Desert Bases

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    05 Sep 2025
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Detailed desert bases used for Salamanders

  1. Glue on hardscape (rocks, etc.)
  2. Apply AK Dry Ground to entire base
  3. Apply Agrellan Earth in patches. Thicker application means more cracks
  4. Apply watered down PVA to entire base. Sprinkle gravel around large stones. Sprinkle sand around edges of agrellan earth to blend
  5. Airbrush Desert Yellow on entire base
  6. Airbrush Bone White on agrellan earth patches
  7. Paint hardscape ( Hull Red for rocks, Bone White for bones)
  8. Apply Agrax Earthshade on everything. Let dry COMPLETELY
  9. Drybrush sand and bones with Graveyard Bone
  10. Drybrush rocks with Golden Shadow
  11. Drybrush bones with White
  12. Edge base with Black
  13. Apply grass tufts with PVA glue (army Painter Wasteland and Highland, Gamers Grass Beige and Autumn)
  14. Attach miniature to base
  15. Add pre-painted cacti
Citadel Painting System 2
Shade 1
  • Agrax Earthshade
Texture 1
  • Agrellan Earth
Reaper Master Series
Base 2
  • 9091 Golden Shadow
  • 9272 Graveyard Bone
Vallejo Game Color
Base 2
  • 72.034 Bone White
  • 72.063 Desert Yellow
Vallejo Model Color
Base 3
  • 70.950 Black
  • 70.951 White
  • 70.985 Hull Red
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