Citadel Toolbox: Basing Your Miniatures

THE SHORT VERSION

Equal amounts of sand, PVA and water become a textured basing mixture when a little paint is added. Applying it directly gives an army a consistent surface with fewer separate stages, after which flock, grass or snow can establish the intended environment. A practical tip raises metal models slightly above their bases so the mixture can pass beneath their feet, making them appear to stand on the ground rather than sink into it.

AT THE PAINTING DESK

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Scorched Brown↗Bestial Brown↗Tausept Ochre↗

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Find this article in White Dwarf 333, p. 73.

The contents lists page 77; this record follows the actual printed folios, beginning on 73.

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