I Hate to Base So I Painted Them Instead

[Heisler]

Tutorial time. I know how to stipple, but I don't know how to do it like that. The only thing I stipple with is a 2" house paint brush when I need to eliminate the brushstrokes when I'm painting a carousel horse.

[redambrosia]

I second that. These are pretty, show us your awesome professional arty techniques so we can do them too!

[CashWiley]

Yeah, I was following the pavement stipple (standard), but that side stipple grass thing...tutorial!

[TaleSpinner]

I'm sure Kit would love it as a Craft article.

[Dibbler]

Also: these should handle use way better than fickle flocking, right?

[TaleSpinner]

Also: these should handle use way better than fickle flocking, right?

 

Oh yeah, I fix the basing WAY more than the painting on my gaming minis.

[kay13]

I don't think there would be many of us, who once Pingo posts her tutorial will not be doing our best to make our own attempts!

[Pingo]

Wow.

 

Did you ever post something, you think "Ehh, it's not quite mainstream, but maybe somebody might find it interesting," and it goes all 'splody?

 

I did these because I'm really not very good at the little glued diorama stuff, but I can paint anyhow. I had originally intended the grass to be under flocking, but I just liked the way it came out.

 

And I do keep wondering how figures with flock and foliage and glued on sand and rocks hold together during game play. I have visions of slowly disintegrating bases leaving grit and debris behind on the battlemats.

 

I think the little 3D terrain bases people make are awesome, but ... painting is what I do.

 

This is kind of a busy time of year for me (I started painting those minis some time last winter!) but I will see if I can put together a how-I-did-it if people would be helped by it.

[Pingo]

Oh, and Dibbler, I love the phrase "fickle flocking."

[TGP]

 

 

The 'grass' on the hill used as a backdrop in these pictures is solid paint. No flocking was sacrificed in the making of this hill.

 

Never have I attempted the same thing as small as a figure base.

[Heisler]

Wow.

...

 

This is kind of a busy time of year for me (I started painting those minis some time last winter!) but I will see if I can put together a how-I-did-it if people would be helped by it.

I imagine it will be a lot more helpful than trying to do NMM.

[Darsc Zacal]

That Pingo-Paint fickle flocking is absolutely 'splody.

 

 

 

 

(I find it helps me remember new words if I use them in a sentence as soon as possible.)

[Pingo]

I have now posted a tutorial of how I did the grass bases:

 

http://www.reapermini.com/forum/index.php?/topic/50452-how-to-paint-a-base-to-look-like-grass-pingos-methd/

[BloodRose9337]

I really thought those were traditionally based. Impressive illusion. I think your way is much more difficult, so cudos. My bases look so sad now...