Basing tutorial
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Basing tutorial
I finally take time to shoot the different stages of my way of basing miniatures.
Gluing sand
First, I glue the sand on the bases.
Glue = half white glue for wood / half water
Sand = from GW but using a mix of two boxes
Base color
Then I paint all the bases with their primer color. I use "Iraqi Sand" (819) from Prince August.
Last edited by frederic on Sat Feb 19, 2011 7:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
White highlight
Then I highlight the sand with a white brush and I paint the side of the bases with "Dark sand" (843) from Prince August.
Gluing grass
Finally I glue some static grass. I use a mix a two green colors.
And now that Mehrunes help me to discover such products
http://www.mininatur.de/products_produc ... at=2&sub=1
I will order and add a few groundcover for more realism.
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Strategos69
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Nice tutorial. Thanks!
A few additional tips.
- If you are going to the beach, especially an Ocean (Atlantic and Pacific for their soft and thin sand), make sure you get some.
- Instead of priming I paint with a mixture of watered paint (half water and half paint) and I apply it gently. The paint will get into the sand and the upper parts will look like less coloured. This way I skip the dry brushing.
- Small braches can be used to add additional colouring, especially if you are doing skirmishers.
PS: I have to get my hands on those MiniNatur, but there are not in Spain and the shipping costs are awful.
A few additional tips.
- If you are going to the beach, especially an Ocean (Atlantic and Pacific for their soft and thin sand), make sure you get some.
- Instead of priming I paint with a mixture of watered paint (half water and half paint) and I apply it gently. The paint will get into the sand and the upper parts will look like less coloured. This way I skip the dry brushing.
- Small braches can be used to add additional colouring, especially if you are doing skirmishers.
PS: I have to get my hands on those MiniNatur, but there are not in Spain and the shipping costs are awful.
Hi
You could buy your sand from a building or DIY supplier (B&Q, Homebase, etc.). You will get a sack for something like the cost of a small GW pot. I use 'Sharp Sand' (a mix with small stones) and a finer building sand. Don't get 'play sand' as this costs more.
These is also useful if I need to make cement........
Also I paint over the sand stuck the base with a coat of watery white glue. This really fixes it to the base.
You could buy your sand from a building or DIY supplier (B&Q, Homebase, etc.). You will get a sack for something like the cost of a small GW pot. I use 'Sharp Sand' (a mix with small stones) and a finer building sand. Don't get 'play sand' as this costs more.
These is also useful if I need to make cement........
Also I paint over the sand stuck the base with a coat of watery white glue. This really fixes it to the base.
