40K vet and I somehow just stumbled across your channel. Watched a couple minutes of this video and subscribed immediately. Your hobby skills achieve such high quality results and look like they are pretty simple to pull off. Thanks for the tips!
One of the best of these “basing videos” that I’ve seen so far. Fantastic tips on rolling, great simple base ideas that are replicable across large or small armies!
Thank you Dana! After constant disappointment using these rollers, using your method has worked really well. I just made a dozen Cthulhu bases with Brown Stuff. It works so much better than Green Stuff for bases. 🥳
Honestly, your videos are my favorite painting videos. I love your aesthetic (I love neon and vibrant colors in a modern painting scheme!), I love that you cover a ton of topics, and I love that you're getting into 40k right around the time I am. I have no idea why I wasn't subscribed before today, but I am now! Thank you for being an educational, non-toxic person in the painting community. I don't even really like the game of 40k, I just like painting! In a Covid world, it's really great to find people who are willing to spend their time teaching us their techniques! Thank you. I really enjoy your videos.
Picked up the little rings to go on each end of the rolling pin so the pressure i roll with is consistanct. Was really pleased with my results so far. Going to keep working on more tonight
I've been using foam, landscaping materials and putty for bases, but all of the techniques look far more efficient. They look especially good for maintaining a theme for a group of miniatures. Nicely done.
I've had some brown stuff and a rolling pin on a shelf for over a year, but I'm about to get stuck in and roll me some bases with this video as a guide. Thanks!
I use the rollers alot and i use milliput. If you mix in equal amounts of a cheap plastercine, it firms up the milliput and doubles the quantity. Pluss when its dry its perfectly hard and strong without being brittle. But great video dana, i love the amount of info you give.😋👍🏻
If you're looking for a very uniform thickness of clay/brown stuff, you can look for rolling pin spacers/rings. I've just been using dried used coffee grounds that I paint some yellow, some green and leave some brown, but I really want to try these rolling pins. Thanks for all the great tips, always looking forward to new vids. Stay happy and healthy, Dana.
Great to hear that you are able to make the jump to full time! Thoroughly encourage people who can to at least give a couple dollars a month. It all adds up!
Awesome video! thank you! I learned a lot. Side note, Vallejo Transparent water is good for water falls, and surface texture like ripples. Vallejo "Still Water" is their product that does what you'd expect from "transparent water"
Ha! Now I feel smarter for not buying milliput straight away! I haven't focused on basing yet as I'm still in the learning process of painting the miniatures themselves but soon enough I'll start worrying about those minis bases as well. I knew about the rolling pins but I didn't know about brown stuff and the corn starch trick. It doesn't matter how many videos I watch, I watch yours and learn something every time.
All my Ultramarines are based using a GSW roller for an "urban rubble" scheme. Lot's of new tips and ideas for me here, great video. Especially need to try the corn starch.
Bought some brown stuff and textured rolling pins after watching this video. Did some test pieces and followed your tips and it turned out amazing. Thanks, Dana!
Apoxie Sculpt works well, and you can get it in larger quantities than green or brown stuff (use water or vaseline to minimize the stickiness, though I bet the talc/cornstarch thing would work too). Another tip - Use two larger capsule/oval bases on either side of the base you are texturing as support to keep your roller level.
I just got into 40k and was wondering what to do with my bases. Of all the videos out there i havent seen bases quite like these and cant wait to try and make what you did for my sisters! I just hope i pull it off even half as well as you.
i found it was too sticky and kinda messy to work with, and also very brittle when it dried so i wasnt able to do some of the techniques i show in this video which needs the stuff to be flexible! maybe i was using a bad kind of milliput though i know there are a few different versions!
@@DanaHowl Milliput always ends up pretty inflexible once it's cured, you're not going to get away from that, but wetting normally eliminates sticking while working. You can also get away with varying the mix - if you use less of the softer, grainier part and more of the harder, smoother part (say 60/40 instead of 50/50) it won't be so prone to sticking while you're working. It does need to be kneaded together a bit longer than green stuff in my experience, though, and it tends to stick to your fingers a lot until thoroughly mixed - maybe that could have been part of your problem? (Shout out to the Milliput Superfine White instructions: "mix until a uniform colour". I mean, part A is pretty white, and part B is kind of... white... so...)
