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Modeling => Modeling Q&A => Topic started by: Hetairoi on April 20, 2015, 08:55:29 pm

Title: Clear bases (Tutorial)
Post by: Hetairoi on April 20, 2015, 08:55:29 pm

For my Uncharted Seas ships I have decided to use transparent bases. For cruises I

Title: Re: Clear bases (Tutorial)
Post by: Ruckdog on April 20, 2015, 11:34:34 pm

Excellent tutorial! You have gotten some very impressive results with this technique. I'm curious; have you tried something similar on a blue-painted base? It seems like your method would work fairly well that way, too.

Title: Re: Clear bases (Tutorial)
Post by: Hetairoi on April 22, 2015, 09:16:22 pm

Yes, I tried it: http://hetairoiwargames.blogspot.com.es/2010/03/desert-scenery-2.html
But I don

Title: Re: Clear bases (Tutorial)
Post by: Quickdraw on April 22, 2015, 09:47:45 pm

It's a very simple system, the effect is great though. It really looks great on the clear acrylic base.
You're Imperial Human ship really makes me want to pick up a small fleet and paint them up. It's very impressive.

Title: Re: Clear bases (Tutorial)
Post by: Landlubber on April 22, 2015, 11:32:02 pm

Quote from: Quickdraw on April 22, 2015, 09:47:45 pm

It's a very simple system, the effect is great though. It really looks great on the clear acrylic base.
You're Imperial Human ship really makes me want to pick up a small fleet and paint them up. It's very impressive.

+1. Thanks for the tutorial and for showing how it looks on the tabletop. With the right kind of mat underneath the ships, that effect really pops.

I agree with you Quickdraw...but I'm drowning in unpainted resin as it is.