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Title: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Necroplayer on 11 December 2020, 10:27:02 PM

  I am looking for any tutorials (or articles) on the basing of 28mm gaming trees. I have heard of different kinds of flocks and herbs being used but cant find any examples. Any recommendations?

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Fitz on 11 December 2020, 11:23:01 PM

I used actual dead leaves and put them through a blender to get forest floor ground cover. It's a good idea to bake natural materials like that at 80 degrees plus (Celsius) for about half an hour, to kill off any little mites or other microorganisms that might be living in them.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sRWOlw9HMAA/X7cXp7yWB0I/AAAAAAAAWh8/3TF2ZGbG2hcSYMX9nzQ3HuKHT_JNHLrfgCLcBGAsYHQ/s906/2020-11-20-SchlossbauerTrapdoorSpider.jpg)

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: SotF on 12 December 2020, 12:02:13 AM

The massive trees that I'd made a few years ago had a few layers of things. Main basing was a sand layer before painting to make the earth. Then I added a fine flock for the majority of it and topped that off with green tea (unused) that was placed where it looked like leaves would pile up.

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Necroplayer on 12 December 2020, 12:57:01 AM

What wonderful ideas! Thank you both!

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Codsticker on 13 December 2020, 02:56:19 AM

Another useful item for forest bases is bark mulch from a garden centre run through an old coffee grinder to whatever degree you like.

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Necroplayer on 13 December 2020, 07:14:57 PM

 The mulch idea is good too! I may do a combination of techniques and see what happens.

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Marauderman on 14 December 2020, 07:45:25 AM

Fitz, slightly different question, in the photo of the miniatures, do you know the name of company that makes the female miniature with the staff  by chance. Thanks if you advance if you are able to remember it and post it here.

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Peithetairos on 18 December 2020, 02:52:29 PM

I wrote an extensive blog article about trees in general, including basing them:

https://daggerandbrush.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/how-to-make-wargaming-trees-adding-that-extra-bit-of-realism/ (https://daggerandbrush.wordpress.com/2016/11/14/how-to-make-wargaming-trees-adding-that-extra-bit-of-realism/)

Maybe it is of interest.

Lately I am using ground Rooibos tea to depict fall leaf scatter interspersed with MiniNatur leaves.

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/img_0968.jpg?w=474&h=356)

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/img_0940.jpg?w=474&h=356)

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2020/12/img_20201113_001956.jpg)

Title: Re: Any tutorials for basing trees??
Post by: Codsticker on 19 December 2020, 06:07:56 AM

Fantastic terrain photos and advice on the blog. Thank you. :)