finally paints the first of his Gauls...
All that's left now is a little terrain on the base!
I searched websites for pictures from German National Parks to get a feel for what the native turf might look like. Many of the pictures showed moderate height grass, ferns along forest paths, and the occasional small rock.
I couldn't get a clear shot showing the bare earth, but it looked lighter than my initial Brown Velvet. Antique White was added to the Brown Velvet, and roughed in some splotches just to break up the uniformity of the color.
Small globs of Apoxie Sculpt were attached to the base, putting little ridges in it with a dental tool, trying to simulate the rocks seen on the websites. Once dry, the "rocks" were given a coat of Drizzle Gray, dappled with mix of Drizzle Gray and Charcoal (3:1) using a cheap brush, and finally tied together with a very thin wash of Charcoal and Magic Wash (1:6).
The base was then covered in patches of Spring and Summer static grass. Once dry, the static grass was drybrushed with Medium Foliage green and Light Foliage green.
Ferns for the Forest
I felt the base still needed something, so I tried to create some ferns. Maybe our leader is scouting at the edge of some pristine forest....
Cut some elongated spade shapes from printer paper folded in half. Vary the sizes.
Glue the folded shapes to short sections of 28-gauge brass wire with craft Tacky Glue.
- Step 1:
- Open up the fold. The tacky glue should be flexible enough to hold.
- Step 2:
- Take some small scissors and make lots of little straight cuts into the "leaf."
- Step 3:
- Basecoat the top surface and the stem Medium Foliage green.
- Step 4:
- Drybrush the top surface with a mix of Medium Foliage green and Opaque Yellow (3:1).
- Step 5:
- Paint the leaf-back with Green Sea.
All that's left is to drill some small holes and glue in one or two leaves with the Tacky Glue, and put on some protective coats of clear.