Operation: Spidicules
Brickwork
I like making terrain that uses foam bricks. That’s probably the sum of this project entry.
These bricks were made using insulation foam. Cut to shape, then roll a bit of tinfoil over the top to texture them. Make sure to basecoat them with paint afterwards, because the solvent in spraypaint/primers will melt them.
I’m really happy with how this turned out – which is why brickwork is so satisying. It’s not a lot of effort (compared to pinning finger joints, at least) and has a huge payoff.
Two decisions in particular help sell the illusion of a brick structure. The first is the ‘corner bricks’, which are cut specifically to wrap around the 90 degree angle on corners. I successfully alternated long-short-long-short up MOST of the corners, which is what it looks like on brick houses.
The other is the fully 3D bricks that I placed to look as though they were being pushed out of the walls by roots and vines. I think these really make it pop as something dynamic, alive and slowly being crumbled by plantlife.
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