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centurion
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Post subject: painting desert bases  Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:08 am |
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Hi,
I was wondering what colors people use to do desert themed bases. Base coat, highlights and trim color.
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vanvlak
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Post subject: painting desert bases Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:15 am |
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A very light sand colour, blended with white if it's not light enough; after painting, drybrush any features with white. I often add a mix of sand (real sand) and green flockin smal patches for contrast.
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Post subject: painting desert bases Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 7:53 am |
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| Quote (vanvlak @ 27 April 2006 (23:15)) | | A very light sand colour, blended with white if it's not light enough; after painting, drybrush any features with white. I often add a mix of sand (real sand) and green flockin smal patches for contrast. |
I have seen one that almost was the same except the person also did a light brown ink wash then a dry brush of the tan and then a lighter bry brush of the features.
Also he added some small rocks to add detail and character to the bases.
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Warmaster Nice
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Post subject: painting desert bases Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:41 am |
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I am switching to more earthy tones for my stuff now but when I did my desert bases I didn't add shadows or highlights for two reasons: 1) I used very fine sand which is more difficult to drybrush without making cloggy patches of highlight colour, and 2) I figured that at 6mm scale the only features which would actually produce natural shadows and highlights on desert sand would be larger rocks and similar.
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Post subject: painting desert bases Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2006 1:00 pm |
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centurion
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Post subject: painting desert bases Posted: Sat Apr 29, 2006 12:09 am |
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Hi,
Thanks guys, I'll try some test strips.
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