design and build better bases
forest basing
Raise your hand if you take the time to design and build your basing schemes before you ever consider painting your miniatures. There are a lot of artist in our community doing great things with their basing, but when I look out over the masses I see that basing is much more of an after thought than it is a core element of the end product. As I’ve said many times before, environment is key in the grimdark style. So, I want to challenge the community to look at basing and environment in a different light and begin designing basing schemes at the forefront of their projects.
If you are not sure what I mean then check out this course as I will explain my insights on where I think we should be with basing our miniatures.
Number of Videos: 3
Curriculum
- Episode 1 – Insights in Basing
- Episode 2 – Grimdark Basing Material
- Episode 3 – Base Coloring and Finishing
What is the brown Scale75 base color? It sounds like you’re saying “Intense Cypress”. Or maybe “Inktense”, which is a Scale75 term. But I can’t find anything online. And what alternative colors do you suggest?
Any suggestions for small bases? 40k 32mm bases are a challenge to get anything onto especially once the model is on them.
I personally do not shy away from try to create interesting bases for miniatures. Even if it means up sizing the base a little bit.
Do you rinse the paver base material or is it straight out of the bag?
Straight out of the bag