Great little tutorial! I use dental tools to apply the muck since they tend to avoid smears and you can sculpt some topography in while you apply it. I’ve also found you can use the airbrush to blow details like puddles or craters in, although you need a spray booth to contain the splash!
Another great video, I've never used pigments for bases but I do use Vallejo texture paints, I'm painting Imperial fists at the moment and really want a dusty red martian landscape as like you pointed out, the red and yellow will work great together! Will definitely experiment with these methods, thank you :)
That’s a great little tutorial, defo will use on my guys some bigger rocks and details as well, when I decide what the hell I am going to paint them as!
Cult of Paint il tag you on insta when I have finally decided. For a shooty army it’s ultras, for a cc army it’s scars or BA. Tbh I could end up doing both!
Almost always before, that way it's easier to make them look part of the base. The vallejo texture paint used in the video is also a really good adhesive, you don't need extra glue if you press items in whilst it is wet.
I'm having trouble with my bases, I'm trying to make some Istavaan V themed bases, so 'black sands', rubble and debris from marines but I can't settle on a color or pigment powder. I also have Iron Hands so if it's too dark it looks off with too little contrast between the mini and base. You guys got any recommendations or tips?
Hi there, I was wondering if you could share how you choose pigment colors for your basing? I'm currently painting up some Raven Guard Primaris using your Heresy tutorial and have them stomping through a ruined city, and I'm trying to strike that balance between busted concrete, rubble, rust, and general dust. I was planning to rust up the various metal work pieces, use greys on the stone and use a combination of MIG concrete and rubble dust... any other colors you'd recommend I add in? I'm worried it'll look a little flat as is
I like natural sienna and a grey for "generic" ruined city. It's quite light so shows up well on the board, plus it means elements like rusty pipes etc catch the eye.
Great video! Would you have any suggestions for the pigment colours on a light desert colour using a texture paint along the lines of Vallejo Desert Sand or AK Light Earth?
Cory for my Tomb Kings I used Vallejo Desert Sand, then once dry a thinned wash of Agrax Earthshade, then when that's dry a final drybrush of Screaming Skull - If done in batches it's quick and very effective - dead grass tufts here and there and voila!
Hi Guys, so this is very straight forward.. really simple and easy to follow which is great! really appreciate it. How does the process change when there is a model on the base? I'd like to apply the powder over feet etc and have the ground blend into the marine on the base. How is this achieved? Cheers!
By using analogous colours, red/orange/yellow, you're going to get this lovely overall warm feeling to the piece, perfect for some hot, arid Martian surface.
@@cultofpaint thank you for the reply! would you say that for a striking base, analogous color schemes work better then something more neutral, or slightly contrasting?
Is it okay to glue the models directly onto the base once all these steps have been completed, or is there some type of pinning required to keep the models sturdy?
@@cultofpaint Yes, but my bases end up being a dark brown tone, nothing red or orange, it doesn't look like a desert but it does look like dirt. Thanks for the reply.
Hi Henry, great vid. How would you tie the model to the bases? Pigments mixed with water through an airbrush? Do you have any videos planned to add to this? Cheers
I have a really dumb question about the Sansodor: I used this tutorial now making a base for myself, but it's the first time I use Sansodor. I used a pipette to drop Sansodor onto the base just like in the video BUT without thinking I cleaned the pipette in my water-cup. I noticed something looking like "oil" on top of my water and now I wonder if its safe to pour out in the sink? :) Help a newbie out with some good-to-know knowledge about this stuff, and im sorry for being dumb! :(
@@ikkiiiieee You are right, without a binder, it doesn't stick as regular paint would. Might not be a problem even for gaming bases, but you point is valid.
You guys do love your Sansodor thinner. Personally I think it tastes a bit vinegary.
Sick. This is just enough to be really interesting without distracting you from the models. Thanks for the guide.
No problem!
Great little tutorial! I use dental tools to apply the muck since they tend to avoid smears and you can sculpt some topography in while you apply it. I’ve also found you can use the airbrush to blow details like puddles or craters in, although you need a spray booth to contain the splash!
Great little tutorial I’m going to try that one out
Another great video, I've never used pigments for bases but I do use Vallejo texture paints, I'm painting Imperial fists at the moment and really want a dusty red martian landscape as like you pointed out, the red and yellow will work great together! Will definitely experiment with these methods, thank you :)
Should look great!
That’s a great little tutorial, defo will use on my guys some bigger rocks and details as well, when I decide what the hell I am going to paint them as!
It paints well over rocks etc, helps blend them in.
Cult of Paint il tag you on insta when I have finally decided.
For a shooty army it’s ultras, for a cc army it’s scars or BA.
Tbh I could end up doing both!
Cult of Paint are you guys looking at courses again soon I hope!
