I use grass to mostly hide my mistakes, and it works great. I miss the old green standard, and am excited for square bases to make its triumphant return.
"Like ten years ago, all bases were goblin green!" Hate to say it, but it was more like 30 years ago. Again, I apologize for making y'all feel your age.
I absolutely adore basing and it’s probably the biggest blindspot that most mini painters have that really separates good from great models. I would love to see even more in depth videos on basing from you again
I personally find basing an absolute chore. I can never get it to look right. I think most of my bases are just there because models have to have bases. I never like the colors I choose. Often I just do it to have it done. If you are basing for an army, it has to be repeatable but also interesting, but if I don't spend a lot of time making sure the base looks right before repeating I'm sitting with a ton of bases that are just... okay. I really hate how 90% of my bases look.
@@harrybrass734 Clear bases can't be magnetized, that's the main issue. Unless you want to see a frosted piece of superglue and a magnet under your mini.
For basing, I default to using molded bases like the void war bases GW makes(but 3d prints or 3rd party because it's hard justifying GW prices for some bases)
I’ve always based my miniatures to tell a story. Recently I’ve started a Custodes army, and because my tyranids are golden due to a bio-mutation after they ate some Custodes’ armor, these Custodes are touching down on a purple, desolated planet, investigating their missing Custodes battle brothers. My sisters of battle are fighting in a temple overgrown with flowers and moss. My tyranids are running across grassy plains, assaulting a planet that I imagine to be like Naboo from Star Wars.
@@doubletime9098 Someone is just talking about something that makes them happy. Whats wrong with that. We all make up little stories why is it bad to tell them
@@doubletime9098I do not understand why you felt the need to post a bunch of nerd emojis in response to someone, who’s comment literally doesn’t effect you in the slightest. I’m sorry you have nothing better to do with your life that you feel the need to be rude to random people online. Please get a hobby. Maybe warhammer! It’s good fun :)
I would argue the final base in the video you say is your least favorite is actually the one of more realistic bases. For a dirt mound it has a perfect size and shape for a fellow to be crawling over it. The dirt looks like its shifting and and displacing from is desperate crawling. Great video thanks for the tips!
I've only just started Warhammer and your videos help and are definitely a great source of inspiration and makes me want to improve :) I don't suppose there is any chance you can describe how you did the base on the Tau? I think that has to be one of the best bases I've seen and i love it. I'm currently trying to do a alien jungle base theme for my Tyranids.
The Green bases on a green felt (grass) table made WAY more obvious sense when Old World Fantasy was THE game... growing out of the existing historical game genre.
I’m just about to start basing my first minis. I have white scars and I want to create a similar base to the Mongolian steppes but not 100% how to do it or where to look for tips. Any ideas, recommendations or tips would be appreciated 👍🏼
I regularly make my own base, out of resin. I hide neodymium magnets inside to help keep things stable. A silicone mould and resin base is super easy to make .
Merry Christmas! My bases are still Goblin green! Those neon-green base rims are gorgeous! They make miniatures look perfectly on green grass tables, no matter what is on the bases. Flock may be anything else: dark grass or stones, even sand or snow. But green rim is something like dogma.
There was one time when we tried a drinking game. Everytime the Word "really" comes up... you gotta do a shot... brought us all a 2 day hangover, After about 18min gametime 😂😂😂 ... Just kidding. Really, REALLY enjoy your content. ❤
Could you please, please, PLEASE do a tutorial video on what you are doing for your Black Templar bases, now? Like the one at 5:25? It looks way different from the original BT basing tutorial you had and it's exactly what I want to do for the bases in the BT army that I'm starting. Thanks!
I am still very much uninitiated when it comes to basing. The most I've done is slapping on some martian ironearth but otherwise I either haven't done anything with the base after painting the mini, or I paint the base black
I love those bullets on the ground in your favorite base, but I have to say your least favorite base is still pretty good, too. If all you are unhappy with is the grass tufts, before you go pulling it apart, paint them. I have had pretty good success painting grass tufts and it makes them look a bit more right, as grass is often a different, more vibrant color up at the tips because of the new growth.
For my ultramarines I use some white rocks mixed with green turf and cover the base completely. With a black rim. For my guard I used a rocky mix that kind of looks like concrete and then I build up rock mounds. For my knights I use a Marian like mud below them with a bunch of debris soaking into the mud.
I’ve been collecting since the early 2000’s and I’ve always found the goblin green bases so ugly, I don’t know what it with you nerds and this fixation.
I am lazy when it comes to bases. If I want mud, or sand I just use GW basing for it. Snow? Snow texture on top of mud. Grass? First glue on basing sand to give some variety of angles for the flock to stick to. Add in a flower/grass/shrub to your base, or a rock or something to give some verticality and you have a good enough base. Bonus, if you are using mud or sand or snow you can cheat on tank tracks and wheels. Just cover them in the basing material as though they were traveling through it for some time.
Im a clear acrylic base man myself.... not even trying to be edgy, I PROMISE YOU my models look better on the table top MORE of the time then a thematic bases. Or at least they are far less noticeable more of the time than thematic bases. Sure ill agree scenic bases look better for display but as gaming pieces its hard to beat the acrylic. (also I dont play in tournaments so dont care about strick rules)
5:30 Can we get a tutorial on how to do that 80s metal album sword look? Could you show how to do that on different weapons, like swords, axes, and decorated Necron pikes? Maybe a whole Necron in that style?
So I just got into 40K with the ultimate starter box set and was wondering what would be a good group to paint my space marines I was planning on the salamanders but it didn’t come with any of the transfers for them
I decided to just use citadel astro granite on every base i will ever do all my battles are fought on an ashy mud surface if it isnt there thematically its stuck to my guys shoes and came with em
I think your Jean steeler called sniper base. It's kind of perfect cause. He's a sniper trying to hide so he doesn't want to be seen if you see it that way
Figuring out a basing scheme has become one of my favorite things when painting. It truly separates my armies/projects for each other and gives an opportunity to try new techniques. I do have a friend who couldn’t care less about basing and just slaps on some texture paint and leaves it like that, but then again he spends a lot more time painting the models. Each to their own 🤷♂️
I *love* this video!! I came to EOB with the basing tutorials. I adore the channel you’ve created but miss the “lava basing, easy breezy beautiful” vids! Y’all have such amazing art theory behind your decisions and these deep dives are so inspiring for me!! Thanks fellas, and thanks so much for all the dope content!!!
Great thoughts on basing. I do have to say I like the Genestealer Cult sniper you did, because the base sells a sniper vibe of "getting high ground" and "hiding with the terrain" if that makes sense.
Jay when u said the vampire was based on a yugioh card I actually had to look at the mini for a sec and I was like that looks like cork not a yugioh card before I got what u meant anyway merry Christmas from Cali
