Tuesday 14 July 2009

Spartan Assault Troops: Lava Base

OK, still have to finish these 'Spartan' elite Assault Troops but I think the base turned out really well for a first attempt.


There's a thin wash of Citadel orange on the Roman Sand 'rocks', which in normal light makes them look like they are glowing 'hot'. Perhaps 20 minutes to complete the painting: 1st layer is 'Essential' Acrylics Martian Orange, then Citadel sunbed orange and finally Citadel Hawiian T-shirt yellow.

In future if I want to recreate this type of effect, I'll base the figures, rough the edge of their bases with filler (possibly, to be honest the 'rocks' can do a pretty good job of breaking up the outline), paint on the 'lava' in trails or pools and only THEN glue the rocks on to emphasise and frame the lava areas.

Cheers
Mark

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