I feel like Duncan is a Bob Ross for nerds.

This is very helpful! Please do more basing tutorials, like a forest, snow/ice, volcano landscape, and so on. That would be neat

I love how Duncan thins out his glue just like he does to his paints. "Now we are about to eat come chips. But first we're going thin down the tartar sauce with some vinegar like this. Now you're ready to eat some chips."

really good video love the geonosis idea

Thanks mate, very helpful. Love the extra step with the atmospheric weathering on the miniature.

Could you do a video on some D&D models? I’d love to see how you’d tackle a red dragon

Basing tutorials are amazing! Perfect pace, and very easy to follow!!! Looking for more amazing videos, amazing job Duncan and team!!!

You ever think about how some of us take real rock glue them onto a base and then paint them to look like real rocks?

Great tutorial - solid basing advice is always welcome - for far too long i avoided doing any basing for fear of making a mess of a finished model, but really adds tonnes of character!

What a great video for basing! This is similar to how I do my Admech bases but without the dry brushing! Thanks Duncan, keep up the good work!

Always love your videos! It takes such basic stuff and you do your magic to make it look much more advanced

I'd love more basing tutorials! I think a rocky highland basing tutorial would be great.

Absolutely love this. More basing techniques please!

This is amazing! Exactly what I needed, thank you!

Even though I can do bases I still learnt extra tips here. Thank you for these insights Duncan. Much appreciated.

I'm so happy I haven't based my Adeptus Mechanicus yet. This is perfect!!! Thanks Duncan.

I've not seen that dry stippling technique before. Such high quality, yet approachable content. You are an excellent educator!

Duncan you are such a good instructor. Excellent results and I really liked how you blended the Martian Ironearth in by using water. Excellent. I will definitely do this for my Adepticus Mechanicus.

This was a great tutorial. My main comments having tried it out would be: (i) the base wasn't as saturated as I expected (looked more like a damp iron rich soil that a dry arid landscape) and (ii) the pva I used to hold down the sand kept reactivating (exposing the base beneath). I solved the first problem by applying a vibrant watered-down red-orange contrast paint liberally over the base until the it really popped (in my case I used Nuclear Sunrise from Army Painters' speed paints). For the latter, I would recommend a second prime to properly adhere the sand to the base

Thank you Sir. It is very nice to see a basing video that takes the time to blend together multiple materials, dimensions and textures under the crackle paint instead of just 1: Glue miniature to base. 2: Plaster base with thick layer of crackle paint. 3: Wait for it to dry. 4: Saturate with Agrax Earthshade. 5: Drybrush. 6: Ta daaaaaah.

my admec army really apreciates this tutorial, keep being an inspiration Duncan :)

Please do more basing tutorials. I enjoy your techniques and it would be great to see more base styles.

Really loved the video and would love to see more basing tutorials!

Awesome base exactly what I was looking for.

I used the Citadel one you had for 40K for my 133rd Lambdon Lions. Good to see a difference and I’ll use this next

The base looks great Duncan! The paints give the base a nice muted red color and the weathering has a nice dusty appearance to it. Thanks for sharing this.

Fantastic. Thank you. I agree with previous commentors, tutorials on forest, snow, volcano etc would be awesome.

I’m planning to use this for my desecrator knight and I can’t wait. Thank you so much

Fantastic, I’d love to see some more of these like grassland or plains, I have so many bolt action models to get to basing

Justo lo que buscaba!

Awesome looking base!

This is the third time i was searching for something specific and your channel shows up :D you can read minds in the future which is next level psyker stuff

Level 100 boss basing techniques

Awesome, I would love to see your take on how to do snow bases

Fantastic! Been looking for a good red earth scheme for my new necron army

Art attack flash backs, lol the chills.

Duncan I'd love to see some Middle-Earth, the new Eomer especially!!

Thank you, for the content. this is super helpful and inspiring.

Kick ass! I would love a snow / ice tutorial!

Fantastic!! I think I will apply this to my Bloodthirster base.

Thank you for this, it is exactly what I need for Legions Imperialis.

Very nice video! Thanks!

Thanks a lot for the tutorial! This style of base will look beautiful as a contrast to the deep green of my budding Dark Angels force. Is it possible for you to do a miniature varnishing tutorial? I know that preserving a splendid paint job is an area of concern with many painters and I'm sure an experienced gentleman such as yourself would have some amazing tips and tricks to share with the painting populace. Cheers!

Dang! Looks good!

