EASY: How To Make Desert Bases 

I have seen a few videos where painters do this. Just make sure to bake it in the oven before use. This kills all the bacteria and germs in the sand.

Just use bird sand from pet shop it’s already cleaned.

Nicolas Domeniconi glad you liked it! Good luck with your bases

DementedClownGuy thank you

James WBG No man, thank you for posting stuff like this. :-D

J F I'd always glue the model on first, completely paint that and do the base last, just my preference

i pin my models to the bases using a paper clip

@@1989Lynx another way to do this is to mark where the feet will be and paint around them.

For the model you might wanna pin it before you do all the steps in the tutorial so you get a clear plastic on plastic adhesion . Then before you paint create a ''scenic glue'' wich is roughly equal parts rubbing alcohol and pva glue and just drip it all around the base to get everything soaked in glue without obscuring the detail on the surface. It ensures everything dries into a solid chunk and you don't have to worry about losing bits and pieces of sand during use

Leonhard Reichl anything dry dead looking