How to base miniatures: For Beginners
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- Make your miniatures look AWESOME by giving them some easy to make bases.
There will be easy to follow visual steps as well as commentary as we make and paint the bases.
I hope that you will find this video useful!
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 - How to paint middle Earth Bases
1:14 - What materials do you need for basing miniatures
3:34 - Painting ‘Good side’ Middle Earth Bases
8:09 - Painting ‘Evil side’ Middle Earth Bases
*PLEASE NOTE
𝘈𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 - 𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 100% 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 :):)
𝘌𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺!
-------------------------------------------------
LIKE TO SAVE MONEY?
Then check out ELEMENT GAMES!
They stock all manner of Hobby Products, Miniatures, Games and Scenery at a discounted price - I do use them myself :)
elementgames.co.uk/?d=10754
-------------------------------------------------
**USEFUL PRODUCTS FOR HOBBYISTS**
I use and recommend the following; (*affiliate links)
*𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘰𝘯 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦, 𝘐 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶! :)
𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝗴
amzn.to/3318ilS
𝗖𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗣𝗩𝗔 𝗚𝗹𝘂𝗲 (𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵)
amzn.to/3rrkKEL
𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱
amzn.to/3HwTOcy
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀
amzn.to/3AWvuy2
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀
amzn.to/3Huuq7a
𝗪𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
amzn.to/3urrDb2
𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗲 (𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱)
amzn.to/3goKafX
-------------------------------------------------
Would you like to have PDF painting guides which you can easily follow along at home whilst you hobby?
or even buy some miniatures painted by yours truly to add to your collection ?
Then check out the "shop" tab on the Swords & Brushes website here:
www.swordsandbrushes.com
**** 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏! ****
If you find my content helpful and would like to get EVEN MORE hobby content and support the Channel at the same time...
...Then check out the Patreon page to see ALL THE BENEFITS here:
/ swordandbrushes
OR
Show your support in other ways - If you do like these videos and would love to support the channel, then please do check out my 'buy me a Ko-fi' support page here;
ko-fi.com/swords_and_brushes
Each donation will allow me to make even better videos for you in the future :):) - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
QUESTION OF THE DAY - What are you fine hobbyists painting and basing up right now?
I’m painting ultramarines and basing them in a red desert kind of biome and I love the bases you make! 😃 🎨
LOTR - JIME FF game
I am painting and basing LOTR mini's, just finished a bunch for Arnor. Likely an obvious question, so with the way you do this, do you then pin the minis in place ?
Kitbashed horus heresy choas space marines
Some squig riders and then onto my elder scrolls: call to arms models!
Nice, really like the idea of taking a high end miniature paint to a DIY store for colour matching and making up a big cheap batch as an emulsion tester for use in basing. It’s so simple & obvious, but I never would have thought of it. Big brain move there, like it.
Thanks very much - I just figured if im going to paint a lot of bases then i may has well save the money on miniature paint! :)
This video should be mandatory viewing for anyone getting into MESBG. It's 'the' base you want to get started with, and you'll be glad you did.
haha thanks very much! It's definitely my 'go to' style basing :)
I've been binge watching d&d/tabletop content for about a day or so. This video popped up on my home page recommended feed, props for that. Your content seems very professional and I'm happy to claim my "here before 100k" badge. Cheers mate :)
Nice one! Thanks very much :) I would love to get into DnD one day, I just wouldn’t know where to start. I did get ‘the journey begins’ box as a newbie starter set - but I would love to do a narrative one day :)
Thank you for the kind words, I just started in November and I kept putting it off as I wanted to make them nice enough to watch and hopefully have a bit of entertainment/cinematic feel to them.
It would be an awesome goal if I were to get there one day, but I’m super happy to help fellow hobbyists with some video content and hope to answer questions that I see pop up :):)
awesome, easy enough scheme and techniques with amazing texture and color variation. I wish I had this video last year when I painted my first ever minis, Rohan Riders from the starter set
Thank you :):) sorry I was late to the party for you, I was being hampered by Orcs!
How did your Riders of Rohan come along? :):)
I love how simple your techniques are. These turned out very nicely, thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much! 😊 Glad that the video could be useful for you :):)
Basing is always the bane of my (very short) painting life but have recently making more effort so once again a perfectly time video by yourself. Some great tips and tricks as always plus my wife was very keen on helping me have a plentiful supply of wine corks
Haha well don’t drink too much wine before painting your miniatures!
