Christmas Day and Boxing Day have turned out to be quite productive on the hobby front. While out walking on Christmas Day, I came across a Banksia tree and was able to collect a few of its seed pods with the idea of turning them into sci-fi terrain. The pods have a wonderful alien look. I decided to paint them with a yellow and dark pink colour scheme and added them to the other seed pods I have already been using to create colourful and interesting looking terrain features.
In addition, I painted up two Imperial officers that were a small Christmas present to myself.
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The latest alien terrain additions.
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| Two imperial officers. |
Here are a series of photos showing the steps I used to create the terrain features:
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| One end of the seed pod is sawn off so they can stand freely (avoiding the need to base them and saving both time and effort). |
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| Once cleaned up and given a flat base, the seed pods were covered with a yellow wash. |
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| After the yellow wash had dried, the seed pods were dry-brushed with yellow to help highlight the texture. |
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| Finally, a dark pink wash was applied to the openings in the seed pods to add contrast to their alien look. |
With these new terrain pieces finished, they will soon find their way onto the tabletop for a Star Wars game.
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