One of the things that I've been dinged on in the past with my armies has been basing, and rightly so. I went with plain sand (Space Marines and Dark Elves), plain winter grass (Bretonnians), and a mix of dirt and yellow/green grass that ended looking bland (Beastmen). When I started the Army of Avelorn, I was determined that my basing would be excellent and would really add to the army.
Basing for the army begins with either dark brown basing sand or a mix of said sand and painted cork (for back ranks). Bright spring grass is added, followed by a combination of small rocks, lichen, and/or tufts of wilderness and swamp grasses. The idea is to make a really verdant base, and use the cork, sand and rock to break up the colors with grays and browns.
It's a bit more work than it's been in the past, but the idea is to constantly improve with the models, and I think it's a step in the right direction.
Your bases look great! I feel bad for being one of those who said you should improve your basing, but someone once told me the same thing. It took me many years to change how I did bases, and once I did I never looked back.
ReplyDeleteI think you will be impressed at how much better your painting looks on a better base, and it really is easy to do. One good thing is that your WE army is probably much smaller than your BM and DE armies.
I look forward to now having to earn more battle points to beat you, instead of relying on soft scores :)
Thanks Tony! Unfortunately, this army will incorporate good chunks of both the High Elf and Wood Elf range, so it's a lot of models, but it will be worth it to have it look good.
ReplyDeleteIt's no worries on telling me that I could improve my bases. It was true and wasn't harsh. Honest, constructive feedback is always most welcome.