I have way too much love for this narration style

Thank you for this tutorial! My bearded dragon’s store bought background melted and I’ve been looking for a homemade alternative. This was very helpful and you seem like you know what you’re doing.

so I just finnished my wall, it looks way better than I expected, thanks to you and your videos! Cheers!

I'm glad I found your channel. It's a great resource. Awesome work on this one. It looks amazingly lifelike.

Awesome paint job! Looks so real!

Absolutely beautiful! Thanks for the video!

I know this is an old video but I felt that I had to comment. WOW!!! it's the best there is anywhere your the best when it comes to DIY backgrounds and I am going to try your technique ASAP.

@LizardLandscapes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ken! Good luck on the background!

You're like the Bob Ross of the reptile world. "I'm not sure where he's going with this... What is that? It looks like a big blog of... Good god, it's a rock wall."

Love the videos! Genius work!!

You kind of remind me of Bob Ross, just add a happy little rock here... lol Great job, now my mind is dreaming up all kinds of projects.

@Mekhanic1

8 жыл бұрын

I know right? he should read zen poetry

@savvygarcia7862

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂I was thinking that too!! He's the Bob Ross of Reptile enclosure backgrounds 🤣

Awesome job man...looks great!

That looks fantastic! Great job!

@LizardLandscapes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dennis!

Ive been looking for ideas for my leopard gecko. This one looks like a winner to me. Great job and great video! Thank you.

@LizardLandscapes

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Awesome looking dude... great job.

your work always amazes excellent vid!!

You're amazing! Thank you!!!

You can get a hot wire foam cutter at any craft store. I got mine at Michael's for really cheap and I use it for so many different things.

Todd Berry does DIY lol - nice instructions cant wait to try some of this out

Wonderful work and not easy you are an artist .. now you make me sad .. because im extremely love this piece and can't do it like you

you remind me of Bob Ross....... to watch you relaxes me.... please make more videos...... your my Prozac dude..... thanks

I love this! Thanks for the vid, I will be doing this for my Beardie :)

Excelente y un saludo desde Colombia!!!

your amazing...... it's awesome work👍👍👍👍

Re hotwire - cheapest way is a coathanger heated with a propane torch or the stove....

Love the narration! Narrative and painting made me think of Bob Ross...

if you want to make flower pots just do a square and then glue it in it will look basic at the start but you can do the smae thing as the hide covering it with rocks and the it will worked like flower pots

I'm def trying this soon.

You make it look so easy lol nice job I'm working on mine now an it's nothing like yours

Unbelievable!!! :D thats amazing! :O

I really love your work, it's top notch.. :) And on a side note, you have a really hot voice.. ;) :D

I am wondering if when you use the bounce with the foam coat, do I need the shields all if I mix the acrylic in the last few coats? Thx!

Wow you did such an amazing job! I'm going to do a wall like you have but use two plastic Halloween skulls to press into the background and some great stuff to create a tree stump. Really good job

Are those ledges strong enough to hold the weight of a bearded dragon mine is about 14"

its just so good!!!!!!! that i want one

Nice work!!!..

Awesome bro!!!

Which foam coat is better for a snake? the regular one, or the exterior one?

If you were selling these id probably buy some for my cages

I love it !

Awesome so want to do this for my bearded dragon.

Amazing!

Bob Ross in 3D :0)

I've seen a video that sais it's safe to use the minwax polystain and polyurethane clear in a lizard enclosure. Do you know if it's safe to use?? I'm building an enclosure for my water Dragon and I'd like to know for sure that it won't be harmful.

can i use cement? or cement and grout are just the same?