Nice video ! About bases, a kind of quick tip you could also give would be sort of "how to chose a basing color". E.g. should a base be neutral in color or should it bring a specific color to the model. This is all about color balance.
One of the greatest tutorials of basing that I ever seen, the results are very effective and flexible. I tried basing before but I had a big problem: greenstuff didn't stick very well to the base, in fact I just to pull a bit and the whole textute unstuck. I don't know why, maybe the quality of greentstuff, not enough material or I used so much water on the roll.
As for Vallejo Water effect, it takes an eternity to become clear, but it eventually will be kinda transparent (it took maybe 2 weeks for quite big waves on my viking base). UV resin is way too faster, can recommend it too.
Hey Dana, after using the texture roling pin, to avoid the stripes inprinted in the bricks and so one you can use your finger to smoothen it up, it gives a better finish to the base :)
For what it's worth - if you wait until the putty is part-cured and trim the edges with a downward slicing motion instead of just pushing the knife through the putty horizontally, you'll get a much cleaner trim and shouldn't see any of the tearing you got on the 'overspill' segment. Did you have any issue with striations on the rollers? I've been kind of put off buying them after a few reviews complaining about fine regular textured lines, supposedly they're CNC carved out of an acrylic dowel or something and it's an artifact of that? I noticed some texture in the finish you were getting - for example on the cathedral base - but it's hard to tell whether it's a deliberate part of the texture or not.
The texture is an artefact and noticeable on all rolling pins (I have 8 and all have it). But as soon as you put paint and other basing materials down on the base you won't notice it any more on the finished thing. Then again I wont use the ones with large flat surfaces without any extra kind of dirt.
I actually found just applying the cornstarch dry worked well.. once you apply the brown stuff to the bases, dust them and the roller with corn starch. Kills the tackiness off. I also hot melt glued a bunch of bases to a solid surface so they were all flat, made it easier to apply even pressure across the roller.
Thanks for this video, I haven't cracked into my indomitus box yet and forgot that I actually have that necron roller! Can't wait to try it!! Love the bases!
Cool video, through my own experiments I came to a lot of the same conclusions (brown stuff, baby powder,...). I also found that greenstuff world's recommendation of mixing Milliput with plasticine works well for budged basing. With the addition of the infinitely cheaper plasticine the Milliput gets a smoother texture and can be rolled better without tearing. Also: greenstuff world offers cutters for a lot of base sizes, so I tend to roll out a lot of epoxy, texture it as a whole and then cut out the parts I like best.
Just got my texture rollers in and had to come see how you do these again. Unfortunately they were sold out of brown stuff, so I'm gonna try to make it work with green stuff. Thanks for the great tips here, Dana!
Just found your channel with this video. Very cool stuff! Couple of thoughts: 1) that is an excellent use of the color change metallic paints, for your necron base. I wasn't planning on picking any up soon, but it gives me some ideas I need to try. Thanks! 2) if you really want to make that red base pop, give it a heavier wash of brown, then drybrush both a slightly brighter red and follow that up with an orange drybrush. It'll make it look like oxidized iron, like gives Mars it's reddish color. I've been doing something similar for basing Mechanicus units. 3) I appreciate you showing an experiment even if it didn't turn out how you wanted, because the thing about this hobby is the only failures are things you don't learn from. Like you said, it has an icy look to it which can be useful in all sorts of other ways!
I've been searching all morning for key words milliput and texture rollers. Thank you for Advice. I've been using greenstuff and dips of water for basing. I'll try the brown stuff next time I reup.
I like the water effect because it kind of looks like the foam of boiling water? So combined with the dystopian-style metal walkway beside it, it looks like a scary platforming game surrounded by boiling acid water or something.
Thanks Jayme!!! Yeah I agree it actually does look a bit like boiling water, in an underwater nautical facility perhaps! Also it’s dried a bit more since I filmed this and it’s a bit more clear now
MANY, MANY thanks Dana!! Just started getting into minitures and the prices for plain bases is bad enough, printed bases are Waaa to expensive for what you get, Your Video was OUTSTANDING for me, Tons of info and Techniques, AAAA++++, Thanks Again Jeff F. ;-)))
Your videos are so good. I mean everything from the final result to the video editing. Love it! I get this vibe that you're having a ball and I find that is missing in too many videos teaching things. I find that really inspiring and it makes me want to dive right in. Cheers!
