Wednesday, 21 March 2012



Dark Age Terrain:  I did 3 pieces, here are a few shots

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Dark Age Terrain:  And after the static grass, some tufts, a bit of twig and some leaves, it's all done.

Dark Age Terrain:  The rocks got some spots of staining.  Using 3 different, watered-down colours - Vallejo Charred Brown, Ogryn Flesh Wash, Black and Vallejo Earth - I dabbed patches onto the rocks here and there.  After it was dry it got a zap of Testor's Dull Cote then some static grass.
Dark Age Terrain:  Then the rocks got a coat of a greyish-brown and in the next photo I add some colour to give them some realism.

Saturday, 10 March 2012

Dark Age Terrain:  Just two quick drybrushes of Iraqi Sand - this is the same method I use for my Dark Age figures minus the last step - followed by a very light one of Iraqi mixed with a wee bit of white and onto the rocks.

Friday, 9 March 2012

Dark Age Terrain:  I always like to add a couple of terrain features with each new army I paint.  My Anglo-Danes are now done, so they needed some rough ground to guard their flanks.  Super quick to do, it's just a few rocks on a sanded base.  I spray the terrain after it's sanded and then wash a mix of black, brown and PVA over it to hold all the sand on.  The following day I drybrushed Vallejo Burnt Umber over it.
Irish Bonnachts:  following a wash of Devlan Mud mixed with a bit of black all that remained was basing.  I do a 3-stage drybrush - Burnt Umber, Iraqi Sand, then Iraqi Sand again - before a couple of sprays of Testor's Dull Cote.  A generous amount of static grass, silflor tufts and leaves finishes the job.

I actually finished these a week ago but waited til I had knocked together a simple little lightbox out of foamcard before I took a final snap.