Advanced Basing

THE SHORT VERSION

A compact tutorial shows how a textured base gains depth through successive brown and pale drybrushing stages. Sand or gravel provides a stronger surface texture than flock alone, allowing the raised areas to catch lighter paint. The finished example accompanies a basic demonstration of applying basing material. It offers a repeatable way to give a whole army consistent ground beneath its models.

AT THE PAINTING DESK

Paints in this article

Every named colour below is searchable across the archive.

Bestial Brown↗Snakebite Leather↗Skull White↗

All explicitly named paints and finishes are indexed under their historical source names. See the original for mixtures and application order.

Back to the original

Find this article in White Dwarf 293, p. 59.

The instructional inset is indexed separately from the surrounding equipment catalogue.

This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.