Army bases

Now I have played a few games of One Page Rules - Grimdark Future, I need to get a few more miniatures painted so I can use my own army.

Even before I'd played any tabletop games, I had decided that miniatures in groups look better if they all have the same style bases.

For one off display miniatures, I may produce a more unique base scene, but for the army en masse I've settled on a simple grass effect with the odd tuft of vegetation on some bases.

The photo shows the materials I use. 

Base Layer

I use a brown artist water based acrylic paint that is very thick. I apply it in lumps with an old brush to give texture to the ground. 

Detail

Where I add vegetation, I clear away a bit of the acrylic paint and put a drop of PVA glue. These are stick on plants in various styles and colours. Although the tufts have sticky pads, they do not stick very well to the wet acrylic.

Grass

For this I use the fine green or brown coloured static scenic grass. I've settled on the No 6. Earth Fine Turf. I dust a thick layer over the acrylic paint while it is still wet and tap the model to remove the excess.

Grime

I like my models to look a little weather worn. I often use a little weathering powder, Vallejo earth pigment. It's a dry powder which I apply with a brush to the lower parts of the miniature.

Edge

I like the edge of the base to be a uniform black which I paint on after the scenery has been applied.

Protective Coat

I let the base dry for a few hours then spray the whole lot with Rust-oleum Crystal Clear matt. This protects the paint for handling but also helps to keep the static grass and weathering powder in place.

Unrelated to basing, but very occasionally I may have a model with a section that should be shiny. I overpaint that area with a clear gloss layer after the protective matt clear coat has dried.

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