Late autumn bases
February 10, 2008 by Tom · Filed Under Modeling & Scenery
Here’s a little guide to how I made the bases for my wood elves.
You will need:
- PVA glue
- Sand flock
- Snow flock
- Leaf litter
- Milliput (or any other modelling putty that you are comfortable with)
- Toothpics (for modelling the putty and spreading the glue)
- A good (large) brush
- 3 brown paints
The root (look closely) and the stone I made out out of milliput. Then I flocked with sand, basecoated and drybrushed. Then I added “leaf litter” and finally I applied my self made “snow paste”. Tadaaa!
How it’s done:
- Put some putty on the base.
- Sculpt the putty into roots with a toothpick or a needle by drawing longitudinal lines.
- With a modelling knife make little transversal “cuts” in the roots to simulate cracks in the bark.
- Spread out some PVA and flock with sand
- Basecoat
- Drybrush with dark brown (Marón cuero or Scorched brown)
- Drybrush with light brown (Uniforme Inglés or Snakebite Leather)
- Drybrush with beige (Arena Oscura or Bleached Bone)
- Apply leaf litter
- Apply “snow paste”. Done!
Making snow paste
50/50% mix of PVA/Water. Add snow flock until you have a thick paste.
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