Love the videos man. I have been working on a project too now for almost 6 months. I kind of underestimated how long this actually takes haha. I wanted to ask if you have ever tried using color washes? I have noticed you typically go in with a brush and black paint to create shadows between the rocks but than can get a little too streaky if you're not careful. Watching videos on youtube related to model train scenery and miniature gaming terrain has really helped me. My black wash consists of a mixture of 1:1:60 black calligraphy ink, pledge multi-surface acrylic floor wax, and distilled water respectively. I have 3 ml droppers which hold about 60 drops total, so basically 1 drop of ink and acrylic for every dropper full of water. The acrylic (much like acrylic flow aid from Golden or Liquidtex) breaks the surface tension of the water and allows the pigment to only settle in the crevices. You can go with a stronger load of ink but remember you will slightly darken everything so you don't want to over power it. This also works great for blending areas. I have some "iron/rust deposits" in my slate wall so I drybushed a couple layers of dark brown to red brown, went back over it with a little dark and light grey, and then washed it with that same red brown color to bring it all back together. You can really bring out some complexity with this method. Oh also use a 1-2" foam brush and just press it into the wall. You will want to hold a paper towel up against the model if you don't want the color to run all the way to the bottom. I tried spraying the wash with an air brush but it provided too much of an even coating effectively darkening everything. One quick caveat though, since you are using a highly dilute mixture of water it will dissolve some of the foam coat. You definitely don't want to do more than two wash layers in quick succession. I was in a hurry and did four layers and before I knew it I had chunks of acrylic and foam coat just falling off my wall. I have read that altering your paint layers with oil or spray paint can keep the two from mixing but you also risk melting the foam. The other method I heard from Woodland Scenics was to apply their Scenic Cement (which is basically just 1/2 water with 1/2 Elmers glue) before applying the final layer of black to cut down on bleed through. I am actually just about to try this so I can let you know how it turns out. Anyway, hope this helps. Again love the videos--well maybe not the religious stuff by I am an evil atheist :). If you want to see some build photos search rcl27cornell on photobucket and click on the terrarium folder. The painting starts on the second page. Cheers!

@michaelcouture5282

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the post. If you ever get a video up of this process, please link here. I've been wanting to turn a few of my ideas into legit backgrounds, and knowing the different processes will really help. I'm pretty crafty with my DIY skills, and I'll probably get carried away with these backgrounds once I start. But I really want to make sure that these are safe and reliable enough to actually keep in the cages, under the stress of hot lights and lizard claws.

@blackgt0

10 жыл бұрын

michael couture I probably won't make a video because I have already moved on to the sealing stage. If you look up woodland scenics color wash on here you should be able to find their videos. I will also attest to putting on a layer of 1/2 elmers glue (the standard stuff, not the school kind, I think it's called max something) and 1/2 water for those final black coats. The color coats work better before the glue since it will mix freely with all the colors. The glue seemed to help protect your dry brushed areas more and allow the black to really just settle in the crevices. As to how safe everything is with lizards I have no clue. I am building my wall for a carnivorous plant terrarium so I don't have to worry about claws. Well some plants have claws but none that can attack the foam haha. And yea it is very easy to get carried away with this. I started with a basic cliff wall and waterfall, then added a stream across the top, then added pots inside the wall, then ran coolant pipes through those pots to better manage night time temps, then added a secondary waterfall in front of a pot, and yea you can see the general trend lol. Still it has been a lot of fun and surprisingly easy to do. I still get excited every time I look at my wall like holy hell I actually built that! If you do decide to build one good luck!

Awesome videos. What sealant do you use? I looked and can't seem to find it called out. Thanks again!

@LizardLandscapes

4 жыл бұрын

Shields All

I love this video and plan to make one but I’m subscribing for your voice. Oh wow, your voice! Mmm. Are you a radio dj? Narrate documentaries? You should.

@LizardLandscapes

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Sealy!

Thank you will do!

Hey, First I want to say awesome video and I LOVE all of your projects!! They're amazing!! Secondly I wanted to ask you a question about the sealant you use, if I was to make this for a crested gecko which needed their cages misted often would it still hold up or should I use something else?

@iwistudio7337

3 жыл бұрын

If you got a water proof sealant I don’t see why not

hello!!! i wanted to know if u can do this for my terrarium???

