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I think adding some dry brushing to bring out dried mud / semi-dried mud / etc. would make it look less like chocolate. Don't get me wrong, it looks delicious.
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you would probably gain a lot on the shape of the mud if it wasn't so thick and chunky everywhere - you want smoother bits too. Also, try grabbing some models with feet and pushing footprints into the mud. Add some static grass and then mud over parts of the static grass. Also, take your brown and shift it more yellow and less saturated.
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Jul 20, 2015 16:53
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Yum!
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Moola posted:Defeinitely gonna try this on my next base! Still liking that candy land suggestion a bit back. Accept your chocolate covered future e: paint the rocks not brown
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Jul 20, 2015 17:08
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w00tmonger posted:Still liking that candy land suggestion a bit back. Chaos Fudge Knights.
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^^^In the deep deliciousness of the far future, there is only fudge. 
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w00tmonger posted:Still liking that candy land suggestion a bit back. Lollipop bushes and candy cane twigs. Fruit gum rocks, yeah that'd be awesome.
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Jul 20, 2015 17:23
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It looks muddy, it looks good. A few tufts of static grass (brown may be best) will differentiate it as scenery, the brownie comments are just teasing. Does the base lay flat or are the lumps on the bottom making it wobbly? Could be sanded-off easily if so.
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Yeah there were lumps on the bottom/edge making it wobble
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Post 9-11 User posted:the brownie comments are just teasing.
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Does it have a nougat center?
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An Angry Bug posted:Nah, it really does look like baked goods. It needs plants and some drybrushing with lighter shades of brown. The drybrushing should vary in strength over the base, so some parts look dried up while other parts still look muddy. I think a big part of the problem is that the rocks are too big relative to the miniatures you'll be using. Even normal sand will look like really coarse gravel next to a mini, so those rocks end up looking absolutely huge. They at least need to be further into the ground, since rocks tend to sink into the earth over time. That and it will definitely help to smooth off the bottoms and edges of the bases and paint the edges a different color. This is awesome advice that I agree with.
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Jul 20, 2015 18:03
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Arson Fire posted:Cross post from the oath thread I think these got lost in the brownie chat. Those Nids look good!
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Jul 20, 2015 18:34
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Moola posted:Defeinitely gonna try this on my next base! Have you considered going into baking? A 4000pt gingerbread force is relatively cheap if you make all the men yourself and get the gum drops from Michael's.
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:Have you considered going into baking? A 4000pt gingerbread force is relatively cheap if you make all the men yourself and get the gum drops from Michael's. Side benefit: Casualties are delicious.
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Dr. Gargunza posted:Side benefit: Casualties are delicious. You could even make it so you are the God of your army. Whenever they fall in battle they are taken to the gates of
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I really want a brownie now I have removed some of the large rocks, which have created indentations which I have gently filled with a little pva glue I'm hoping when the glue dries it will look like puddles of water What colour should I paint the large rocks? Black/slate???
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Jul 20, 2015 19:13
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Moola posted:I really want a brownie now Put some M&M's on the brownie.
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Moola posted:I really want a brownie now I did up a quick one for you as an example. I didn't mix poo poo into glue, I simply glued dirt onto a base, basecoated it was dark brown, did up the highlights, hit it with water effect and added a little brush for character.  Not as edible, but it looks swampish.
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Drone posted:Put some M&M's on the brownie. motherfucker!!!
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The texture makes it look like a carpeted cat tower and now I want a Titan-shaped cat tower.
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Moola posted:motherfucker!!! Not giving GW money doesn't need to extend to not giving anyone money ever. Just buy a few bases.
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Indolent Bastard posted:Not giving GW money doesn't need to extend to not giving anyone money ever. Just buy a few bases. Brownie mix is just the base of a base. You have to add other flavors. How to make this better; put hoses in each barrel so that you can squirt jam, custard, cream filling, chocolate syrup, and key-lime at people.
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Jul 20, 2015 20:15
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I remember that thread 
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Indolent Bastard posted:Not giving GW money doesn't need to extend to not giving anyone money ever. Just buy a few bases. no!
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Moola posted:no! You are playing into Big Tape's hands with your DIY bases, you fool.
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its just a test tbh I'm gonna use plasticard when it arrives
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Moola posted:Defeinitely gonna try this on my next base! I think what's missing is water. If you GIS muddy fields you'll get a range of muddy with a lot of dead field grass to outright muddy. The type you're going for has water in all the low parts which makes sense because that's what makes it muddy to begin with. E: Pierrethemime's upper right base pic is a good example.
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Wash and highlights, definitely. Sanding off the edges and painting them black will help a lot too. Some static grass in there would also be useful. Paint the rocks different shades of grey and brown, with a few smears of your mud basecoat.
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Not to intrude on chocolate baked goods chat but, the last of my oath.Gareth Gobulcoque posted:And my Theme + Technical this doofus with the flag of my home state, one of my favorite places on earth, Kentucky. I don't know what's in those crates and barrels, but it's probably booze and guns.
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Jul 21, 2015 01:47
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Excellent job. That flag is magnificent. drill your barrels
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Sulecrist posted:drill your barrels 
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You know, Moola, there are other companies that make bases. I have a Chinese takeout carton (that's what they packaged them in) full of medium round bases made of MDF board. They used that flame cutting technique (or a really dull bandsaw blade) so smell real nice, like something cooked in an oven or a recent forest fire. I bought it from Grandiosities, (they made their own miniatures and had their own scifi game system, neat bunch of people) seems like some bad stuff went down because their website is gone. I guess he has a blog: http://johnnyborgcastings.blogspot.com
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I'm going to take a picture of a new base im working on, and you guys have to guess what its made out of
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Very, very nice.
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Jul 21, 2015 14:57
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Aw, it no longer looks like a brownie.
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its a different larger base! guess the base! win a prize! maybe
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