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Post by Alexis on Feb 22, 2015 7:33:44 GMT
Hey everybody! I've just recently painted m y first minis ever. So far all the bases still remain the generic black though. Now I was wondering, since I have no experience at all, if you could give me some tips on how to decorate those boring black bases. I'm sure I could quickly google some how to tutorials but I would really appreciate your advice. I'm sure some of you got some great advice, tips and ideas!
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Post by tauster on Feb 22, 2015 7:55:12 GMT
There are tons of tutorial channels out there, and you can adapt most terrain-building things to bases. But there are also some channels that focus on basing miniatures. My two favourite channels are Eons of Battle and the stuff MiniGirl posted until she stopped 6 months ago.
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Post by Alexis on Feb 22, 2015 8:00:30 GMT
There are tons of tutorial channels out there, and you can adapt most terrain-building things to bases. But there are also some channels that focus on basing miniatures. My two favourite channels are Eons of Battle and the stuff MiniGirl posted until she stopped 6 months ago. Thank you. I will have a look at those channels :-)
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Post by tauster on Feb 22, 2015 8:06:42 GMT
take care, both are highly addictive!
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Post by Alexis on Feb 22, 2015 10:23:18 GMT
take care, both are highly addictive! Well at least I know what I will do for the next few hours or so ;-)
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Post by curufin on Feb 22, 2015 12:48:03 GMT
Scotty has a video too here. He may have another one... because I could have sworn he used a hot glue gun to make texture on mini bases...
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Post by Alexis on Feb 22, 2015 12:58:01 GMT
Scotty has a video too here. He may have another one... because I could have sworn he used a hot glue gun to make texture on mini bases... Thank you! I must have missed that somehow.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2015 17:23:13 GMT
I haven't seen eons vids, but minigirl does some great stuff with unusual materials, especially if you have nail polish and those nail decals. Every once and a while I buy my wife some of that as a surprise, and she doesn't ask when I "borrow" some. Lol
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Post by DnDPaladin on Feb 22, 2015 22:18:22 GMT
funny, scotty used the very same words you did to describe the "boring black bases" and yet you have missed his video. basically to decorate its as easy as making a tile. you just do the same to a much smaller scale. flocking works the same. making rocks is the same as well.
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Post by Alexis on Feb 22, 2015 23:02:20 GMT
I haven't seen eons vids, but minigirl does some great stuff with unusual materials, especially if you have nail polish and those nail decals. Every once and a while I buy my wife some of that as a surprise, and she doesn't ask when I "borrow" some. Lol Good thing I'm a girl with about 100 different bottles of nailpolish lying around ^^ funny, scotty used the very same words you did to describe the "boring black bases" and yet you have missed his. Haha thats funny ^^, but well they are really just black and boring. I don't know how i missed Scotty's video.
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Post by daveyjones on Feb 23, 2015 2:21:00 GMT
also do a search for 'diy homemade flock' or and 'flocking'. apparently 'flock' is the word used for that powdery fake grass and sand n stuff.
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Post by Sleepy Hollow Mike on Feb 23, 2015 2:48:47 GMT
Quick answer...cover base in white glue set it into a bowl of sand cover the glue let dry paint it a nice color for what you are doing (I like neutral colors) then dry brush! Done!
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Post by sgtslag on Feb 23, 2015 4:04:07 GMT
Faster, easier technique: mix two colors of green sand, and gravel-like model railroad ballast; mix in some dish washing soap into the PVA bottle, to help it flow better, and brush it on with a disposable paint brush, then swirl it in the mixture of sand and ballast, tap gently to remove the loose stuff, then let it dry. You may need to apply a second coat.
Simple, super-fast, easy, and effective. I'd suggest experimentation with the techniques you like, see which you prefer. Cheers!
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Post by daveyjones on Feb 23, 2015 5:38:47 GMT
i just made some out of coffee grounds and find it very effective. somehow the colouring is not uniform, i suspect because the paint sinks down and the lower particles in my drying tray end up soaking up more of the paint, but in any case the result is a nice mix of the green i used + a mix of shades slightly darker then that. the result looks much more natural then the uniform store bought stuff model train people use.
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Post by Alexis on Feb 23, 2015 7:34:50 GMT
Thanks so much for all your advice. I'm sure I will eventually figure out how I like doing my bases.
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Post by daveyjones on Feb 25, 2015 0:51:24 GMT
check out my purple worm in the miniwar thread for an example of homemade coffee grounds flock.
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Post by Alexis on Feb 25, 2015 5:59:06 GMT
check out my purple worm in the miniwar thread for an example of homemade coffee grounds flock. I will do that! Thanks!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 21:57:24 GMT
Don't forget eggshells as a cracked desert base!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2015 22:11:28 GMT
Two variations same method. Apply a small layer of PVA to the base. Place bigger pieces of the shell onto the base. When the glue starts to become tacky begin to apply pressure with a pin onto the bigger piece to form small cracks. I slid some of the pieces at this point to give it a raised look. Let dry then apply rocks/sand. Seal it all in with some water PVA mix and ready for paint. Yup that easy.
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Post by daveyjones on Feb 25, 2015 23:23:28 GMT
i just came across something interesting: www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Citadel-Technical"Agrellan Earth creates a cracked earth effect for use on the bases of miniatures." also there's some interesting stuff here: some basing stuff at games workshopkind of expensive, but i'm thinking those 'basing kits' could be stretched quite a long way if you just use 1 or 2 items to kind of garnish things with. a single high detail item can really accentuate otherwise low detail stuff. i just ordered the 'pack of skulls', i might post some pics of the contents later.
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