11 April 2017

-HOW TO MAKE- Marble and Tiles Bases




HI ALL!

Today i want to show you a very simple procedure that i use for making tiles bases...


The only "strange" tool you need is a Leather Piercer...



You can find it on almost every supermarket or E-Shop and it's a very cheap tool...

PS:  i use it also to make rivets ;)




OKAY! LET'S START!!! :)


First of all i've used a plastic base to draw the circles needed...
(In this example i've used a "soft" 2mm plasticard)


...Then i've drawn the tiles pattern...


...At this point i've used the leather piercer with a soft pressure (because i want to texturize not to pierce the plasticard) and a sculpting tool to carve the lines...


And that's the result...... :D


I've filed to round the edges and i've painted them :D


I hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial and that will help you to realize your bases!

SEE YOU SOON!!! :)



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10 comments:

  1. BDAApril 11, 2017 at 1:17 PM

    wonderful stuff :)
    will defiantly give this a go

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  2. Matt BlowersApril 11, 2017 at 1:21 PM

    Nicely done. I would not have thought of that. I love seeing simple and effective ways to get unique and amazing results.

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    1. Valknut PaintingApril 11, 2017 at 2:20 PM

      Thank you :) i believe that simple things are always the most effective ;)

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  3. KihribanApril 11, 2017 at 3:25 PM

    Great stuff! Have you manipulated plasticard for larger terrain projects? I imagine that the leather piercer wouldn't be able to work beyond the fringes... What about molds to push into putty?

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    1. Valknut PaintingApril 11, 2017 at 4:12 PM

      Thank you mate :D
      I'm actually working on some terrain for Warhammer Fantasy / AoS, i'll post some pictures on next days! ;)
      The Leather piercer works on maximum of 2mm / 3mm and sometimes i have to push a metal tip to help the exit of accumulated plasticard :D
      Molds are a viable option to make a lot of bases, but i suggest to use resin instead of putty ;)
      Personally i prefer to make my bases by hand, using scrap and bits.
      Small investment, big return hehe (more $ to spend in new miniatures ahahhaha)

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  4. DaiApril 11, 2017 at 7:15 PM

    That's bloody clever mate. I may well try this out in the near future, thanks!

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    1. Valknut PaintingApril 12, 2017 at 9:28 AM

      Thank you :D
      Post some pictures on "The Lost and the Damned and the Stunted" of finished work :D

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  5. The GunGraveApril 12, 2017 at 9:53 PM

    Great idea!!!

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