Glad this video could be of use to you :)
Way back when, the base was just something to stand my projects on - I barely paid it attention. Now I'm older and take more pleasure in painting it's great to try some of these ideas.
I bought cork matts from ikea that you usually use for hot plates or pans to stop the table from being burnt.
When you tear it apart you can get big chunky rock shapes, you can paint it with super glue or watered down glue to harden it or leave it as it is and just prime it.
It comes up nicely when painted and easier then the milli put and possibly a lot cheaper!!
Great idea!! I've seen some lovely rocky looking bases with those Cork mats :)
I've also used a cheese grater on normal corks to create quick rocks.
Twice the fun if drinking the wine and then using the corks for the hobby haha 😄
I may do a part two to this video and add some more ideas:)
Great video! I've been putting off basing all the minis I'm painting, hopefully this will help me get started.
Glad it was helpful! Just pop on an audio book or a movie - once you get stuck in then it feels quite therapeutic working on them :)
Thanks for the help wanting to get into this stuff and play starwars legion while painting my figures like “legends”figures this really helped for my base
Awesome, i'm glad that the video could be of help for you! Same for me, i'd like to get into Star War Legion, I'm chipping through the starter set, I started with a couple tutorials on my 'Sci-Fi' channel, where i'm going to be covering Legion, 40K etc over there - so if any videos could help you further then please feel free to have a browse :):)
So simple, and yet so effective. Basing is definitely my favourite part of completing a model. Currently I'm painting a bunch of wood elves, so I'm looking into a more natural ground coverage.
It's just very therapeutic i find :) one way of saving a bit of time for me as im a busy bee is to make about 40-50 bases in a batch, should keep me going for a while!
Oh awesome, could that be for a certain book coming out soon?
Theres loads you can do for a natural look, i did some Uruk Hai scouts with a mix of natural materials and hobby products - takes a bit longer to make a base, but it looks nice enough!
Awesome Videeooo!! Enjoyed the comparsion you did, I am going through that experience this week
Thank you very much, sometimes its nice to do the back to basics style videos, i do have a lot more lined up for this series :)
I've yet to base any of my mini's yet. I didn't really have a clue. The tutorial was spot on. Thank you
Glad it was helpful! :) hope that you manage to get your minis based up soon! :):)
Another useful material for basing is...cat litter (new, naturally!), for finer sand there's also acquarium's sand and wood/wall filler, to mix together.
yes to cat litter!! i use it for scenery now and again :) - Good tip on the Aquarium sand/wood filler combo - i may try that when i
eventually get round to doing scenery videos on the channel! :):)
Great vid. My PRO TIP is base your minis before undercoating. Then it just becomes another surface to get paint on as part of your mini, rather than a whole other process that you have to do after 'finishing' your mini. I find I get more completely finished minis this way.
Good shout, works well for texture paint, but just need that brush to get rid of any excess sand before priming - i did that long ago and got sand everywhere lol
Beautiful Bases. Well done! Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪
Hello Germany! - It feels like Eurovision :):) Glad that you liked the video for the bases! Will you be doing anything similar for yourself?
Im just gathering a few resources, and finalising some ideas for the next basing video! :):)
Another excellent video! I managed to get some bird sand which looks great as you suggested but also found some bird grit in the same isle and it looks perfect for small stones all for under £3 👍🏻
Ah fantastic! I do like to browse down the pet section - there is always something! Hope you have fun doing some basing! Will you be crafting some scenery also?
Bases! The absolute compliment of the miniature. Thanks for posting your stuff, it's great.
Thank you, I always find it very therapeutic, and it’s a nice way to finish off a miniature that you have spent time on :)
@@SwordsandBrushes I often overlook mine, but as a beginner I'm incorporating it more and more. Your vids are simple to follow and are within my skill level. I'm looking forward to trying some of my own. Thanks for the confidence builder tutorial and the reply. Cheers
That’s very nice to hear! I’m glad that I can help in anyway that I can :)
On this channel I want to help as many people as I can so reading your comments puts a smile on my face :)
really nice basing method! love it!
Thank you very much! I feel like it’s becoming a classic style (not as classic as goblin green bases) but it’s nice enough to look at and recreate.
