After another pass of ballast and a nice, solid coat of black primer (the most wonderful, sandable primer -- it's Dupli-Color brand, courtesy of our roommate Anthony), we have a workable swamp template.
So, first things first -- we've got to get some brown on that soil. I have some old Reaper paints I'm trying to work through (the dropper bottles are horrible, they clog up like no one's business), so we're going to put down a generous layer of dark brown. (I don't have the actual name -- the label came off some time ago. They're old paints!) On top of that goes a mix of the dark brown and Reaper's "Leather Brown," then "Leather Brown" by itself, then a mix of Citadel's "Graveyard Earth" and "Leather Brown." Then I picked out the rocks with Graveyard Earth.
The center swirl is mostly Citadel's "Bleached Bone"; there's Reaper "Antique Gold" in there, too, mostly for some shiny flecks. The green cutting mat washed out the color, but if you look carefully, you'll see some Citadel "Flesh Wash" streaked in there, too. (The "Flesh Wash" also went over parts of the soil, and some of the soil got a second build-up from black, either because the ballast flaked off -- so frustrating -- or because I wanted a darker patch.)
Here's the final product, ready for additions!
You can see all the different browns here. The one on the far right is a wash. They're not in a nice order, but you can see the gradation from darkest -- at the 10 o'clock position -- to the lightest, at the 9 o'clock position.
So, first things first -- we've got to get some brown on that soil. I have some old Reaper paints I'm trying to work through (the dropper bottles are horrible, they clog up like no one's business), so we're going to put down a generous layer of dark brown. (I don't have the actual name -- the label came off some time ago. They're old paints!) On top of that goes a mix of the dark brown and Reaper's "Leather Brown," then "Leather Brown" by itself, then a mix of Citadel's "Graveyard Earth" and "Leather Brown." Then I picked out the rocks with Graveyard Earth.
The center swirl is mostly Citadel's "Bleached Bone"; there's Reaper "Antique Gold" in there, too, mostly for some shiny flecks. The green cutting mat washed out the color, but if you look carefully, you'll see some Citadel "Flesh Wash" streaked in there, too. (The "Flesh Wash" also went over parts of the soil, and some of the soil got a second build-up from black, either because the ballast flaked off -- so frustrating -- or because I wanted a darker patch.)
Here's the final product, ready for additions!
You can see all the different browns here. The one on the far right is a wash. They're not in a nice order, but you can see the gradation from darkest -- at the 10 o'clock position -- to the lightest, at the 9 o'clock position.
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