SM/Dark Angels: Marble Tile + rubble
Eldar: Autumn lawn
Chaos SM: Grey concrete + rubble (adds to the muted effect)
Daemons: Lava bases
Orks: Reddish-yellow sand, rocks and junk.
Tyranids: Barren, brown, lifeless dirt.
Necrons: Desert sand
Tau: Snow + sparse grass
Imperial Guard: Industrial street/sidewalk, occasional rubble
Dark Eldar: Moon-scape
Witchunters/Daemon Hunters: I want to wait until we know if they get separate codexes before I put too much thought into this.
You'll notice that quite a few of those involve rocks/sand; Orks, Tyranids, Dark Eldar and Necrons. Currently I'm working on basing my Tyranids (while painting up another Ork unit for the poll. Damn you guys really like Orks) so I thought I would run a test on some basing sand with a few different washes to see if I could get distinct effects.
The end result was interesting to me, and I thought you all would like to see it. I sectioned it out so you know what wash was used where.
The Devlan Mud is extremely dark, and it's what I went with for Tyranids. I did, however, decide to follow it up with a drybrush of Bubonic Brown to lighten it up just a bit. I think I'll use Gryphon Sepia for the Orks. What do you guys think?
I base all my minis in the same kind of dirt/desert color. I like it and it will match the table I'll never get around to building!
ReplyDeleteI did see something interesting over at Santa Cruz Warhammer showing off some store bought bases from a company in Poland, Micro Art Studio. I'm really liking their temple bases, and I think they would look good with my current basing color scheme. I may have to order me some!
While I love the artwork over at Micro Art Studio, my biggest issue is that the basing they do it too thick, adding significantly to the height of the model. With current rules using Line of Sight, I need to be careful about that kind of thing.
ReplyDeleteSo instead I decided to make my own simple and quick basing. It's a shame though, because some of their stuff (like the trash bases) really rule.
Ok firstly how the hell did you manage to avoid the washes running in to eachother? Genius! And secondly, thanks for sharing this, I have been looking to change bases for my Dark Angels from mud/grass to something more rugged, like plain dark dirt or something along those lines. I have a lot to consider now. Great post mate
ReplyDeleteNice! I love the washes, they are SO good and SO versatile- this proves it!
ReplyDeleteSome good contrasts between the washes there. I'm wondering if some of them "appear" lighter or darker because they're placed next to other colours? (I know my eyes sometimes work like that!).
ReplyDeletePersonally, I like the look of the ogryn flesh - autumnal and warm perhaps, but more than appropriate for some armies.
Nice pic, thanks for sharing wha tyou came up with.
ReplyDeleteI'm still learning how to use washes and what I can do with them.
thanks for the idea I will try to redo my old ork bases that somehow are plain sand with your suggestion.
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