Imperial Knights - Bringing chivalry back to 40k
Basing...
The first step for me is always the base. Once I get this done I can decide on how I want the model posed, the downside of course is that I can’t play with them until they’re all finished, though this does get me painting quicker.
A few years back I painted up a Valhallan force, I dabbled slightly with snow bases then but never really went as far as I wanted. So snow was decided on.
Step 1: I picked up a few bits of cork and arranged it so I could have him with one foot on a rock, I know this is the standard pose for a hero but with it being the first in the force I had to give it a go. I then added some small rocks and sand.
Step 2: Spray the base coat, in this instance I used the Army painter matt spray
Step 3: Drybursh the rocks. Mech standard grey to begin, then dawnstone and a final drybrush of administratum grey, this was mainly concentrated around the smaller rocks to define the edges. better
Step 4: Dirt, again I drybrushed this, this time though I concentrated on the flat areas. The drybush means that you don't get a block coverage and it looks more natural alongside the rocks.
Step 5: Snow, For this I used Bicarbonate of Soda and PVA, I do this by mixing a little on a pallet and add each ingredient till it looks about right, there's no exact science with this. It will look like really think PVA but drys really nicely.
Step 6: Frost, I used the modelmates snow spray for this. I will say you need to do it about 3ft away and outside to get an effect like this. Closer will mean a thicker coverage.
Final Base stage, I added the some army painter frozen grass tufts to add a little life to the base.
Really nice work. It goes without saying but the smoke effects are just great!
Thanks very much, pretty easy once you’ve figure out how ?