Early Access: Why I Changed My Basing Techniques - And Why You Might Want To… (Patreon)

Why I Changed My Basing Techniques - And Why You Might Want To…

Miniature basing is probably the easiest way to make a mini look awesome with minimal effort. In this tutorial my aim is to share the techniques and methods I use to make the bases on my miniatures blend with the terrain, but still look incredible on close inspection, as well as some other techniques I use to make the bases themselves far better for playing with! I play D&D, but whether you do 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, Age of Sigmar, Star Wars Legion or one of the dozens of other games out there - basing is the quickest, easiest way to make any mini look awesome. For D&D its amazing. Lots of D&D minis look identical - basing gives them individuality. Some peoples D&D minis are prepainted - basing rescues these (usually not great) paint jobs and helps them blend with the better painted minis you've done yourself. So yeah. I like basing. It lets you do some pretty amazing things, pretty easily. And it can be DIRT cheap too. Pun definitely intended :) ⚔️ SUPPORT BY JOINING THE ARCHIVE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/RPArchive 🛠️ SUPPORT BY BUYING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS: http://bit.ly/RPEquipment Everything I use should be linked on the equipment list above, so it's also a library of where to find stuff… Speaking of finding stuff, here's where you can buy these kind of bases: 20mm are small, 25mm are medium, 50mm large, 75mm huge, etc. Games workshop: https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/100-x-25mm-base https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-50mm-Round-Bases https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-75-46-Oval-Bases https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-80-Round-Base https://www.games-workshop.com/en-GB/Citadel-100-Round-Base Reaper: 20mm: https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bases/latest/74041 25mm: https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bases/latest/74035 75mm: https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bases/latest/74066 3D printed: https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/art/hollow-bases-2mm-wall 🔔 Subscribe and click the bell for more D&D terrain! 👍 If you found this helpful, help me out and like the video up there! If you like the look of the grimdark stuff, check out Erics Hobby Workshop and Miscast - they do great stuff for 40k :) Miscast ruined buildings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=818uEjtMD6E Erics 40k ruins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RB-JdGEe_Q&t=580s Other builds featured in this video: Grassland tiles: https://youtu.be/DzvJIozUXWY Wall and temple system: https://youtu.be/om88iXGJ92s Plinths and Buttresses (those small columns on the walls): https://youtu.be/tf4hgTLKw6M Cavern Tiles (plaster rock painting): https://youtu.be/XIBUrcIkVAo 00:00 intro 00:42 tricks using the base 02:07 how to update to better bases 03:08 Mini Storage 04:00 Core basing techniques 08:32 varying techniques for theme 08:50 Mountainous basing 10:23 Forest basing 12:33 Telling a story with the base 12:59 Grass tufts - how to make them and which ones to use 14:38 more extreme environments Check out my full modular terrain systems: http://bit.ly/RPArchiveChannel Follow the channel to make sure you catch new videos as they're released: Facebook: http://bit.ly/RPArchiveFB Instagram: http://bit.ly/RPArchiveINSTA #Rparchive #basing #miniatures