Great vid. I am going to look at getting some of these rollers soon. I loved the Tron base and some of the stacked ones. That water texture was interesting to see. I have never tried one before.
God I wish I lived where you did Dana, 2k would barely cover my rent and food for a month, forget about all the other monthly bills. That whining aside, grats on reaching a point where you feel safe doing this, that is freaking awesome loved the base video doing more out there basing stuff would be cool.
Thanks!!! 2k doesn’t cover anything for me except rent and bills, food and everything else I’m gonna have to rely on ad revenue from RUclips pretty much, along with the occasional commission
@@DanaHowl Best of luck with it! You are one of if not the best mini painting channel out there so you deserve that revenue for sure. This reminds me, gonna sound potentially insane, but there is a guy who does model train videos on youtube "marklin of sweden". He has an interesting method of making water to say the least, and it is kinda time consuming, but the result was impressive. Here is a link: ruclips.net/video/2TwpB7sVMn8/видео.html
If you want to add crystalline effects glue some rice grains into clumps with a clear resin. Then just lightly glaze a colour onto the crystals. They look good on rocky bases.
Basing is the last step left for a couple models I have so it was cool to see some techniques. I want to try for a scrapyard feel on the infantry and cracked asphalt for the vehicles, I see some shapes that work for both here.
Hmm... the Water Paste and a special Rolling Pin called "Frozen" vom GSW might get handy in a sightprojekt for D&D of mine. Thank you for the tips here.
Hi Dana! I just wanted to say that I think this might be your best video yet! Also, congrats on taking the leap into full time RUclipsr! Love the dry humor and great info!
Two tips that are worth mentioning: 1.Lay a layer of cellulose wrap or a silicone surface and roll on that rather than on bases. The expoxy shouldn't stick, and if you cut 2. Use a tongue depressor or popsicle stick to help you control the height of the material. Using petroleum jelly (vaseline) instead of water will prevent the roller from sticking. That way you can make ultra thin bases
If you don't have a plane rolling pin to smooth out the putty, just turn the base upside down and press it onto a wet area of the cutting board (or some waxed paper).
Sounds like weird advice but rub vaseline onto the textured rolling pins before you start rolling that's because when the epoxy or whatever material you are rolling starts to harden, the tiny little bits that get stuck in the grooves of the rolling pin are easier to remove if it started out with a bit of vaseline. I was there for hours with brillo pads, wire brushes and metal pins trying to get the little bits out of the rolling pin because I hadn't pre-applied vaseline. This problem I had using standard 'miliput'. Also those circular cutters are really good from Green Stuff word to just cookie cutter those bases from the epoxy / miliput whatever you use.
@@xxth.legion dunno if baby oil would work but if you go to the green stuff world website and look for 'Sculptor Vaseline' it mentions their rolling pins in the text description and I think they have a video on it in the description also.
Got a bunch of the rollers last year but haven't used them much yet. I experimented with both Sculpy clay and green stuff, and wasn't really happy with results of either. I will have to give the brown stuff a try. I also got the sculptor vaseline as part of a later order, but haven't tested it out over just using plain water yet. I really appreciate the part on splitting and combining with texture paste as this is exactly what I had in mind for trying with my Eldar.
Apparently, Kneadatite stopped making Brown available in hobby sized portions many years ago, although apparently some hobby companies at the time continued to order industrial sized orders and repackage it themselves. However, I can't seem to find any US companies that still do this and can't find this product available anywhere outside of Green Stuff World, who are also currently out of stock. So I will either have to wait until Oct/Nov to get some or give green stuff another try.
Great work! Haven’t tried brown stuff, but will now. Going to try the wet technique on my 3D printed rollers. Also going to try that layering technique - very cool.
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40K vet and I somehow just stumbled across your channel. Watched a couple minutes of this video and subscribed immediately. Your hobby skills achieve such high quality results and look like they are pretty simple to pull off. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for showing water piece. I like seeing that not everyone is perfect.
@Josue Santino and @Turner Wells, For a couple of ScamBots, you both have serious trust / boundary issues.
Unfortunately, It looked like a bunch of dirty sea men swam in that water ;)
no one:
dana: ok let's zenithal prime the base
Vaseline on the rollers, guys - it works wonders.
For the bases, of course.
Oh! The bases. Brb...
And don't forget to use the latex gloves too. Safety first.
not for internal use, no flared base
@@pendularnuncius2618 wise words.
