My friends, we’re getting there (Patreon)

As the title says, I’m pretty much ready to add the epoxy water 😊

Painting this base was quite whimsical because it started with basic airbrush work where I tried to establish a visible color gradient. Basically, keeping the darker and more vivid tones around the moat and the mill because that’s where all the moisture is. And then the dustier tones near the road.

Then I proceeded to paint the rocks and other details in the moat, and this was seriously heaps of fun.

The road was also sprayed with dusty tones, and then dry-brushed with grey acrylics. One dirty trick I pulled here was painting the cobblestones directly under the truck’s wheels with the same rubber black color as the tires. This will make color integration of the truck much easier.

After that, I found myself in a but of a pickle. The whole scene was missing harmony, and the only way to fix this was to start gluing important elements in place. Moss was added behind the water wheel, and I also included some poison ivy made from thin plant roots and catkin seeds. I’ll be adding more plants near the very end of the project.

The veneer had a slight gap between the base and the house, so I filled it with oak-colored wood putty and varnished the whole thing. This is why I kept the wood staining until the very end.

To be fair, it’s kind of a shame that I need to add the truck because the scene looks quite good as it is. Of course, the figures will add a lot of visual candy to it, and it’ll all click together in the end, but stil. There’s someting pleasing about a standalone water mill with nothing extra added 😁

Let’s now just pray the resin won’t be a disaster like last time!