Oh absolutely! I do have a Pelennor Fields box set sitting there on the shelf shouting at me to be painted and I’m pretty sure I do can a fair few tutorials with that :):)
Good guide 🍻
Thank you kindly! :)
That's cool
Thank you!! It was a question i got asked so many times that i thought it would be worth making a video on :)
Very good guide👌
Glad you liked it :):)
your videos are awesome! saw your newest one just now and subbed
Thank you so much for coming along and taking your time out to watch my video :) Very happy to hear that you like them and glad to see that you are a new member to this fellowship that im creating in this space :):)
Nice tip on the color match paint. I wonder if Home Depot does that
Thank you very much! Just a nice way of saving a it of money and making the paint go longer :)
This is partially just what I was looking for. Now, how do you mount a miniature on such an uneven surface???
Thanks for these, would you recommend basing before or after undercoating?
I tend to batch base in a session and get about 50 done at a time- which would last me a little while. Because i paint a lot i find it more efficient and quicker for me.
I know that other people tend to glue their models down first then add the basing afterwards - both methods will work well, but i would suggest to try it out on a few miniatures and see what works well for you :)
For delicate looking miniatures, or ones that do not have much surface area to glue down a foot for example, such as a horse or if someone is running forward and only a toe would be touching the floor - i would glue them down first before basing just to make it as stable as possible :):)
Thanks
You are welcome! Thank you for watching :):)
Hey! I love your movies, they are just so informative! I was using the above one when when working on some bases and with great effect :) One thing I was wondering about - how are you approaching metal models? Do you also cut off their "bottom bar" and later re-attach them to the base? Or maybe you just work the base around the model? I am currently working on base of the "Frodo laying by tree" and there's not really much of base to work on - mini is always getting in the way.
Thank you very much, i really appreciate that :) With metal minis i wouldnt go down the route of just supergluing them ontop on the sand layer as it will not hold very well due to the weight - for the most part i either glue it into the slotta base and then apply the sand afterwards.
Or you could "pin" it in two ways -
1) either drill a hole in the foot and base, superglue some paperclip into the hole and place it that way.
2) which is my preferred method as i already have slotta bases that come with my models, is to use some masking tape over the slotts and then just base as normal.
And for the miniature instead of faffing around with drilling and paperclipping, i just clip off the base but leave a wedge under a foot. That will then be placed through the slotta after making a hole with a knife or sculpting tool - and superglue that in to make it secure.
Any of these methods should work fine and dandy :):)
With the frodo laying by the tree, i just glued mine on the base first and sanded around it just so it looks like the tree stump is coming out of the ground :)
Hope that helps!
@@SwordsandBrushes Thank you for the reply! I will keep on working on Frodo while he's attached then :) I would love to see how you work on base while model is present, especially some "difficult", obstructing model. I am curious how would you do drybrushing etc., as I am not imagining doing that with my current experience... Also I couldn't find any videos about that - all I find are concentrated on doing bases with model detached. Maybe that's an idea for a clip ;)
This video is currently on repeat, as I´m FINALLY basing my Rohirrim from the Battle of Pelennor fields :). Thanks so much! I have only one question though: do you find that just supergluing the figures to the base is enough to make them reasonably sturdy for gaming, or do you also pin your minis?
Thats awesome! glad to hear that you are getting your minis done, and also that you like the video!
Im looking forward to starting the Pelennor Fields box next week, ive had it long enough haha
I would say the majority of the miniatures yes it will be fine and dandy, for things like horses i would definitely use the holes on the 40mm bases for extra stability!
You could certainly just glue everything with the tabs in the first place before sanding too - but it's all about trial and error and seeing what works best for you :):)
@@SwordsandBrushes Awesome, thanks for the reply and the advice!
yeah, I´ve pinned and glued 95% of models to the bases prior to priming up to this point, but then it´s kinda a pain in the butt to paint the base around the model. It gets difficult to use drybrushing and some other methods, plus it seems MUUUUUCH slower than bulk base building.
Welp, I guess this is the project where I finally trust fall into the gooey hands of super glue.
yes there is definitely pros and cons to which ever method you go with, overall i feel base batching outweighs it and takes the biscuit for me! :)
But i do tend to use slotta bases which are covered up with masking tape - so if i do need a bit more surface area for feet to be stuck down - then i can use a small part of the tab at the bottom of the foot - for extra strength. - if you know what i mean, as its not the easiest to write it in text without showing :)
Wonderful video for a new guy at painting minis. But, by minis are already have a base. Am I supposed to remove them? How to you add a mini to your finished product?