I couldn't get a minute in without noticing the spit sounds, sounded like you were mid-chewing gum. but the rock wall looks great.

@reptileforest2643

3 жыл бұрын

RIGHT I WAS DYING FROM THE NOISE LOL IT WAS A GOOD VIDEO BUT THIS KILLED ME

I love your work. I would like to see a angola or Namibia desert rocky outcrop.

@LizardLandscapes

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yes, I need to do another desert scene!

may i know whats type of colour u use.?

@LizardLandscapes

6 жыл бұрын

Earthy colors.

Just curious, how would you fasten it to the back of the enclosure? I have a melamine enclosure so maybe some velcro or something?

@LizardLandscapes

10 жыл бұрын

They should be heavy enough to stay in place, but I've also used velcro in the past.

Did you only use the hotwire to shape the rocks or did you torch it as well to melt it some?

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

Just to shape the rocks.

wonderful

Helpful ❤️

Hi, would this be suitable to run a waterfall through and would this product be ok sitting in a small pool of water? I'm wanting to make a vivarium for my Green Tee Python with a rock wall at the back and a very shallow lagoon at the bottom... Thanks! I love your vids! :)

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

Layce Manns You would have to cover everything that water is touching with aquarium grade silicone.

Cool!

1st thank for this wonderful video.... just tell me bro...which kind of color use for paint a wall ?

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

MAHENDRA PATIL There were several different colors used, -all very earthy.

Nice!!

What we can use instead of "Shields All" from people from Europe/Malta because it is so expensive the shipping

how can I make this project for an aquarium?

great vdo! is this suitable for aquarium also?

@LizardLandscapes

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! No, it's not suitable for under water.

sempre Like tmj

AWESOME BRO..AWESOME. Im just speechless of how good this looks I've been thinking about getting a leopard gecko but its a definite now cuz im gonna make this. Ever thought about building a underground hide?

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

That's a good idea, -with the ability to look in through openings. I though about doing a Grand Canyon one for spiders or scorpions.

@crowcorpse1562

9 жыл бұрын

LizardLandscapes what you should do for turtle phobic above is make a table like thing with a bottom and top and open in the front but closed on the sides and back and then have a ramp with a little bit of a ledge coming over to get in and out and the top of the cave can hold substrate and all the other stuff and the gecko could go down to get out of the light and cool down :)

First thank you very very much for this video .i want to ask if i use cement and then expoxy resit will resist in aquarium ?i mean the longer pieces will not brake ?what do you think

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

Not sure, I've not done that before.

I love your builds but wish I knew witch ones I can use for my fish tank?

@LizardLandscapes

7 жыл бұрын

With these techniques I would say none, but I have heard of many using concrete, -and then doing washes to get the ph correct, -and having success with it.

you should do a vivarium with live plants!

Where did you find the cool cutting wires for your soldering iron?

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

Gracie Spacecadet They are from the Hot Wire Foam Factory.

Brilliant, what glue do you use as im in the U.K ?

@LizardLandscapes

6 жыл бұрын

I used Loctite's Power Grab

I'm thinking of doing something similar for a tropical terrarium where the humidity would be 50-70% (gargoyle gecko). Could I use that aquarium-grade silicone and have it not crumble?

@LizardLandscapes

7 жыл бұрын

I would advise against it. It would be quite difficult to get into all the little cracks.

How much would you charge me to build one for a 55 gallon tank.

Also, if I have a tropical lizard like a water dragon would I need to add a layer of silicone to prevent any ware? Or is it not necessary

@LizardLandscapes

8 жыл бұрын

+Madison K I can only advise these for a dry environment cage. You can try the silicone just make sure it's food grade.

great vidoes, im just looking for one that suits my style, and you voice sounds like E-Dubble haha

I have seen your other videos and I wanted to ask you a question, what materials do you use to seal the end? neutral silicone resin,? and to glue the pieces of polyurethane glue ?, serves any isolates that cement glue? thank you very much! I subscribe!