Nice work sir
Thanks!
Great vid!
Cheers Peter!
Awesome. Cheers
No problem
Very simple and nice. If you put something (e.g. skulls) on the base, do you glue them before or after adding the texture paste?
Almost always before, that way it's easier to make them look part of the base. The vallejo texture paint used in the video is also a really good adhesive, you don't need extra glue if you press items in whilst it is wet.
I'm having trouble with my bases, I'm trying to make some Istavaan V themed bases, so 'black sands', rubble and debris from marines but I can't settle on a color or pigment powder. I also have Iron Hands so if it's too dark it looks off with too little contrast between the mini and base. You guys got any recommendations or tips?
Cool! 👍🏻
Thanks!
Hi there, I was wondering if you could share how you choose pigment colors for your basing?
I'm currently painting up some Raven Guard Primaris using your Heresy tutorial and have them stomping through a ruined city, and I'm trying to strike that balance between busted concrete, rubble, rust, and general dust. I was planning to rust up the various metal work pieces, use greys on the stone and use a combination of MIG concrete and rubble dust... any other colors you'd recommend I add in? I'm worried it'll look a little flat as is
I like natural sienna and a grey for "generic" ruined city. It's quite light so shows up well on the board, plus it means elements like rusty pipes etc catch the eye.
Great video. But could you share what kind of pigment used to paint the base featured in your Blood Angels Army Painting video ?
Great video! Would you have any suggestions for the pigment colours on a light desert colour using a texture paint along the lines of Vallejo Desert Sand or AK Light Earth?
Something like Vallejo Natural Sienna, Light Sienna and Light Yellow Ochre would look good!
@@cultofpaint Cheers! Thanks a lot, I will give that a try.
Cory for my Tomb Kings I used Vallejo Desert Sand, then once dry a thinned wash of Agrax Earthshade, then when that's dry a final drybrush of Screaming Skull - If done in batches it's quick and very effective - dead grass tufts here and there and voila!
Bad ass bro ! great tutorial.
Thanks dude!
Hi Guys, so this is very straight forward.. really simple and easy to follow which is great! really appreciate it. How does the process change when there is a model on the base? I'd like to apply the powder over feet etc and have the ground blend into the marine on the base. How is this achieved? Cheers!
Pretty much no change. I nearly always do it with the model already glued on.
@@cultofpaint so i can work the powders into the legs and feet at that stage.. then pipette sansador direct onto the base and legs at the same time?
Could you elaborate on the color theory behind why the Martian base would go well with say imperial fists?
By using analogous colours, red/orange/yellow, you're going to get this lovely overall warm feeling to the piece, perfect for some hot, arid Martian surface.
@@cultofpaint thank you for the reply! would you say that for a striking base, analogous color schemes work better then something more neutral, or slightly contrasting?
Is it okay to glue the models directly onto the base once all these steps have been completed, or is there some type of pinning required to keep the models sturdy?
Honestly, I'd pin them.
Could you make a video making the desert base?
Cause that using the same materials my results are very different and I would like to see where I fail.
are you gradually using less pigments as you get lighter?
@@cultofpaint
Yes, but my bases end up being a dark brown tone, nothing red or orange, it doesn't look like a desert but it does look like dirt.
Thanks for the reply.
Hi Henry, great vid. How would you tie the model to the bases? Pigments mixed with water through an airbrush? Do you have any videos planned to add to this? Cheers
Just be a bit sloppy when you are applying it and get some on the feet. If it’s too much you can easily remove with a brush or qtip.
I have a really dumb question about the Sansodor: I used this tutorial now making a base for myself, but it's the first time I use Sansodor. I used a pipette to drop Sansodor onto the base just like in the video BUT without thinking I cleaned the pipette in my water-cup. I noticed something looking like "oil" on top of my water and now I wonder if its safe to pour out in the sink? :)
Help a newbie out with some good-to-know knowledge about this stuff, and im sorry for being dumb! :(
It won’t mix with water hence the oily look. Never good to dump solvents down the plug hole, so I’d just soak up with a rag and discard.
@@cultofpaint Thank you!
How do you glue guys to them? Standard GW glue will do?
Usually super glue and a pin through the foot.
Why/how does alcohol/thinner fix pigment further to the surface?
Turns the pigments into a sort of paint.
@@cultofpaint but it doesn't have any binder, so they might be stuck but not completely permanent right?
@@ikkiiiieee You are right, without a binder, it doesn't stick as regular paint would. Might not be a problem even for gaming bases, but you point is valid.
@@ikkiiiieee I think there’s an actual pigment fixer (not an odourless thinner) you can get from Vallejo which is use to fix the pigment :)
Did you use the Russian Mud color for all of these styles?
Yes