well, i\'ve been doing a WIP of a weirdboy, (link here), and i promised to do an additional WIP post for the base, so... here it is:
(i\'ve used Milliput Terracotta, because i find that is holds the rough textures of the rocks better. But any material will do, just use what you like to use. for the rest of this WIP, i will refer to my miliput as just putty.
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the first thing i did was to design the base, in this case a eldar themed base....
I traced the appropriate base size unto a piece of paper (i used scientific paper because the square make it easier to copy the base, and keep to a certain size)
after that, i transfer the design to a piece of plasticard, which i cut to just under the size and shape i want. (i always glue the plasticard to a handle, for easier manipulation)
next, i take some putty ( in this case Milliput Terracotta) and flatten it across the surface, making sure that the putty hangs over the sides
then comes the part where i make the sides rough and rocky, i use several jagged rock for this, first i take a rough rock and make sure none of the side are smooth anymore. Then i take sharper rock, and press these into the sides. when the sides are to my liking, i smooth out the top again, and then tweak the sides some more.....
After this, i draw out the runes, using a fine liner, so i don\'t have to push to hard, and ruin the smooth surface
then i carefully trace the Runes with a sculpting tool, just slightly depressing them and starting the \"engraving\"process. I also started the gem at this point.
The next thing i did, was to take some more putty and properly sculpt the gem. The holes in the gem are to make the next layer of putty stick better.
the last part is the hardest, in my opinion, make sure the runes are deep enough, wide enough and as straight as you can get. this step took me about an hour of careful tweaking and tracing as the putty gradually hardened.
The final step was to take a hobby knife, and further smooth the surface, the runes and the gemstone. the final smoothing of the flat surfaces was done with two grades of sand paper. I applied a light coat of Paint to see were any indentations were, as you sand the surface, the paint stays in the lower areas, but is removed from the higher areas
These steps were repeated for the other two pieces, which were then glued onto a base, ready for painting
Hope this was useful...
Greetz Mourner
(i\'ve used Milliput Terracotta, because i find that is holds the rough textures of the rocks better. But any material will do, just use what you like to use. for the rest of this WIP, i will refer to my miliput as just putty.
)the first thing i did was to design the base, in this case a eldar themed base....
I traced the appropriate base size unto a piece of paper (i used scientific paper because the square make it easier to copy the base, and keep to a certain size)
after that, i transfer the design to a piece of plasticard, which i cut to just under the size and shape i want. (i always glue the plasticard to a handle, for easier manipulation)
next, i take some putty ( in this case Milliput Terracotta) and flatten it across the surface, making sure that the putty hangs over the sides
then comes the part where i make the sides rough and rocky, i use several jagged rock for this, first i take a rough rock and make sure none of the side are smooth anymore. Then i take sharper rock, and press these into the sides. when the sides are to my liking, i smooth out the top again, and then tweak the sides some more.....
After this, i draw out the runes, using a fine liner, so i don\'t have to push to hard, and ruin the smooth surface
then i carefully trace the Runes with a sculpting tool, just slightly depressing them and starting the \"engraving\"process. I also started the gem at this point.
The next thing i did, was to take some more putty and properly sculpt the gem. The holes in the gem are to make the next layer of putty stick better.
the last part is the hardest, in my opinion, make sure the runes are deep enough, wide enough and as straight as you can get. this step took me about an hour of careful tweaking and tracing as the putty gradually hardened.
The final step was to take a hobby knife, and further smooth the surface, the runes and the gemstone. the final smoothing of the flat surfaces was done with two grades of sand paper. I applied a light coat of Paint to see were any indentations were, as you sand the surface, the paint stays in the lower areas, but is removed from the higher areas
These steps were repeated for the other two pieces, which were then glued onto a base, ready for painting
Hope this was useful...
Greetz Mourner