Textured for pleasu- *EHEM* basing.
“Send me money .... if you love me” made me smile 😅
I’ve been blessed! 😇🙌aaaaaaahhhhh! 📯🎵😅
Im an experienced model and sculpture guy fixated on bases, therefore, I learned polymer clay. this is a great tutorial. Well done
One of the best of these “basing videos” that I’ve seen so far. Fantastic tips on rolling, great simple base ideas that are replicable across large or small armies!
Thank you Dana! After constant disappointment using these rollers, using your method has worked really well. I just made a dozen Cthulhu bases with Brown Stuff. It works so much better than Green Stuff for bases. 🥳
Amazing!!! Glad it worked out for you!!!
Honestly, your videos are my favorite painting videos. I love your aesthetic (I love neon and vibrant colors in a modern painting scheme!), I love that you cover a ton of topics, and I love that you're getting into 40k right around the time I am.
I have no idea why I wasn't subscribed before today, but I am now!
Thank you for being an educational, non-toxic person in the painting community. I don't even really like the game of 40k, I just like painting! In a Covid world, it's really great to find people who are willing to spend their time teaching us their techniques!
Thank you. I really enjoy your videos.
This is the coolest thing I've ever seen come out of this hobby.
Picked up the little rings to go on each end of the rolling pin so the pressure i roll with is consistanct. Was really pleased with my results so far. Going to keep working on more tonight
I'm glad you playing with your sister, it's so nice. Great video and experiments, thank you for these small base-stories.
I've been using foam, landscaping materials and putty for bases, but all of the techniques look far more efficient. They look especially good for maintaining a theme for a group of miniatures. Nicely done.
I've had some brown stuff and a rolling pin on a shelf for over a year, but I'm about to get stuck in and roll me some bases with this video as a guide. Thanks!
I use the rollers alot and i use milliput. If you mix in equal amounts of a cheap plastercine, it firms up the milliput and doubles the quantity. Pluss when its dry its perfectly hard and strong without being brittle. But great video dana, i love the amount of info you give.😋👍🏻
If you're looking for a very uniform thickness of clay/brown stuff, you can look for rolling pin spacers/rings. I've just been using dried used coffee grounds that I paint some yellow, some green and leave some brown, but I really want to try these rolling pins. Thanks for all the great tips, always looking forward to new vids. Stay happy and healthy, Dana.
Can recommend using UV set clear resin for water effects on bases.
And tiny glass beads for nail art for bubbles!
One of the best basing Videos i have ever seen😎👍immeadetely subscribed
This is great preparation for me! Just picked up my first roller, and now I know how to use it.
Great to hear that you are able to make the jump to full time! Thoroughly encourage people who can to at least give a couple dollars a month. It all adds up!
Oh! I love the budget base idea. Thank you so much!
Awesome video! thank you! I learned a lot. Side note, Vallejo Transparent water is good for water falls, and surface texture like ripples. Vallejo "Still Water" is their product that does what you'd expect from "transparent water"
"Kill two necrons with one 40k analogy" has my sides splitting
I hope i get my preorder before this series is over. I hate waiting
Just got my rolling pins and Brown Stuff from Greenstuff World. Can't wait to get started. Thanks for the tutorial!
Ha! Now I feel smarter for not buying milliput straight away! I haven't focused on basing yet as I'm still in the learning process of painting the miniatures themselves but soon enough I'll start worrying about those minis bases as well. I knew about the rolling pins but I didn't know about brown stuff and the corn starch trick. It doesn't matter how many videos I watch, I watch yours and learn something every time.
All my Ultramarines are based using a GSW roller for an "urban rubble" scheme. Lot's of new tips and ideas for me here, great video. Especially need to try the corn starch.
"SEND ME MONEY" Ill BUDGET IT IN FOR YOU DANA LOL just finding you again after a couple year absence glad your still here
Thanks for this! My Greenstuff World supplies arrived today and gonna base The Silent King necron model, cant wait to see how it turns out!
As someone that struggles with easy basing ideas I super appreciate videos like this. Thanks a ton Dana!
Thanks for that video, bought literally every greenstuff rolling pin now😂
Bought some brown stuff and textured rolling pins after watching this video. Did some test pieces and followed your tips and it turned out amazing. Thanks, Dana!
I've only just started to dip my toes into basing, so I found this video fascinating! Thanks for sharing your great techniques!
