I forced myself to push forward and make a suitable base for my painted Morvahna. Truth be told, I hate basing. And it’s probably because I don’t consider myself good at it. Gluing kitty litter to bases, painting cork, none of it ever seemed to work right for me. And so I don’t enjoy doing it. I feel if done poorly, it takes away from my painting. Still, sometimes I can achieve good results.
I followed the steps laid out by James Wappel, who is excellent with his bases, painting, you name it. He’s done tons of these bases, and so I tried to mimic him. The first results were… disconcerting. (The clay I used was white originally)
275 degrees for fifteen minutes. Check. 4 minutes in a toaster over, and the smoke started. Took a few days to get my morale back. =) Once I got a suitable piece of baked sculpey clay, I glued it to some cork on a base.
Then I primed and painted it up. I need more work on marble patterns, but fortunately Wappel has notes on that as well.
Overall, I’m pleased with how she turned out. I do hate the digital camera for pointing out all my inconsistencies and flaws, but I knew it would do that. I can see why many photos are smaller on sites – if you blow up the image larger than the actual miniature, you’re bound to see flaws and artifacts introduced by the camera.
Onward!
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