Thanks very much for this video, I’m hopefully getting some admech skitarii rangers for Xmas and this’ll be perfect, thx

That was really helpful! Thanks!

Amazing tutorial Duncan, I will use this for my Tau army with some tweeks here and there. Please consider doing more Basing tutorials

Hey Duncan, great vid! I'd love to see your take on an ice field basing

Farsight Enclaves approved.

The lore for my Skitarii is that their actual forge world is an ocean planet, with densely packed underwater forge cities reminiscent of Rapture from Bioshock. The planet itself, however, is protected by its fortified moon where most of the Skitarii and even Titan Legions are based, with only specialist amphibious forces planetside. So I've been wondering about doing lunar bases for my first, normal Skitarii and their equipment, and I've been looking for ideas/tutorials. Though I could just follow the Martian tutorial and paint it grey, it seems a little boring that way. Once I've got some experience under my belt and some more material, I plan to come back and kitbash proper underwater Skitarii for planetside forces.

keep these wonderful videos coming Duncan :-)

Wooo 158th! Awesome tutorial Duncan!

That's an awesome looking B1 battle droid! Will you ever potentially do a video showing how you've painted it?

The best mars bases around

Exactly what I needed! It is nice to be able to comment on your videos now Duncan! :)

You rock!

Very cool!

Wow that looks great! I would love to see you do an urban rubble base!

First! Best mini painting channel!

Superbe and simple

Just got to love it even if it makes my effort look pathetic 😁😍

Thank you DRPA .

Great technique.

When i get some money someday, i may try to kitbash some army with this method of basing. Really been meaning to play red faction again.

Stuff ordered, using this for my legio mortis titans!

Perfect for geonosis!!

Remember to apply two thin layers of glue for the best coverage 😂😂

I can see some Tharks hanging out on these bases. Well done as always, Duncan.

Thanks🔥🎸🔥

When I saw the way you applied the pva glue I thought you were going to say to apply two thin coats!😁😃😂

Hi! thanks for your amazing video tutorials! I wanted to ask you where can I find, and if you can recommend a particular brand, a sand for the bases like the one in the video? thank you so much!

I'll be copying this but wasteland style, same technique but more brown colours :)

Really great video Duncan! Another option is to use pigment powder on the base and feet of the miniature. It creates a really great dusty effect. Cheers!

When duncan dials your basing up to 10, using the exact same paints and textures. Well now I have some ideas to improve my technique.

Merci :)

I may play Black Legion but dammit I love Mars, thanks for this guide

Great topic! Ice worlds and Tron word next

Roger Roger

Great video, is there anything you would do differently in terms of showing the difference in scale if this was applied to titanicus bases? Cheers

Great video Duncan! I am about to start painting my mortarion miniature but I am doing him in a Black and Bronze scheme similar to the black legion. I wondered if anyone (including Duncan) had any ideas of how to highlight black armour, I was thinking grey but I'm not entirely confident on how to approach it

Can you paint games workshops Middle Earth minitures? By the way love the vids! Keep it up!

Praise be to the Omnisiah

I'd love to see a video on how to paint death company

He even thins his glue.

Excellent tutorial for a great looking barren terrain/Mars surface base. Only 2 questions, apart from the paints you used that are listed in the video description what undercoat you use before starting to add details to the base? Do you have a preferred brand you like to use more? Thanks in advance.

Just when I needed to base 10 hellblasters

Perfect for skitarii

That looks fun to do. How about a jungle base ?

Prais the Omishia - Roger Roger I shall now start a Mechanicum army as i always wanted to.

I wish you would paint some terrain!

Now to find course English sand in Australia.

AT the end of vidéo when u brush the legs of the droid , i think the effect ils better if done with pigments i prefer this method . It's my opinion , what do u think about ? Thanks for this cool vidéo

Great tutorial, thank you! Sorry the noob question, but: how did you fix the mini to the base?

I too like to get my brush wet.

A bit of a late question (so it will likely get buried), but have you tried using inexpensive makeup brushes for drybrushing? They're a good deal softer than most drybrushes, but also often a lot larger.

Yay. Finally a proper technique for mars, not like GW's tutorial where it's too flat and plain.Thanks

Anyone else have to crank the volume to 99+ just to hear him when he goes into whisper mode?

Thanks Duncan, GW really lost a great big gem when you left.

I'm curious about your painting posture. Does your back hurt? Do you have any tips for a painter who struggles leaning over the models?

Love this video, I always refer to it when I'm basing my AdMech forces! Just curious though, where do you get the sand from? Been looking for that nice texture where it a bit rocky/gritty.