Eldar Craftworld Table

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**bluetablepainting**

Eldar Craftworld Table

I thought some might be interested in an Eldar Craftworld terrain project I did for my own entertainment.

http://www.bluetablepainting.com/vie...galleryID=1255

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Like most terrain, it is created from construction grade extruded Styrofoam. I don’t go into much detail on actually putting it together.

After cutting, sanding, and gluing the pieces together, drew on a drawer full of beads and buttons I’ve collected to look for waystones. I was able to extract the centers of about a dozen buttons giving me a number of hemispheres that could be made into jewels. The backs were clipped off with metal clippers and they were hot-glued on.

I then put on sweeping, curving, semi-circular patterns on the walking areas with a sharpie, creating a slight indentation. The idea was that these would show up with drybrushing. However, since I went with an acrylic spray to completely cover the piece I had to paint on the patterns manually.

Presently, the terrain was blackened with black housepaint, followed by a heavy drybrush of Burnt Umber.

Now, two test pieces were created, one drybrushed traditional style that had a weathered, ancient look and another based with butter-colored acrylic spray then spray-highlighted with ivory. After much debate and polling, I decided to go with the newer-looking terrain.

The spraypaint used was Design Master Butter Crème and Ivory.

Spraying the terrain was an unpleasant affair, that would much better be done outside. I found it a temptation to hold the can really close to get a thorough coat, but this made the spraypaint run. Much better to put on two even coats at a more reasonable distance.

After the Butter Crème I sprayed the extremities and high areas with ivory.

Once those were dry it was on to the fun part: detailing. A brown wash (ink and Vallejo Chocolate Brown) for the curvy patterns. For the jewels, I decided to go with one of my favorite Vallejo colors, Scurf Green. I think they would have looked delightful in a deep red, too.

If I had it to do over again I would:
· Be careful to keep the larger pieces straight.
· Base coated with brown housepaint rather than black with a brown drybrush (since it was re-coated with spraypaint anyway)
· Waited until summer and did the spraying outside.
· Made it much more elaborate and larger (I’m going to buy some two inch thick styro for the next shot).

Shawn Gately
Blue Table Painting

**RanTheCid**

I like the designs a lot - very Eldar like, yet stil very playable. I do have one recommendation, if you had it to do over again - spackel all the joins. The seam lines between pieces take away from the wraith bone appearance.

**bluetablepainting**

That is an AWESOME idea! That hadn't even occured to me. Very nice. I'm definitely going to do that on v.2.0

**Samwise158**

Would each of those platforms work as area terrain? What cover save?

Also in the interest of diversity, when you do v2.0, it would be sweet if there were wraithbone forests and some towers mixed in.

**Mahu**

Yeah, I think a few Wraithbone "garden" areas are in order. From a gameply perspective this table is lacking.

Otherwise, great job!

**ancientsociety**

Cool, but it doesn't really have the "organic" feel of wraithbone. There are way too many right angles and not enough curves, which makes it seem more like someone built the structure, rather than sculpted it.

Also, everything is too "heavy". There's a lot of thick supports/walls/etc. which makes it blocky. I'd add some thin railings, lots of thin walkways/balconies. Include a "garden" as others have suggested. Look at the examples of craftworlds in the fluff - there's a good exterior line drawing in the current codex and (one of my favorites) a nice interior shot (with a Dire Avenger on a balcony) in I think the 3rd ed. codex.

**Nuwisha**

Maybe its a garden world type of place, or a really old eldar world that has fallen into disrepair.

I think its neat, even if a bit "heavy"

**BaconSlayer**

I really like your Tau table.

**Hellfury**

it is a pretty cool tau table, I agree.

**shrew**

he's just representing the planet " taudar" or "eldau" , all the inhabitants have hooved feet & pointy ears. (sorry i just had to run with it) anyway i think it looks wonderful it just needs greenery & maybe some sort of water fountain or alter to tie it into that eldar spirituality feel .then again i'm not an eldar player so you can take my opinion with a grain of salt & i still think it would be great terrain to play on !

**Drake_Marcus**

I think AS is right on the money.

I do looooooovvvveeee the way you painted those gems. They look fantastic.

**Anung Un Rama**

I think red gems would've looked much better. now the table looks cool, if you know what I mean. it needs defintly more color.

still great work btw. can't wait to start my next table after I'm done with school in a few months...