Slitherine

I finally take time to shoot the different stages of my way of basing miniatures.

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

Then I paint all the bases with their primer color. I use "Iraqi Sand" (819) from Prince August.

On the next stage, I apply a wash using the new products from GW.
I use "Symphonia Sepia".
You could use "Devland Mud" to make the sand more dirty or "Ogryn Flesh" for a red sand.

Then I highlight the sand with a white brush and I paint the side of the bases with "Dark sand" (843) from Prince August.

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.

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.

if you want do make it quicker
mix the glue with paint and water, no need to prime.

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.

Just highlight the static grass with very dry brush yellow. This just picks out the tips.