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In this tutorial we will see how to create and paint rock bases for our miniatures and wargames. Specifically, I will show you how I quickly and easily prepare the bases for my Warhammer 40k Leagues of Votann army.
Let’s get started!
1.- First, the bases are prepared. To do this, several pieces of cork are randomly cut to simulate rocks and glued onto the bases. To create rock variety, I also glued some resin rocks.
Here is a link to Kromlech, where you will see bits and rocks to decorate your bases.
Once the rocks are glued, apply basing glue on the surface of the base that is free of rocks, and pour sand on top. If you do not have sand, you can find multitude of companies that sell sand, of different thicknesses,smallrocks, etc.
This will be the result:
Here you can see several bases prepared and ready to paint.
Secondly, we will prime the bases with black primer.
Once the primer is dry, apply a dry brush with Neutral Gray 70.992 all over the base and abundantly, using the Large brush of the D series of Artis Opus.
Next, apply another dry brush of Pale Blue 70.906, but this time in a more controlled manner and focusing on the edges. For this purpose, we will use a slightly smaller brush, such as the Artis Opus Medium Series D brush.
5.- Different pigments are applied randomly all over the surface, to generate a dirty effect and make it more realistic. To be applied dry and using a synthetic brush.
In this case I used the following pigments:
To fix the pigments on the surface, optionally, Isopropyl Alcohol or Airbrush Thinner can be used.
6.- Several hedges/tufts of different shapes, sizes and colors are placed for variety. In my case I have opted for brown, brownish green and dark green tufts.
You can find many high quality vegetation for your bases in the following links:
7.- Finally, we will paint the edge of the bases in black color, and we will have our bases ready.
Below, you can see several of these bases ready to be used.
