posted by roman, jarhead, kong
Take your old brush and bring up some PVC Glue at the places you wish to be snowy later on.
Then bring up the bicarbonate of soda by carefully throwing it at the places your PVC glue waits. Let everything dry (about 30 Minutes) and then go outside to blow away the non-fixed snow, you may also do this in your room, but then do it next to the carbage. Now you may redo the step before if the snow height is too small for your wish.
The finish snow base could look like this:
This is actually my common way i use snow on miniatures - tested around a lot in the past few years and i got stuck at this technique. The "B-Version" by Raffa will be done with the Snow Powder by Andrea Miniatures and i have seen the results - you could call this "B-Version" the deluxe way of bringing realistic snow on your bases - this one hear is the cheap one :)
Hope this could help some of you out there - Keep on happy painting!
Regards
Roman
Aloa,
this little Tutorial will show an easy way to get some snow on your bases. Please notice that this is really a quick technique and for sure will not achieve the highest quality results, but it does look fine and is quick :) - that is why this tutorial is named "A". As i spoke with Raffa lately and he told me that he will bring up the "B-Version" ;)
Ok, Step by Step. When you want to have snow on your bases like explained with this quick technique, then finish up your paintjob first. Finish him up to everything. Then you need this:
- PVC Glue
- an old brush
- bicarbonate of soda (in Germany it is called "Natron", i am not sure if i found the right translation to it)
Take your old brush and bring up some PVC Glue at the places you wish to be snowy later on.
Then bring up the bicarbonate of soda by carefully throwing it at the places your PVC glue waits. Let everything dry (about 30 Minutes) and then go outside to blow away the non-fixed snow, you may also do this in your room, but then do it next to the carbage. Now you may redo the step before if the snow height is too small for your wish.
The finish snow base could look like this:
This is actually my common way i use snow on miniatures - tested around a lot in the past few years and i got stuck at this technique. The "B-Version" by Raffa will be done with the Snow Powder by Andrea Miniatures and i have seen the results - you could call this "B-Version" the deluxe way of bringing realistic snow on your bases - this one hear is the cheap one :)
Hope this could help some of you out there - Keep on happy painting!
Regards
Roman
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R U sure that it won`t become yellow?
[ like this one; http://www.grafika.cytadela.pl/articles/812k.jpg ]
Greetings ;]
Ahh... no, i had this problem with yellow snow once - no not what you think, haha. I guess i have used the wrong translation of "Natron"... baking powder went yellow at my tryouts, Natron is something else... Ahh, anyone knows the right translation for it? Help plz!!
Natron = bicarbonate of soda or baking soda
On the picture he shows it looks like the snow from Citadel, I think the problem with the snow from Citadel is if u use it with a little wet paint it become the color u used for the base and you have the same problems with baking powder.
regards c3r34l
What kind of grass did you use. You can answer in German, if you like.
Thx!
@c3r34l
Thanks for your help, really appreciated. In real it doesn't look like the GW snow, damm taking photos :)
@Anonymous
I often use the grass from the company "MiniNatur", you may get a lot of different styles here for example:
http://www.shop.maxpaint.de/terraingestaltung-begruenung-c-24_35.html?page=2&sort=4a
Thx for your answer, Roman. That grass looks awesome!
I'm playing since WH40K 2nd edition and somehow I still don't have a fully painted army, despite the fact I really enjoy painting. Just noticed you're from Augsburg, too, so please let me know if you're planning to give some workshops/lessons. I'd love to learn how to paint the way you do.
In your opinion, is it better to apply snow before or after varnish?
Ich hab ne frage:
Ist das Holzleim?
Bei mir schaut das immer so aus als wäre der Schnee trocken wie Pulverschnee und nicht realistisch obwohl ich Backpulver benutzt hab.
Mfg
Robin
@Anonymous
No idea as i am not applying varnish to my display pieces - for gaming i would say give both a try and find out what you like more...
@Legogelb
Backpulver ist kein Natron... mit Natron geht es - würde aber gleich zur Variante 2 raten:
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.com/2010/05/tutorial-making-snow-advanced-way.html
pvc-glue? i thought you use matt-varnish?
@Wallace
Yes I do - but I did use PVC glue a long time to create simple snow :) - advanced snow you can find here: http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.com/2010/05/tutorial-making-snow-advanced-way.html
quick input: the main reason snow turns yellow is because of the glue used -> always check that the glue dries to a clear finish and not a weird shade. And NEVER trust what's written on the label when it says "clear coat" or something to that effect: always make your own tests. ;)
Thanks for that important hint!
Just to note, if you use baking soda and then spray with a satin varnish like GW's purity seal, it goes semi transparent and 'slushy'. Great if you want something between snow and water.