The End is Nigh: Deadlands
Slopping on Texture
Adding the base color and texture all in one go.
There are several ways to accomplish a durable, textured, base coat. For this project I opted for mixing sand into Durham’s Water Putty and adding paint to the water to give it color all the way through the putty/plaster should it ever chip. The paint I use for large terrain pieces is interior flat latex house paint that I have color matched at the hardware store. I buy it by the gallon and they last for a very long time. I actually had to replace the buckets for a couple of the colors due to the tops rusting, but the paint was still good.
This mix is then simply slopped on all over the model, making sure to get in into all the nooks and crannies. I did this with a large chip brush, as they are very inexpensive and disposable if the putty begins to harden before you can clean the brush. Once I had covered the entire mesa, I went back over it and cleaned up any large “puddles” of the mixture. I then left it to dry.
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