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Wood Recipe Collection

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    25 Jul 2025
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A collection of wood recipes that can be used in a variety of systems. I have mixed up the tones here so you can make your terrain look more believable on the table. When writing, the assumption was made that your terrain pieces had sculpted woodgrain on them, so dry brushing has been relied upon, rather than freehand woodgrain.

Wood 1

  1. Basecoat: Dryad Bark & Mournfang Brown 1:1
    Shade: Dryad Bark
    Highlight: Basecoat & Karak Stone 1:1
    Edge: Karak Stone

Wood 2

  1. Basecoat: Rhinox Hide
    Wash Shade: Black
    Edge Highlight: Doombull Brown
    Edge Highlight: Bloodreaver Flesh
    Edge Highlight: Gorthor Brown

Wood 3

  1. Basecoat: Thondia Brown
    Shade: Rhinox Hide
    Highlight & Wood lines: Thondia Brown & Steel Legion Drab 2:1
    Highlight: Previous mix & Administratum Grey
    Highlight: Administratum Grey

Wood 4

  1. Basecoat: Rhinox Hide
    Shade: Black
    Highlight: Dryad Bark
    Highlight: Dryad Bark & Gorthor Brown
    Highlight: Gorthor Brown & Administratum Grey

Wood 5

  1. Basecoat: Mournfang Brown
    Soft Shade: Rhinox Hide & Agrax Earthshade 1:1
    Highlight: XV-88
    Highlight: Balor Brown
    Fine Highlight: Screaming Skull

Wood 6

  1. Basecoat: Dryad Bark
    Recess Shade: Nuln Oil & Black 1:1
    Highlight: Gorthor Brown
    Fine Highlight: Karak Stone

Wood 7

  1. Basecoat: Steel Legion Drab
    Soft Shade: Steel Legion Drab/Dryad Bark 2:1
    Shade: Gorthor Brown/Abbadon Black 1:1
    Layer: Steel Legion Drab
    Highlight: Baneblade Brown
    Final Highlight: Ushabti Bone

Wood 8

  1. Basecoat: Steel Legion drab
    Shade: Dryad Bark
    Highlight: Baneblade Brown
    Highlight: Karak Stone
    Highlight: Karak Stone & White

Wood 9

  1. Basecoat: Rhinox Hide
    Highlight: Rhinox Hide/Mournfang Brown 1:1
    Highlight + Glaze: Mournfang Brown
    Highlight: Mournfang Brown and Zamesi Desert 4:1
    Highlight: Mournfang Brown and Zamesi Desert 3:2
    Shade: Nuln Oil

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