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Post by onethatwas on Nov 28, 2012 0:55:22 GMT -5
So obviously one item that is almost a necessity for DM Crafting is Cardboard. And DM Scotty has discussed some of the various thicknesses that cardboard comes in.
However, not all Cardboards are created equal. In my case, I come across the thin Cardboard variety most often. The problem is that it is all prepainted, and I am wary of expending effort to try crafting with it because it has that glossy painted on image that is almost certainly industrially laser printed onto the box.
So, I here is an awesome community of people who do stuff with cardboard all the time, and my question falls to you to either dispel my worries or confirm them:
Are there any problems that anyone has had in dealing with these prepainted boxes, such as show through (even with a coat of black paint and other coats besides) or higher liklihood of warping?
I'm hoping I can put these boxes to good use, even though they aren't of the cardboard thickness I prefer for most tiles.
Also I am curious about other peoples experiences with foamcore board. I have had good crafting experience with it, but it can be difficult to work with (not as easy as Cardboard in some ways...for instance it doesn't stand up to spray paint!)
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Post by dm1scotty on Nov 28, 2012 1:31:09 GMT -5
I have used the pre-printed cardboard before but I turn it over to the non-printed side and that works fine. Foamcore is a nice sturdy material but costs $$$ and can be hard to cut. I have also found that not all standard cardboard is created equal. Some cardboard seems to be "firmer" than others and I prefer to use the firmer type if I can. It helps if you have access to lots of cardboard. The only real difference seems to be that the firmer stuff tends to bend less often.
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Post by onethatwas on Nov 28, 2012 2:10:24 GMT -5
I dislike the idea of having the printed side on the bottom because while the downward side doesn't show...well, I'm just one of those people that is a bit of a perfectionist about things and even if no one else knows that the downward side has a printed picture of a space heater besides me, then I will still know, and it will bug me. For eternity. But if it turns out that painting on the printed side causes excessive problems, rather than waste the cardboard, I may use it for projects that keep the printed side down in a way I can cope with it...like as the walls or while crafting something that requires one side of the cardboard to be glued down to another bit of cardboard. Foamcore is expensive (not unreasonably so, but enough that it can't beat free cardboard), but it does have its uses. It tends to be a bit firmer than cardboard simply because it has semi-solid construction. It also doesn't have the corrugation lines that plague some cardboard pieces. One major drawback though is that it tends to eat away at the edge of a utility knife alot faster than cardboard
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Post by madladdesigns on Nov 28, 2012 7:41:41 GMT -5
I've also used printed (cereal) card. I say to myself "Will it be seen while playing?" If yes then I paint over it. If no then I leave it and forget about it. If you can't see it, let it go, is saves the time of painting something no one will see, it also saves on paint. Ask yourself "will it affect the look of the gameplay if it's unpainted?" Give yourself a New Year's Resolution of NOT painting things that won't be seen!
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Post by dm1scotty on Nov 28, 2012 9:48:22 GMT -5
Think of your encounters like a stage or movie set. You don't need to worry about what the players/audience won't see.
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