Huh, usually its the models that get their toes in
@@awesome1lunger441 LOL! I guess I might find it a lot easier if I were to use my fingers instead!
Apoxie Sculpt works well, and you can get it in larger quantities than green or brown stuff (use water or vaseline to minimize the stickiness, though I bet the talc/cornstarch thing would work too). Another tip - Use two larger capsule/oval bases on either side of the base you are texturing as support to keep your roller level.
Hooray! Loving the journey through Indomitus!
I would love your take on WORD BEARERS
I just got into 40k and was wondering what to do with my bases. Of all the videos out there i havent seen bases quite like these and cant wait to try and make what you did for my sisters! I just hope i pull it off even half as well as you.
Dana, your tips are really creative and you're such a unique voice in this mostly male miniature world. Love what you do 🙂
No way I would have been able to say brown stuff that many times with a straight face. You're a real professional, Dana.
I like the way you use color-changing paint!
I had a lot of success with millaput. Interested to hear why you don’t like it.!Appreciated the tips.
i found it was too sticky and kinda messy to work with, and also very brittle when it dried so i wasnt able to do some of the techniques i show in this video which needs the stuff to be flexible! maybe i was using a bad kind of milliput though i know there are a few different versions!
@@DanaHowl last time I used miliput, I mixed it with green stuff (1:1) so it could be flexible but still end up hard. Have you tried such a thing ?
@@DanaHowl Milliput always ends up pretty inflexible once it's cured, you're not going to get away from that, but wetting normally eliminates sticking while working. You can also get away with varying the mix - if you use less of the softer, grainier part and more of the harder, smoother part (say 60/40 instead of 50/50) it won't be so prone to sticking while you're working. It does need to be kneaded together a bit longer than green stuff in my experience, though, and it tends to stick to your fingers a lot until thoroughly mixed - maybe that could have been part of your problem?
(Shout out to the Milliput Superfine White instructions: "mix until a uniform colour". I mean, part A is pretty white, and part B is kind of... white... so...)
I tried superfine miliput, doesn’t work
Interesting I have same experience with milliput. I suffered with greenstuff but milliput was good.
Love the video. Thanks for the suggestion, I got the temple pin for basing and rebasing all my Sisters of Battle.
Nice video ! About bases, a kind of quick tip you could also give would be sort of "how to chose a basing color". E.g. should a base be neutral in color or should it bring a specific color to the model. This is all about color balance.
One of the greatest tutorials of basing that I ever seen, the results are very effective and flexible.
I tried basing before but I had a big problem: greenstuff didn't stick very well to the base, in fact I just to pull a bit and the whole textute unstuck. I don't know why, maybe the quality of greentstuff, not enough material or I used so much water on the roll.
I really love the grungey oil slick base you did for the Necrons.
As for Vallejo Water effect, it takes an eternity to become clear, but it eventually will be kinda transparent (it took maybe 2 weeks for quite big waves on my viking base). UV resin is way too faster, can recommend it too.
Hey Dana, after using the texture roling pin, to avoid the stripes inprinted in the bricks and so one you can use your finger to smoothen it up, it gives a better finish to the base :)
Dear Dana, excellent tutorial. Some very handy hints (baby powder & water) I was unaware of! Kind Regards Johnny
For what it's worth - if you wait until the putty is part-cured and trim the edges with a downward slicing motion instead of just pushing the knife through the putty horizontally, you'll get a much cleaner trim and shouldn't see any of the tearing you got on the 'overspill' segment.
Did you have any issue with striations on the rollers? I've been kind of put off buying them after a few reviews complaining about fine regular textured lines, supposedly they're CNC carved out of an acrylic dowel or something and it's an artifact of that? I noticed some texture in the finish you were getting - for example on the cathedral base - but it's hard to tell whether it's a deliberate part of the texture or not.
The texture is an artefact and noticeable on all rolling pins (I have 8 and all have it). But as soon as you put paint and other basing materials down on the base you won't notice it any more on the finished thing. Then again I wont use the ones with large flat surfaces without any extra kind of dirt.
Thank you for this, I've been screaming at my desk for about 3 hours but now I feel a little better
I actually found just applying the cornstarch dry worked well.. once you apply the brown stuff to the bases, dust them and the roller with corn starch. Kills the tackiness off. I also hot melt glued a bunch of bases to a solid surface so they were all flat, made it easier to apply even pressure across the roller.
