Springtide – Dark Fantasy Terrain
Information
In this video tutorial series, we follow Prominus IV in his creative process, to craft a unique board for games of Mordheim and Dark Fantasy settings.
Course Maker: ProminusIV
Number of Videos: 10 Episodes
Total Runtime: 55 minutes
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
You’ll Learn: Foam Construction | Diorama Building | Blending Plastic Scenery with Scratch Built | Easy Terrain Painting & Weathering | Worldbuilding
READ OVERVIEW
“Creating physical worlds in the dark fantasy setting is one of my favorite projects to work on, and daydream about too… So much good can come to our imaginations and creative intuitions during and after creating a detailed little world. We start to build little narratives in our heads.
Like, what happened in this town or woodland scene? What characters dwell within? Are there villains and who are the heroes? But where to begin?”
In this video tutorial series, we follow Prominus IV in his creative process. Get inspired to create great looking terrain for your games of Mordheim and other grimdark fantasy settings.
With a runtime of around 55 minutes and divided in 10 Episodes, this course will teach you how to come up with a table, how to build and paint it, and some worldbuilding tips, so it is aimed especially at the Beginner and Intermediate terrain builder.
How to Watch
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Course Curriculum
EPISODE 1 – Foam Construction
Create the foundations with expanded foam for the Springtide table.
EPISODE 2 – Sculpting the Cliffs
Learn how to cut foam and sculpt the cliffs of the village.
EPISODE 3 – Building the Windmill
The creation process for the windmill structure, blades and platforms.
EPISODE 4 – Building the Crypt Entrance
Blend plastic terrains with scratch-built pieces. Let’s create the crypt entrance.
EPISODE 5 – Painting the Crypt Entrance
Paint the rusty, oxidized crypt entrance using acrylics and pigments.
EPISODE 6 – Painting the Windmill
We paint the windmill structure, blades and all platforms, simulating grime and gnarly old wood.
EPISODE 7 – World Building
Let’s add texture to the tile and give it a lot of personality.
EPISODE 8 – Painting the Tile
Let’s take a look at how Prominus painted the tile using different simple techniques with acrylics, and added more details to the terrain.
EPISODE 9 – Flocking
Wrapping up the final details with flocking and grass for the cemetery.
EPISODE 10 – Springtide
Short conclusion to the series and final special thanks.
Recommended Materials
MUNDANE ITEMS
- Paver Base/Tile Grout
- Jeweler chains and bits
- Construction Foam
- Foam Board
- Cork sheets
- Cotton q-tips
- Dried roots
- Wood
- Balsa
- Stones
- Scratching tool (airbrush needle or pointed tool)
TOOLS
- Airbrush & Compressor
- Lots of paint brushes
- Old brushes
- Sculpting tools
- Plaster
- Spatulas
- Cutters
- Cups and containers
- Hobby knife and saw
- Hand drill
- File of all grits
- Buffer
- Protective goggles
- Nitrile gloves
- Vortex mixer for paints
- Hair dryer
- Respirator Mask
- Odorless Mineral Spirits
- Hot Glue & Glue Gun
- Cyanoacrylate Glue
- PVA Glue
- Water
PAINTS
- Acrylic Paints (Any craft store will do. Or Citadel, AK, Vallejo, Liquitex)
- Oil Paints (Abteilung502)
- Pigment Powders (Abteilung502)
- Acrylic Varnishes
HOBBY PRODUCTS
- GW Garden of Morr (out of production…)
- Green Stuff World cobblestone Roller
- GW Skulls
- UV Resin
- Green Stuff
- Milliput
- Static grass applicator
- Static grass







Springtide Dark Fantasy Terrain
An exquisite Dark Fantasy terrain guide to build beautifully decadent gaming tables.
