Building Landscapes That Will Make You Want to Shrink in Size
The first step after molding is complete is the fine art of making the ground look real. You will accomplish this by first giving the layout a good brush over of earth toned colors. Apply a light layer over the entire area, or at least the areas you know will be woodland or scenic.
Latex paint is preferred by most modelers of today. Use a light liquid adhesive such as slightly diluted white glue. Apply your miniature landscape materials as desired to simulate grass and earth.
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Always use photo as starting point as there is know better portrait than the scenes depicted by our mother nature!
Now That the Ground is Layed out its Time to Incorporate a Little Fine Detail
What we’re talking about here is painting rocks, textured grass, and trees… all the things that make it look real.
Firstly – when morphing rocks into existence you’ll normally use mixtures of 3 basic Hugh’s:
1. (Exotic Browns) light to dark…
2. (Black) light to dark…
3. (Whites) various shades…
Paint in layers until desired effect is created. Use 1′ ,2′ or ½” brushes. Use water to dilute and alter colors to fit scene requirements, or until it just feels and looks right!
Tomorrow, we go over crafting realistic trees.
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Wow this is great!
I love it. I’ll try one for my scenery. Thanks for the tips.
Great entry, thanks! Will be starting something in a couple months and will keep your advice in mind…