Thanks for this video, I haven't cracked into my indomitus box yet and forgot that I actually have that necron roller! Can't wait to try it!! Love the bases!
Cool video, through my own experiments I came to a lot of the same conclusions (brown stuff, baby powder,...). I also found that greenstuff world's recommendation of mixing Milliput with plasticine works well for budged basing. With the addition of the infinitely cheaper plasticine the Milliput gets a smoother texture and can be rolled better without tearing.
Also: greenstuff world offers cutters for a lot of base sizes, so I tend to roll out a lot of epoxy, texture it as a whole and then cut out the parts I like best.
Awesome video. The easy to build Stormcast bases is the exact reason I bought the GSW flagstone roller a year ago.
Just got my texture rollers in and had to come see how you do these again. Unfortunately they were sold out of brown stuff, so I'm gonna try to make it work with green stuff. Thanks for the great tips here, Dana!
Didn't know about the baby powder trick! Will be sure to give it a go
Wow those things are really nice. And much cheaper than Pre-textured bases, it seems.
Just wanted to comment... THIS VIDEO WAS GREAT!!!! THANK YOU!!!
Just found your channel with this video. Very cool stuff!
Couple of thoughts:
1) that is an excellent use of the color change metallic paints, for your necron base. I wasn't planning on picking any up soon, but it gives me some ideas I need to try. Thanks!
2) if you really want to make that red base pop, give it a heavier wash of brown, then drybrush both a slightly brighter red and follow that up with an orange drybrush. It'll make it look like oxidized iron, like gives Mars it's reddish color. I've been doing something similar for basing Mechanicus units.
3) I appreciate you showing an experiment even if it didn't turn out how you wanted, because the thing about this hobby is the only failures are things you don't learn from. Like you said, it has an icy look to it which can be useful in all sorts of other ways!
Really liked the explanation on how to get the different material looks.
I've been searching all morning for key words milliput and texture rollers. Thank you for Advice. I've been using greenstuff and dips of water for basing. I'll try the brown stuff next time I reup.
I like the water effect because it kind of looks like the foam of boiling water? So combined with the dystopian-style metal walkway beside it, it looks like a scary platforming game surrounded by boiling acid water or something.
Thanks Jayme!!! Yeah I agree it actually does look a bit like boiling water, in an underwater nautical facility perhaps! Also it’s dried a bit more since I filmed this and it’s a bit more clear now
This is baseing in its glory. Simple, time efficient and Dana touch on everything.
Keep the brushes wet and we catch you next week. 🤙🖌🎨
MANY, MANY thanks Dana!! Just started getting into minitures and the prices for plain bases is bad enough, printed bases are Waaa to expensive for what you get, Your Video was OUTSTANDING for me, Tons of info and Techniques, AAAA++++, Thanks Again Jeff F. ;-)))
I think the water base is really cool!
Your videos are so good. I mean everything from the final result to the video editing. Love it! I get this vibe that you're having a ball and I find that is missing in too many videos teaching things. I find that really inspiring and it makes me want to dive right in. Cheers!
Always happy to see another Dana video in my feed.
These basing techniques are awesome. Thank you for posting the video. Subscribed!
Wow, this video was so helpful, thanks so much!
Also really liking those necron colors. Can't wait to see what you have for the rest of models!
Oh thanks for the tip on the oil slick base. I had been wondering what I want to do with the colour shift paint that I bought on an impulse.
I used to use Milliput back in the day (when I was a teen many moons ago), but then, we didn't have rollers back in the late 80's :P
Great Video,, opened my eyes to basing..... thanks Dana
Didn't Know about using brown stuff...Nice techniques. Good luck on reaching your patreon goal, You deserve it.
Howdy, just finding the page and enjoying our educational content and the accompanied entertainment value
Great vid. I am going to look at getting some of these rollers soon.
I loved the Tron base and some of the stacked ones.
That water texture was interesting to see. I have never tried one before.
God I wish I lived where you did Dana, 2k would barely cover my rent and food for a month, forget about all the other monthly bills. That whining aside, grats on reaching a point where you feel safe doing this, that is freaking awesome loved the base video doing more out there basing stuff would be cool.