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

With this project I used a non-toxic sealant called Shields All, which is water resistant, but not water proof. To glue the pieces together I use Loctite's Power Grab. Have you watched the materials list video?

@novym

Жыл бұрын

@@LizardLandscapes is it possible to use HWFF all purpose foam coat in a spray form? I have a lot of tight spots on my reptile background and using a brush is proving to be very tedious

Interesting method different of mine ;)

do you think this adhesive and foam would be able to hold full grown ackie monitors?

@LizardLandscapes

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure on that one, they might be too heavy.

This is awesome! Has anyone told you that you sound like Jack Nicholson though? lol

My roughneck monitor requiers 130 degree heat will this foam hold uo to this basking type heat and humidity?

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

It should hold up. Is it only the basking spot that gets to 130F? To make the basking spot tougher: when you get to the sealant stage keep adding (to the basking spot) layers of sand then sealant then sand and repeat until the surface becomes very tough.

what is the sealent and why its needs

Would you do a reptile enclosure that is a combined background and underground hide and tunnels for like a leopard gecko. I have a 20 gallon long. Totally respect and look up to you and your amazing work! Such a big fan from Smiths Falls ,Ontario ,Canada .

@LizardLandscapes

5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, these projects are just too time consuming. Have you thought about attempting it yourself?

@kennethyoung141

5 жыл бұрын

@@LizardLandscapes I am going to just thought if you needed ideas , then I could see what you would do! Lol. You have amazing eye for this.

I have a challenge for you - how about a fake rock wall that resembles the temple at Ankor Wat in Cambodia? You can get miniatures of the statues...add tree roots and twigs - what do you think? It would be awesome, just like in Laura Croft Tomb Raider.

Do you make and sell? Ship? I’d be completely interested??

Maybe a list of all tools and items used at the beginning?

You should sell these backdrops. I would definitely buy them

is that foam coat stuff safe for frogs?? I didnt see the ingredients list for it?

@LizardLandscapes

Жыл бұрын

Don't know if I recommend creating this for a wet environment, but the last stage is what makes this non-toxic. You need to cover it with a non-toxic water resistant sealer like Shields All.

What is the powder he uses in the video to cover the foam ?? Please answer back i really want to do this. Please help me

@LizardLandscapes

8 жыл бұрын

+Abel Gomez I used Foam Coat from the Hot Wire Foam Factory, but you can also use non-sanded grout.

And what kind of glue and paint do you use? On what basis? Why use it yet? And still a huge mystery to me that in the paint? From what you powder it smeschivaete in what proportions?

@wtfjosh985

9 жыл бұрын

Did you watch the video? He mentioned the glue he was using and also a video of the materials he uses.

I have a California king snake and I want to give him a more natural vivarium type thing, would this be safe for a snake??

@LizardLandscapes

6 жыл бұрын

It might not because of the strength of the snake.

Impressive

Would something like that be heat-resistant for a basking spot?

Really amazing ! but im afraid that i never can paint like this :(

Do you sell these?

muy bueno amigo la verda yo quiero hacer uno que me salgo asi lo dudo mucho/very good friend the truth I want to make one that I leave so I doubt much

if i use clear lacquer as a protective coat is there any diff? once dries it isnt toxic right?

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

Not sure on that one. I would contact the company to see if it's animal safe.

great job , but i actually want something to put it in a real aquarium not dry on, could U please do same project on it

Will the polystyrene break if a bearded dragon sat on the larger ledges?

@whitecyborg2449

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah

do you have any lizards of your own? would love to see what you've created for them if you do.

@LizardLandscapes

9 жыл бұрын

Mike DeFore I don't right now, used to though. The big complex fake rock project on the channel had a dragon in it at one point.

Hello LizardLandscapes, Is any of the product safe to freshwater aquarium fish? Can I use the same product and supplies for freshwater aquarium fish? Please advice and thank you in advance

@LizardLandscapes

7 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't recommend it for any underwater purposes, or even wet environment cages.