Terrain Rework - Tree Bases

[Original Draft 20190813]

this one's very much a blog, lots of intermediate steps for my own motivation. not hugely interesting.


Since making these (area terrain) pieces it feels like they (and their associated add on bits) have had a lot of (re)works.

The plan is that i want to create recesses in the terrain so the 'insert' pieces can sit flat on the underlying mdf board. the areas around it will provide a token crater to stop the pieces moving around.
the intended effect is that it should look a bit more integrated with the bases, rather than the add-ons sitting high up on the textured terrain. Actual inserts rather than onserts.

i positioned the add-ons where they look decent (enough). this removes some of the 'casual/place anywhere' aspect but it's prefer it to look integrated and i can't think of a way to have both (standardised insert shapes, of course... but way too late for that now).

i then chiselled the textured layers off the top. wood glue with sand and plaster is remarkably resilient.

i then built up around the insert pieces with plaster.

waited for it to dry and sanded. then filled any gaps and divots around the 'craters'.

there is a bit of a gap between the craters and many of the inserts but i don't think it will mar the effect too much. i wasn't aiming for a super-tight fit, just more or less flush.

put a coat of texture paint on next. found i had a tin of rocky dam still stashed away. too light by comparison to all the other terrain.

then pva glue and sand for extra texture.

suitable...

painting done apollo grey.

a whole bunch of dry brushing later, and finished... yhay...

the rocky inserts are now the wrong colour, so plucked off the tuft grass and repainted them.

and they're done...

i'm also making rocky inserts for all the tree pieces. so they can be swapped as required/desired.

so yeah, project done (as far as the bases go). nothing ground breaking in terms of technique or artistry or anything; just known skill-set reused.


[update: 20190826]
Finished off the extra boulder inserts. Not spectacular, but adds options. 

So that's my area terrain FINISHED!!!!

Finished i said, stop picking at it...


Until next time...