Thanks!!! 2k doesn’t cover anything for me except rent and bills, food and everything else I’m gonna have to rely on ad revenue from RUclips pretty much, along with the occasional commission
@@DanaHowl Best of luck with it! You are one of if not the best mini painting channel out there so you deserve that revenue for sure. This reminds me, gonna sound potentially insane, but there is a guy who does model train videos on youtube "marklin of sweden". He has an interesting method of making water to say the least, and it is kinda time consuming, but the result was impressive. Here is a link: ruclips.net/video/2TwpB7sVMn8/видео.html
Found this Video and it's amazing Dana. Thank you for this ideas. Stay healthy 😊
Your delivery is always perfect "brown stuff" got me 🤣👌 rollers seem handy I wanna try to make some now 👏
If you want to add crystalline effects glue some rice grains into clumps with a clear resin. Then just lightly glaze a colour onto the crystals. They look good on rocky bases.
I love those rolling pins! Rock n' Roll Baby!
Basing is the last step left for a couple models I have so it was cool to see some techniques. I want to try for a scrapyard feel on the infantry and cracked asphalt for the vehicles, I see some shapes that work for both here.
Hmm... the Water Paste and a special Rolling Pin called "Frozen" vom GSW might get handy in a sightprojekt for D&D of mine. Thank you for the tips here.
This has given me some ideas Time will tell if those ideas were good. Awesome video. Thank you
Hi Dana! I just wanted to say that I think this might be your best video yet! Also, congrats on taking the leap into full time RUclipsr! Love the dry humor and great info!
your bases are better than my minis wow. I learned something!
Two tips that are worth mentioning:
1.Lay a layer of cellulose wrap or a silicone surface and roll on that rather than on bases. The expoxy shouldn't stick, and if you cut
2. Use a tongue depressor or popsicle stick to help you control the height of the material. Using petroleum jelly (vaseline) instead of water will prevent the roller from sticking. That way you can make ultra thin bases
this is completely off topic but your voice is so soothing to just paint along to as background noise
Well, I feel dumb for using milliput before. Super helpful video. Thanks!
If you don't have a plane rolling pin to smooth out the putty, just turn the base upside down and press it onto a wet area of the cutting board (or some waxed paper).
Sounds like weird advice but rub vaseline onto the textured rolling pins before you start rolling that's because when the epoxy or whatever material you are rolling starts to harden, the tiny little bits that get stuck in the grooves of the rolling pin are easier to remove if it started out with a bit of vaseline. I was there for hours with brillo pads, wire brushes and metal pins trying to get the little bits out of the rolling pin because I hadn't pre-applied vaseline. This problem I had using standard 'miliput'. Also those circular cutters are really good from Green Stuff word to just cookie cutter those bases from the epoxy / miliput whatever you use.
I use baby oil.
@@xxth.legion dunno if baby oil would work but if you go to the green stuff world website and look for 'Sculptor Vaseline' it mentions their rolling pins in the text description and I think they have a video on it in the description also.
Dave Dogge it works, I used it with these pins few years ago. No loss of details and non stick.
Very nice video. I just ordered 15 rollers through ETSY. The six-pack sets help on the cost and they combined shipping.
Thank you for sharing this, this is awesome no more buying bases
The ending credits are excellent.
Got a bunch of the rollers last year but haven't used them much yet. I experimented with both Sculpy clay and green stuff, and wasn't really happy with results of either. I will have to give the brown stuff a try. I also got the sculptor vaseline as part of a later order, but haven't tested it out over just using plain water yet. I really appreciate the part on splitting and combining with texture paste as this is exactly what I had in mind for trying with my Eldar.
Apparently, Kneadatite stopped making Brown available in hobby sized portions many years ago, although apparently some hobby companies at the time continued to order industrial sized orders and repackage it themselves. However, I can't seem to find any US companies that still do this and can't find this product available anywhere outside of Green Stuff World, who are also currently out of stock. So I will either have to wait until Oct/Nov to get some or give green stuff another try.
Awesome video Dana! I hope you're watching Green Stuff World, because I've definitely been convinced to pick up a few rollers and give them a try!
Great work! Haven’t tried brown stuff, but will now. Going to try the wet technique on my 3D printed rollers. Also going to try that layering technique - very cool.
Great content and general vibe, the results you get from those industrial rollers make me want to start a small Necromunda gang!
I'm for sure going to steal you're idea for cyberpunk necrons.
"I see them rollin', they're basing..."
tryin to catch me primin dirty