Why your bases are boring! How to Design and Build Better Bases for Warhammer

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In this tutorial we are going to be working on a design for a basing project I have coming up. I ALWAYS design my basing schemes as a first step to any miniature project that will have multiple figures displayed in the same environment. As you will see in this video, I create my designs on a larger platform and then when it comes time to make bases for my armies, I have a small "terrain/environment template" to work from!
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@BarokaiRein 2 жыл бұрын

Just one thing to note is that you should bake the wood in the oven to make sure it's dry and that way it won't create black mold.

@steampunk8036 2 жыл бұрын

I find that you not only set the bar for painting miniatures, but also for basing. I've learned so much from you, my brother. I'm more into foam buildings, along with basing, for miniatures. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your instruction. -Rick, USMC

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. I appreciate your comments and support!

@Tarq242 2 жыл бұрын

I was afraid of or thought I couldn't make anything good for bases for the longest time... Videos like this one really helped break that wall, keep fighting the good fight!

@jeffball6822 2 жыл бұрын

Great your back Excellent tutorials

@kosachilles2504 2 жыл бұрын

This has to be the best take on grimdark I have seen. Amazing video man

@Andres9632 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see you posting again!

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

I've been painting non stop! Go to grimdarkcompendium.com that us where I post all my videos. Only occasionally do I post to KZfaq.

@theTidus78 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing and a true source of inspiration. Thank you.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@charlesfe 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing says Grimdark like black gloves and a dozuki saw out in nature hacking away at tree roots. Fantastic video, excellent as always.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Haha. Thanks

@theaterofthemini 2 жыл бұрын

This could not have been timed any better for me - I just nabbed some roots off a downed tree at a construction site near my house, it's amazing how great they look as to scale trees. Excellent work as always man!

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Awesome! Thanks!

@benzelrhomb 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Looking forward to the next!

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Ty 😊

@Mulisha0071 2 жыл бұрын

Just epic as per usual 🔥

@robertevans3173 2 жыл бұрын

I am new to the hobby of Warhammer. But I have built terrain for years, and once I saw the flat bases and had much the same thoughts. Thank you for the content. Excellent work

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate it!!

@denischaykovskiy3447 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing job! Can't wait for a part 2, tbh :D

@grugory 2 жыл бұрын

This video is perfect! One small issue, I live in the desert in the middle of rural Oregon. Sagebrush time!

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

I hear you. Sapling roots of any kind work!

@grugory 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrimdarkCompendium oooh good idea, thank you very much good sir!

@jamiegeneau4495 Жыл бұрын

I love your videos they taught me a lot! Was wondering if you had a video on the KZfaq’s showing how you go about painting a forested base like this?

@carlh8731 2 жыл бұрын

Great video

@jupitertank459 Жыл бұрын

Mosses and lichen really don’t need anything to survive. They’re air plants and you’re not gonna kill them. Nice looking base! I love it

@eddystansberry6655 2 жыл бұрын

Man I love all your videos! You are one of the first channels I subscribed to when I started mini painting. I got to ask though. Are you going to do a full video based off of the alien skin short you did?

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!! There is a full video for that on the grimdarkcompendium.com I will release it to KZfaq at some point but I usually leave them exclusively on the Compendium for a while.

@mylescubitt3093 2 жыл бұрын

Base looks amazing. Will you be posting your tank conversions at some point? would love to see those.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! All the Tank build and videos will be up on the grimdarkcompendium.com for sometime. Usually takes several months for tutorials to make it to KZfaq.

@nicholasvinkler1635 2 жыл бұрын

That's pretty awesome. Do you do anything to treat the floppy thin root structures? I used spray clear years ago to add rigidity so they don't floop around.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

I do not use use anything on the roots. I've tried Ak's Neutral Protection for plants but it didn't really work as well as I was hoping.

@nicholasvinkler1635 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet some new stuff!!!!!! I'm ready

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to try to more consistent on KZfaq! If you like our content please join the compendium. New videos every week by all the best grimdark artists in the community!

@nicholasvinkler1635 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrimdarkCompendium sadly I can't afford to join any paid content stuff these days.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

@@nicholasvinkler1635 no worries! I'll be putting more stuff onKZfaq! Tell your buddies about us, share our KZfaq stuff. There is a lot you can do to help us without a direct subscription to the website.

