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Desert base (Orks)

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    24 Jan 2026
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Desert base for my Orks

  1. Glue some small rocks on the base

Desert surface

  1. Depending on the look you want, the crackled earth part and the sandy part can be mixed or a base can be full sand or full crackled earth
  2. For Sand: Vallejo Diorama FX - Earth Textures - Desert Sand - 26.217
  3. For Crackled Earth: Agrellan Earth
  4. Basecoat (with airbrush): Zandri Dust
  5. Zenithal (quite horizontal in angle) Bone White

Rocks

  1. Basecoat: Doombull Brown

Overall base (Desert surface + Rocks)

  1. Shade: Seraphim Sepia
  2. Drybrush: Ushabti Bone

Rim

  1. Basecoat: Zandri Dust

Stefano Pavanello

StePava77

Painter and Miniature enthusiast! GW Fanboy 😁

Citadel Painting System 6
Base 1
  • Zandri Dust
Shade 1
  • Seraphim Sepia
Layer 2
  • Doombull Brown
  • Ushabti Bone
Texture 1
  • Agrellan Earth
Air 1
  • Zandri Dust
Vallejo Game Air
Base 1
  • 72.734 Bone White
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