kyle.dalton
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- Joined
- Oct 3, 2019
- Location
- Frederick, MD
From the ambulance set by Perry Miniatures
Great painting . The groundwork looks nice . Static grass and grass tufts ? Obviously you've been doing this for awhile . Please post more of your work .
For the base level soil I used Citadel technical paints. Citadel overcharges for everything, but I have to say that for their technical paints (this one was Stirland Battlemire, I think) the convenience was totally worth it and the applicator tool is indispensable. If I wasn't applying so much grass I would have drybrushed the finished product with a lighter brown or a grey.I have made small single figure bases and created my own tufts of grass and painted it. These look much like yours but I worked with 54mm scale.
I'm finishing a larger diorama and wanted to try the technique of sprinkling individual grass. Then I found out they use a grass applicator which creates an electric charge to make the grass stand up until the glue dries. So I may have to revert to my tufts with some of the grass or the short stubble sprinkled around.
I plan to post when I have it completed---maybe December.
Kyle,For the base level soil I used Citadel technical paints. Citadel overcharges for everything, but I have to say that for their technical paints (this one was Stirland Battlemire, I think) the convenience was totally worth it and the applicator tool is indispensable. If I wasn't applying so much grass I would have drybrushed the finished product with a lighter brown or a grey.
I used Army Painter tufts which are super convenient and easy to apply. The grass is also Army Painter, though I didn't have a grass applicator. I just waited until everything was completely dry then spread PVA glue and turned the models upside down, tapping away the excess which also had the benefit of making the grass stand up. With a pair of small tweezers, I made sure to pick away all the excess grass then let it dry.
In olden times we used to sprinkle the grass over a wet base and then blow on the grass to help it stand up.I have made small single figure bases and created my own tufts of grass and painted it. These look much like yours but I worked with 54mm scale.
I'm finishing a larger diorama and wanted to try the technique of sprinkling individual grass. Then I found out they use a grass applicator which creates an electric charge to make the grass stand up until the glue dries. So I may have to revert to my tufts with some of the grass or the short stubble sprinkled around.
I plan to post when I have it completed---maybe December.
That still works pretty good on small bases.In olden times we used to sprinkle the grass over a wet base and then blow on the grass to help it stand up.