Scampering Skaven!
Warpstone!
Something a bit different this time. I wanted to create some simple terrain to go with army, just to help the tables feel a little less “generic”. Nothing says “Skaven” like warp stone. After a little looking I came across this video:
How hard could it be? Not too hard as it turned out, although there’s definitely room for artistry in the painting of these things, there’s definitely room for improvement. Anyhow, here’s the stages of construction:
Cut the crystals out of foam. You'll need a sharp blade for this and patience - take it slow to avoid ripping bits out of the foam.
The crystals were attached to a base and flocked. Then the foam was given a coat of PVA to help give it a little more durability.In hindsight I should have sealed the crystals first, let them dry and then base / flock them. But I was impatient. Oh well, no biggie, just a few bits stuck to the crystal that shouldn’t be 🙂
A dark green base coat for the crystals, applied with an airbrush (although brush on works too)
Then, apply lighter and lighter greens / ellows to the middle of the facets until you're happy.I’m pretty happy with these, given how easy they were to make. I think there’s scope to do a better job with the paint though, this is something I’ll work on.
You may have noticed that I’ve put my lighter colours in the center of the facets, not on the edges as in the video. This is just a matter of taste. I was aiming to make the crystals look like they’re illuminated from the inside, rather than focusing an external light source. Did I succeed? Who knows. I’m happy though.
I love these – they look so cool.
And it’s funny to think that the Skaven used to fight over tiny little pebbles and here are massive chunks of the stuff!
Yeah, I’m probably destroying the Warpstone economy in the Mortal Realms 😀 It’s part of my idea for the back story of my force: The Warlord (‘Arry ‘Ardnutt) tired of the influence of Nurgle was looking for a way out. Eventually, with the aid of a Tzeentchian Wizard (my next army!) he was able to disappear with the bulk of his followers, presumed lost in an horrific battle. After many trials wandering the realms, they found an abandoned village in a quiet valley. The village was abandoned due to massive Warpstone eruptions everywhere. This was not something to bother the… Read more »
great ideas and they look fantastic AND Skaven!!!!!! Love me some skaven. Great work so far 🙂
Thanks @irishsteve – I’ve seen your work and that means a lot coming from you! I’ll try not to disappoint 😀