@Huatim Жыл бұрын

What is the black material did you use for the base texture? Great

@divide3116 Жыл бұрын

A quick question, what kind of cork did you use ? I cant really find a suitable product so far. Only cork related stuff i find are thin cork sheets.

@pizzalord3n 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, amazing

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Ty ty

@XthetrooperX 2 жыл бұрын

swear down: this brudda is on another level

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Ty ty

@goforitpainting 2 жыл бұрын

My answer for your question: I think it's a typical mistake when people use too much of the last layer (e.g. snow effect) and cover all the other layers. It's also more expensive to make and the base is not varied enough even though there are several materials underneath each other.

@ramza813 2 жыл бұрын

and now i need the $95 static grass machine thanks!

@tonyclfc 2 жыл бұрын

Love where this is going. Very reminiscent of your black legion basing tutorial which I used when basing my chaos marines. Hope the painting video is coming to KZfaq too.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. It will! We will finish the build and then paint it up!

@jakessofa8187 2 жыл бұрын

great work mate. Just to check, you mix the paver base in with the black mud? or do you make a mix with paver base, pva, water?

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Use Paver Base with pva. I just used the mud in this video for texture and to fill the gaps between the bigger pieces of paver base.

@jakessofa8187 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrimdarkCompendium sweet as. I was looking at the mix thinking..... that's small for paver mix. Now there is a use for the sacks of left over paver mix from the last DIY 😃

@clemo85 2 жыл бұрын

I've been toying with the grimdark style because I prefer the more gritty look to it and you've got me painting my first mini in the style. One thing I wanted to ask though is how would you go about varnishing the finished miniature? Would it not effect the varying degrees of matt/satin look to the mini?

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Don't varnish as a last step.

@clemo85 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrimdarkCompendium Thanks for letting me know. Would they still be ok to handle if used on the tabletop?

@andrewamann2821 2 жыл бұрын

Ooh, new stuff, finally...

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

😀 I'm going to try to more consistent on KZfaq! If you like our content please join the compendium. New videos every week by all the best grimdark artists in the community!

@Erikjust 2 жыл бұрын

Question do you plan on doing gaming bases too? Maybe a battle on a frozen lake or something like that? Also if i sign up to the grimdark compendium do i get access to EVERY tutorial you have ever released?

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

We are always making basing tutorials. And yes you get access to every tutorial on the site excluding Masterclass stuff.

@tabletoppdx 2 жыл бұрын

Without baking the organic elements. How long till they start to deteriorate on average?

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Have never had one breakndown.

@Gorbaswe 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! How long to the painting video? :)

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Couple more.

@inakue 2 жыл бұрын

Will we see a Morathi video in the future?

@halofan6941647 2 жыл бұрын

A few months is not that long for a 40k base to survive. Have you used the moss in other older projects? I know the wood is good for an insanely long time. Once it dries out that's all the change it will do.

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

There certain types of moss that last for a very long time. Like the little green moss that looks like twigs last.

@halofan6941647 2 жыл бұрын

@@GrimdarkCompendium Thank you for the insight.

@nachtmacher6237 6 ай бұрын

😊

@chrisa.9071 2 жыл бұрын

Hey my bases aren't boring I put effort into them.. :(

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

😀

@monophthalmus3254 2 жыл бұрын

I guess it is time to rebase all my bases....

@UnvarnishedTarnished 2 жыл бұрын

Place those in the oven to kill any bacteria, mold, mites etc. No need for water and a toothbrush

@user-rx9nk8yl2l 2 жыл бұрын

Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 211 sentadillas son unos PORNTINDER.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesp abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k

@richestmanintatooine7131 2 жыл бұрын

This is nothing new, it is funny to present it like that and it looked bad at the end. Why would a miniature painter think of the base first?

@GrimdarkCompendium 2 жыл бұрын

Since my work primarily involes weathering and distressing, I teach environment first to set the ground work for those weathering recipes. A lot of people ask me how to weather this or that and I always respond with "what environment are they in?" Environment dictates everything. Literally.