Random bases \'cause I\'m not in the mood to paint

[lizcam]

Life has left me with little time or concentration for in-depth painting so I\'ve been making bases. I thought I\'d show them to you.

This one was made with milliput and part of the stem from a pumpkin. It\'s going to be a swamp base and I had no idea when I was working on it what I\'d do with it.

Since it was made I found the perfact mini for it though. She\'s kissing a frog. I WON\'T start it untill I have a couple of WIP\'s done though.

The second base is a pavement base.

This is for a Suzi with sword from Hasslefree. http://www.hasslefreeminiatures.co.uk/pack.php?pack=878 I\'m currently working on her. She will be looking over her shoulder at a severed arm holding a boquet of flowers. It will be called \"Back Off Fanboy\"

The last is a water base I learned from Jeremie made from some bark and milliput. No plans for this one.

Here\'s another base I made in the class with Jeremmie. This one is a set of steps out of milliput. I only had a toothpick to sculpt with and I ended up with cobbles on top and flag stones as steps but hey, no one\'s perfect.

I DO actually work on things now and then, but life has backed up on me lately. Hopefully when I get my own place things will settle enough to actually get bak into the swing of things.

What do you all think?

 

[PegaZus]

Very nice, Liz. Really like the rocky overhang. Figure it\'d be good for a small water effects thing.

 

[scottjames]

I really like these bases. I need to sit down and try making some bases, it\'s the next big frontier for me.

My favourite is the bark/water base. That\'s going to look sweet.

 

[freakinacage]

there are some great bases there. how did you do the 2nd one? what putty did you use?

 

[lizcam]

Originally posted by freakinacage
there are some great bases there. how did you do the 2nd one? what putty did you use?

Milliput. I filled one of those bases with the depresion in it, making sure it was smooth. Then I pressed 60 grit sand paper lightly on top. Drew in the lines with a tooth pick and the crack with the point of an xacto knife. Cleaned up with more sand paper pressing as needed.

 

[Mourner]

That overhang is great, i might have to steal the idea.

it looks quite simple too, just a block of wood, a large chip of treebark (cut into shape on the back no doubt), and miliput to fill the sides. Am I right? (and did i ruin your chance to explain this )

would love to see that painted, with some water effect and a nice mini on top.

the other bases look equally great, but the overhang just screams out to me.

 

[lizcam]

Originally posted by Mourner
That overhang is great, i might have to steal the idea.

it looks quite simple too, just a block of wood, a large chip of treebark (cut into shape on the back no doubt), and miliput to fill the sides. Am I right? (and did i ruin your chance to explain this )

would love to see that painted, with some water effect and a nice mini on top.

the other bases look equally great, but the overhang just screams out to me.

Pretty much, yes although I didn\'t cut the bark down. Just found a bit that fit the block, filled in w/ milliput and after it dried sanded the hell out of the sides so the any excess putty was flush.