Here's some more monks. It's the last batch of pious fellas I'll bother you with for now. It's still great fun to paint these minis after having been working on rather colourful Chaos miniatures lately. And by the way. One of these chaps is, strictly speaking, not a monk. The one with a shield and mace is my good old friend the Cleric from Citadel's Adventurer Starter Set from '85. Perhaps the first mini I ever painted!
Concerning the basing. It's rather basic really. I glue sand to the base, paint the sand a dark, rich brown and dry brush the base with a continously ligther mix of dark brown and light beige or "bone colour". The rocks on the bases are highlighted further into pure beige with some white in it. To finish the whole thing I add some tufts and flock.

Sorry for the blurry Photo by the way. I'm having some problems with my lighting at the moment.
Cheers and happy New Year!