Hobby Hangout: Setting the Scene

THE SHORT VERSION

Dan explains how bases establish a collection’s environment and connect its models to one story. Gritty texture paints and crackle finishes produce different kinds of ground, with preparation and drying time affecting the final pattern. A sequence of earth, stone and more fantastic recipes shows how simple shading, drybrushing and selective gloss can make a plain base support the miniature above it.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 501, pp. 28–31.

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