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Title: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Peithetairos on June 02, 2018, 10:45:26 AM

Some time ago I finished a set of arid terrain and thought it may be of use to others giving some pointers how I made the different pieces.  In this post I would like to focus on the ever useful rough terrain, or in this specific case a terrain piece that features deeper sand. While you could depict rough terrain with a stretch of land filled with rocks and thorny bushes, I felt it would be much more interesting and challenging to depict an area that features fine, wavy sand, where with each step your troops or characters sink deeper, adding to the exhaustion of sun and thirst. I did also add some weathered rock outcroppings and sparse vegetation to round the piece off.

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/desert-scenic-i.jpg?w=500)

This build is pretty straight forward:


1. First we cut some MDF to size and use XPS to build up any rock outcroppings.

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/deep-sand-mdf-und-xps.jpg?w=500)

2. We then cover the remaining areas with air dry clay and pre-shape the lines in the sand.

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/sand-wip.jpg?w=500)

3. We cover the outcrops with filler and carve the rock to shape.

4. We add sand and animal tracks.

5. We apply a basecoat and drybrush.

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/sand-applied.jpg?w=500)

6. We add some brushes.

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/sand-terrain-finished-i.jpg?w=500)

(https://daggerandbrush.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/mouse-close-up.jpg?w=500)

If this build is of interest to you you find more pictures and more in-depth step-by-step instructions on my blog DaggerAndBrush (https://daggerandbrush.wordpress.com/2018/06/01/sand-in-your-shoes-a-tutorial-on-arid-rough-terrain/).

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Andym on June 02, 2018, 11:00:04 AM

That’s a great result! :-* I may have to copy that! ;)

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: OSHIROmodels on June 02, 2018, 11:02:56 AM

Excellent tutorial  :)

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Peithetairos on June 02, 2018, 02:33:17 PM

Thank you chaps. And yes, please copy it, that is the whole idea of writing those tutorials: To inspire and fight Greenfelt the Defiler :P.

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Hammers on June 02, 2018, 02:37:51 PM

Brilliant. We want more like this.

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: DintheDin on June 02, 2018, 05:31:51 PM

Quote from: Hammers on June 02, 2018, 02:37:51 PM

Brilliant. We want more like this.

+1 Yes!!!

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Rob_bresnen on June 02, 2018, 06:45:30 PM

really great result. Thank you.

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Peithetairos on June 02, 2018, 10:24:50 PM

There shall be more. Next I will focus on some larger free standing rocks followed by some dunes.

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Elk101 on June 03, 2018, 06:07:30 PM

Very, very good result with that.

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Peithetairos on June 05, 2018, 06:59:12 PM

Thank you Elk101. I am pleased how it turned out, but would liek to learn more about how sand behaves in certain situations: A small rock between the lines, a funnel formed by outcrops etc. I feel some travelling to a desert may be in order. One can dream I guess ;).

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Suber on June 05, 2018, 09:34:24 PM

Really interesting. Thank you!!

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Clearco on June 05, 2018, 10:05:33 PM

Great tutorial, thank you! I like how realistic it looks  :-*

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Rhubarb633 on June 05, 2018, 10:34:45 PM

Excellent tutorial and a convincingly realistic result. Looking forward to more.

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: snitcythedog on June 05, 2018, 11:07:49 PM

Very not bad!  Lovely effect.
Snitchy sends

Title: Re: How to make arid rough terrain featuring lines in the sand and outcrops
Post by: Peithetairos on June 10, 2018, 03:27:58 PM

Thank you gentlemen/ladies  next up will be a tut on large rock outcrops and then desert dunes as a finisher for the series (maybe a short cacti one, too).