Painted Gremlin Army for sale...thought I would show it off

[beowulfthehunter]

I am clearing out some of my Mali stuff that I either do not want to buy cards for or that I no longer am able to play. I used a liquid resin for the bases, and various type of flock. I think the bases really help the models to stand out.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/chuck_the_painter/m.html?item=290959117943&ssPageName=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2562

[Lussuria]

Very cool! I really want to try a water effect like this. May I ask - what should I look for on the shelf when shopping for a clear liquid resin like this? And do they come in colours? Or do I need to add an ink to make it blue?

[MudgeBlack]

Not to speak for the OP but I usually paint the color I need then place the water effects over it or for more depth do it in layers of paint, liquid effect, paint, liquid, etc. The best thing to do is just play around with spare bases (or even the underside of bases works).

[Lussuria]

Not to speak for the OP but I usually paint the color I need then place the water effects over it or for more depth do it in layers of paint, liquid effect, paint, liquid, etc. The best thing to do is just play around with spare bases (or even the underside of bases works).

Oh thankyou! This is very helpful. I never even considered the idea that it may have been painted UNDER the resin, nor about the layering. Thanks thanks *grin*

[nagash13]

liquid resins allow for all kinds of neat effects. you can paint the bottom and go straight clear over it. you can glue sand down and go clear over it to look like a clean creek,river. you can mix paint into the resin before you pour it to make it murky. browns and greens work great for this. another trick is to pour the resin, and while its still fresh and liquidy, add a drop of paint to the resin, and take a tooth pick and drag it back and forth through the paint drop. this will give distinct color swirls. for example, if you did a blue river, and it was moving around a rock or pillar, you could add some lighter blue or even white drops "upriver" and drag the toothpick in an arc "downriver" around the post/rock and finish with little swirls and curls/ this would give a feel of movement.

you can also take a near dead brush you were going to throw away, and right before the resin is hard, stipple(jab the bristles up and down) the resin in a line along a shore. if its semi hard enough, it will create a rough patch you can later do a careful drybrush with white to show waves on a shore. obviously this would most likely be on terrain or a very large model base.

sorry to threadjack, but I figured if people keep posting it keeps the pics and sale linked at the top of the forum.

[harbinger]

both suggestions given are good. Painting water then pouring on works well for thin coats like a normal base.. no so well if doing deeper. Droping paint in and stiring with a toothpick can give nice effect on swamp look.

Yes you can use ink to color most kinds resin. Ive used pelican ink before with no issues.

As to the resins... theres few bands to choose from, some better then others depending on what your actually doing. For first time on a base, grab some envirotex lite. Not too expensive, not complicated and good training resin.

[beowulfthehunter]

What I do for my bases is I paint the base the color I want for the water. I add in any tall grass then I use Realistic Water from Woodland senics and just pour it on the area. I hope that helps.