot knife so many fancy scenes shops I’ve worked for have used. I would tell them you’re idea is Genius! This wall concept on its own is a great design piece. My question is, If I wanted to make my wall more 3 dimensional , with the stones set out and / or pushed away from the others, would you recommend I get a second piece of this wall, which I might have, or foam scraps, using this wall design as the background for my foam scrap individual stones? If so, what Could I use an adhesive on top of the original wall? My experience in theater, making walls like this, and then having to use a glue/bonder has always been for indoor-use, and usually is something such as “liquid nails”, but if I wanted to use this for exterior use, could I attach each 3-D stone to the base wall with an exterior quality silicone caulk? Such as something used in sealing windows? Then coat ‘ paint with exterior paint and sealer?

@dpvideos3364

2 жыл бұрын

That's a great question. I’ve never carved them in high-relief, so this is just a guess. But I believe the foam panels are available in thicknesses up to two inches. The thicker panels are more expensive, but probably not any more so than the cost to buy several thinner panels to glue together. So I’d try using thicker panels first. Using thicker panels would also save time over trying to piece thin panels together. But if you do decide to glue thinner pieces together, I think caulk is a great idea. Silicone caulk is my go-to for most gluing projects. I've never tried liquid nails, but that would probably work, too. Just make sure you don't use anything that will melt the foam. For outside use, exterior paint should work fine. But someone commented that if you want to make them more durable, you can seal them with truck bed liner. Please post a link to photos when you’re done with your project. I’d love to see how your more deeply carved stones turn out.

Can you use an overhead projector to draw the stones on to the foam?

@dpvideos3364

6 жыл бұрын

Sure, I don't see why not. But I really don't think you need to be that precise!

@faithjones9157

2 жыл бұрын

GREAT IDEA

How can I attach the foam to my living room drywall and how would I hide the seams? Thanks a ton

@dpvideos3364

5 жыл бұрын

I'd use drywall screws to screw the foam directly into the drywall, or you can attach them by screwing through the drywall into the studs. You should put small washers around the screw heads on the face of the foam. The washers will keep the screws from sinking, and they will prevent your panels from ultimately pulling away from the wall. To disguise your screws and your seams, you can caulk over them, and then simply paint over them once the caulk is dry. Depending on the look you're going for, another way to disguise the seams is to cover them up by putting a fake "stud" made from 2x4s, 4x4s, or garden bed railroad ties in between your panels. You can see how this looks at the very end of my video on painting faux stone walls.

@JayJay-sf2wn

5 жыл бұрын

@@dpvideos3364 Bloody brilliant. Keep these videos coming!!!!😍 I might just take the plung and actually try this!!!🤣🤣🤣

great tutorial, would that technique work on white styrofoam blocks too?

@dpvideos3364

7 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried it, but I don't think it would very well. White Styrofoam (expanded polystyrene) has a different composition than extruded polystyrene (the pastel-colored panels which I used). My guess is you'd just end up with little white Styrofoam beads all over the place, and the texture of the mortar wouldn't look very good. But if you give it a try, please post and let me know!

@jamdude13

7 жыл бұрын

DPVideos OK thanks for the tip. I'll let you know how it goes :)

Is there a particular brand of foam that you use? Also, is there a difference between XPS and EPS foam? And do you recommend one over the other?

@dpvideos3364

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think this will work with EPS foam. Any brand of XPS foam should work.

Could you please give a link for the picture because I have been searching for a couple of months???

@dpvideos3364

6 жыл бұрын

Are you just looking for a picture to use as a pattern? If so, try here: drive.google.com/open?id=1no3PzQxAGDpCkCIf3dnZvQrgGvWx5hi8

How well would this hold up outside. Thanks

@dpvideos3364

6 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how well they would hold up outside, but if you paint them with exterior paint, they'd probably be fine, at least for temporary use. For example, I think a lot of Haunted Hayride attractions make exterior sets out of rigid foam insulation like this. I think your main challenge with using them outside is that they are lightweight and somewhat flimsy - a good wind could take them right out. You'd need to make sure they are securely attached to something immobile and solid. Also, they are easily scratched and damaged. There are several techniques for hardening them, which I haven't personally tried. The tool of choice seems to be "Monster Mud." See here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qn2jx9puZ8TAl7Q.html www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=225861 If you do use them outside, please let me know what, if anything, you do to harden them, and how they hold up.

@icecreamladydriver1606

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info and quick response.

Awesome how thick is the pink insulation board?

@dpvideos3364

7 жыл бұрын

I used 1/2 inch thick, which is the cheapest and is plenty thick.

@dj0100

7 жыл бұрын

Great thanks.

@dpvideos3364

7 жыл бұрын

I didn't use it on the floor. If you're going to walk on it, I don't think the foam will hold up very well unless you harden it some way. I've never hardened foam, but this forum has some good suggestions: www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=225861 It includes a link with instructions on how to make "monster mud": www.madcityhaunt.com/blog/guide/monster-mudding-your-tombstones/

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Where is the finished product? BTW you could have done all the talking while you showed how you did it.

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