Craters and texturing with sand
2011-06-12
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Craters
- Start with a proper base
- To form the crater shape use a spackle (US) or polyfilla (UK), the latter being actually better as it is cellulose-based and does not shrink or warp while drying. Note that my projects that involve a lot of water-based spackling paste are usually constructed on a plywood base to prevent warping
- Cover the whole thing with a PVA glue and sprinkle with fine sand:
- When it is all dry, shake off excessive sand
- Spray it all with a black paint
- Drybrush it all with a grey paint
- Glue some static grass to the base's rim
- Blend the line between grass and sand with some black paint
See the pictures as separate pages: Craters 
Unpainted crater
