A Long Time Ago...(A TerrainFest 2023 Blog)

This is the part I’ve been dreading the most since starting this project – painting the terrain.

I’m to a point where I think I’m decent enough to not be embarrassed by my miniature painting, but terrain is something entirely different. Miniatures will come on and off during a game, terrain is there the entire time. Sometimes it’s a focal point in the game. Too much pressure!

Still, I committed to this so let’s get to it.

Using an airbrush and Badger Stynylrez White and Gray primers, I coated all of the terrain and scatter bits.

I’m not going to lie. Seeing all the terrain together and primed made me think two distinct thoughts:

1. This actually looks sort of solid. Maybe it won’t be that bad.
2. I could pivot and make this a Hoth or generic-sci-fi-snow-planet board.

If it weren’t for the fact that I have two desert themed playmats, I might have just done that. Alas, I don’t want to hunt down and buy another playmat.

I hopped over to a local game store and picked up a bottle of Army Painter Warpaints Air: Skeleton Bone, Army Painter Warpaints Air: Bleached Bone, and Army Painter Warpaints Air: Uniform Gray.

Fun Fact: My younger brother bought me an airbrush for Christmas in 2019. Since then, I have primed and varnished dozens upon dozens of models. This is the very first time I’ve tried actually painting with it. I know it is just the base coat, but it feels like a hobby milestone for me.

I’m rather pleased with how these came out. There is a bit of overspray here and there that I’ll need to manually touch up. Still, I don’t think that is too bad for my first outing.

With the deadline looming, I decided to focus on the four primary structures at this point. Even then I’m not entirely sure I’ll get them all done. Still have to try though, don’t I?

Until next time!

Why did Van Gogh become a painter? Because he didn’t have an ear for music.