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Just finishing my first model off, I've painted the base brown, added some tuft then pva and dipped in sand, I'm quite happy with how that looks,but.....
Do I have to paint it to stop the sand coming off or for looks? If not how do I stop the sand eventrually rubbing off?

Thanks

Mix some white glue with a color and paint that over the base. then dry brush that.

i do dark, dark brown and white glue then dry brush grey then light grey then a little white

Once the sand is on I wash with a brown color. Like the watered down glue it helps bond everything together nicely. then I drybrush with a lighter color brown or bleached bone.

In this tutorial i show what i do to keep the sand from falling of bases
I also have a bunch of other basing tutorials on my channel... hope you enjoy them

Dip or spray the base in scenic cement (basically extremly watered down elmers). It will dry clear and matte and keep anything from coming off the base. Be sure to add tufts or grass type flocking after you let the scenic cement dry.

I spray the bases brown, then I do the glue, then dip in sand, and add the tufts at the end.

I don't usually bother to varnish the sand but I use the watered PVA when I do, before the tuft.

Also I texture larger bases a bit with putty or stuff before the spray.

Honestly after basing three 40k armies, I now just use resin bases. I little painting, some weathering powders and done.

I do both resin and my own. I prefer the resin bases over the DIY method only because it's less time. To each their own though. When I seal my bases, I prefer a matte sealer. Unless you're going to expose the model to harsh temps or let children beat on your models that will work and won't put a shine on the model. Also invest in a goods transport system like battle foam. Say what you want about the way they do business, they put out a great product. Most of the damage your models will sustain is from poor handling or from transportation.

boyd wrote:
I do both resin and my own. I prefer the resin bases over the DIY method only because it's less time. To each their own though. When I seal my bases, I prefer a matte sealer. Unless you're going to expose the model to harsh temps or let children beat on your models that will work and won't put a shine on the model. Also invest in a goods transport system like battle foam. Say what you want about the way they do business, they put out a great product. Most of the damage your models will sustain is from poor handling or from transportation.

Aint that the truth, soo many long projects dropped and smashed before foam investment.

Resin is definatly the way to go though, so much easier