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I recently got a textured rolling pin from Greenstuff world and wanted to share some images about them, as I think they are a pretty cool tool for some cheap basing etc:
http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/textured-rolling-pins/497-rolling-pin-aztec.html
The procedure is pretty simple:

Step 1: roll out a bit of cheap modelling clay. You can smoothen the surface with a bit of moisture and the packaging cylinder of the pin
Step 2: roll the pin with a bit of pressure
Step 3: use the packaging cylinder to punch out a ~25mm base

It took me a couple of tries until I got the moisture of the clay right, but from there it's pretty easy and fast.

Here are some impressions of the results:


I will post again, when they are dry, primed and painted up.

It does look nice, and thanks for the step by step. Very intriguing.

So, here are the results after painting:

As you can easily see I went for a very bright and colorful look like it could be found on a temple floor. Also a great opportunity to test, play around and learn with contrast colors. My favorites are the two guys facing each other in the upper left corner.