Not a problem at all, i did these with out miniatures as it easier to record them and show off each stage with out a miniature in the way.
I wouldn't remove them if they are already on as its more hassle - You can absolutely do the same process with the miniature already glued onto the base - thats how i do some of my miniatures :):)
I just stick to vallejo paints for the most part. I dont paint enough miniatures to worry about having a different paint type for bases and miniatures.
Nice :) Makes things easier to keep in one place for storage, unlike my room where there is paint everywhere haha
@SwordsandBrushes I've got an old writing desk that locks up so my toddler doesn't get into my paints and miniatures. Serves me pretty well for what I need.
So do you just cut off the plastic strip below the mini's feet and get yourself a new base without the rectangular hole in the middle? If so, will the mini's remain in place if you only glue them to the base by their feet?
I tend to do that on pretty much every project, it saves me a nice amount of time when not trying to base around feet, cloaks weapons etc. Just use super glue to attach and you are good to go.
It's kind of like when creating a diorama but you don't want the miniature base to be present, just gluing the plastic miniature to rocks, debris with super glue is more than enough.
But something like a metal miniature - i tend to keep the tab on the feet, as it's just heavy!
However sometimes i feel a mini needs to have the strip at the bottom, especially if its something like a dainty elf that is only attached by some toes! then i glue the tab into the slot and do it that way.
Hope that helps a bit! :):)
Video: "Which one is your favourite?"
Me: "Yes."
How do you re-attach the minis? Superglue?
I use superglue yes, but you can glue the miniature on in the first place and do these techniques also :):)
What is the classic brown color that GW uses on their current rims?
Normally it is Steel Legion Drab :)
Thank you very much!
What was the dark down used to base cost the evil earth ones?
It was 'Burnt Umber' craft paint that was used for the basecoat :)
@@SwordsandBrushes craft paint is obviously the cost effective way to go but what would a GW equivalent be please? :)
Did you water down the pva glue before brushing it on?
no i don't water it down, i mainly just use inexpensive craft glue so it's fairly fluid anyway :)
I use two layers of PVA. The first one undiluted, often with a dash of dark brown paint so I can see where it’s been applied, and the second diluted roughly 50:50 with water, and with a lot more dark brown pigment. The second layer serves to seal in the loose sand and gravel and acts as an undercoat.
Noob question, how do you glue the miniature to the base if it's almost only sand to glue on to?
Thank you for the question! :) I use super glue when gluing plastic minis on, for metal i tend to just use the slotta part of the base.
But you can just glue the miniatures onto the base first and then add the textures/paint afterwards - whatever works best for you :):)
thank you @@SwordsandBrushes
But don't i have to plan where the feet of the miniature would go? It would look odd if the feet would rest only on the peaks of the sandgrains. Or am i overcomplicating it?
For the video i've not put the miniature on so that you can clearly see the base and how they were created, you absolutely can glue the miniatures on first and then use some the the techniques to create some nice bases for your miniatures.
I would say have a go both ways and see which way you prefer and what you would enjoy doing :):)
6:10 you didnt mention the black paint on the rocks is clearly watered down, otherwise it would just make the tip of the rock black
important info for people with 0 modellling experience, cause they often dont water down the paints
Ah yes, that paint It not watered down, it is a wash so it goes into the recesses, but thank you for letting me know as i will keep this in mind for beginner videos later on so i can be as informative as possible :):)
ay yes a wash, im not very used to the lingo, cause everythings named different in my native tongue @@SwordsandBrushes
Great video, thanks so much for the basing techniques.
...but by god, GW's LOTR miniatures look awful. It's like they never updated sculpts from 20 years ago.
haha yeh 20 year old models, i do like a lot of the range, but some of it could do with a smidge of an update with a shiny new plastic kit :P
In rest of Europe B&Q is known as Castorama.
Nice! I never knew that :) Everyday is a learning day!
how to base miniatures. ... but where is miniatures?
It's a basing tutorial, so to make it easier to film and see what's going on only the bases we're used.
Anyone could then follow the techniques with either the glued miniture on the base from the start. Or glue them on at the end :)