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Ghorgor-Bey: Base


Ghorgor-Bey
Product #
BOLN 01
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No longer in production


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8 August 2007page first published

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Ana of Chest of Colors writes:

I still felt like painting, because I had a concept for the base. I had discussed with Mahon the painter that something which would emphasize the size of this model would be a good idea, so I searched in our bits boxes and found a log of wood made by Hasslefree Miniatures. grin

It inspired me, and so I knew what I wanted to do:

The base

I created some stones of greenstuff. grin

I split a match into pieces, and put them over a blob of greenstuff as a frame for a campfire. (I think I am getting hungry - LOL.) I didn't wait long (as I haven't mastered the art of patience yet), and I added some greenstuff which I ripped into flame-like shapes with a pointed tool.

For the tankard, I cut a bit of the plastic tube used for protecting brushes, the thinnest I had, and I added the bottom and grip.

I glued some sand on with superglue. Not very tidy, but the rest will be covered with static grass, anyway. grin I cut some leaves and grass, which we picked up from Hasslefree Miniatures.

Adding vegetation

I photographed it after basing, but not much could be seen on the photo! So, I am showing the base from when I was applying the base colors.

The base as painting begins

And here's the final effect:

Finished base

I used black as my base color for the sand, then I brushed it with Flat Earth (VMC 983). I drybrushed it with grey and Desert Yellow (VMC 977).

Around the campfire, I added Deep Yellow (VMC 915) and white to highlights on the sand.

I think I applied three layers of white to the fire, and then Deep Yellow. On top of this, I applied orange (mixed from Red + Deep Yellow).

I painted the tree bark with German Fieldgrey WWII (VMC 70830) and highlighted up to white, applying some yellow in the last stages.

The wood was blended from grey to cream, and then colors were added to the leaves. The strongest color on them is Red (VMC 947). I painted the tankard starting from Desert Yellow (VMC 977), and the wet stain on the sand was painted with Wood Grain (VMC 828).

Should I describe it in more detail?