The Cyclop Owl Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Hi all! I am starting to get decently swept into painting a bulk of my Tzeentch army. To go with that shimmering magic blue, I’m looking to create gold smooth desert bases in the same spirit as these. My guess is, I need to for the finest sand I can find but I’m not quite sure how to obtain that ripple effect. My first thought is to use green stuff, but I remember having trouble back in the day to create decently sharp edges in green stuff. So, how would you go about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordeus Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Its really not that hard with green stuff, or cheaper modeling putty. What you need though is a rubber sculpture brush. They are quite large and soft. You don't need to do sharp edges actually. Use your fingers as well with olive oil and smooth out the base. You would be covering it with sand anyway so it doesn't need to be the smoother texture ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cyclop Owl Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Thank you! I had never thought about the olive oil nor the rubber brush! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meandering Shade Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I agree that silicone clay shapers are the tool of preference for smooth putty sculpting. But I thought I'd throw my hat in the ring and ask have you thought of maybe using a product like Structure Gel or art pastes for the little dunes? You can buy various varieties textured and non-textured online and in local art/craft stores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swooper Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Baking soda can be used as a very fine sand, maybe to cover a greenstuff shape and give it the right texture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucio Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I'd use greenstuff to get the general contours, and for the sand mix it in with pva glue to form a cookie dough like texture (roughly 3 to 1 by volume), you can then sculpt that into shape using just about anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curry_Supreme Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Hey man, im at work so i can’t link the YouTube video but look up Kujo painting and check his mars base video. I think it’s what you’re after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Cyclop Owl Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Yeah, kind of. I think I'm going to put down a much thicker green stuff layer so my ripples can be deeper, but in principle that sounds like it's the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOtherJosh Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Volcanic Pumice in the finer versions (not the extra coarse) https://www.goldenpaints.com/products/medium-gels-pastes/gel-with-aggregates As an acrylic medium it’s designed for painting on .. and sticks pretty darn good to the plastic bases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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