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Basing! (Part 2)

Tutoring 7
Skill 4
Idea 2
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Today I am finishing up the basing process on my League additions.  By the end we should have some grubby Gotham paving!

Here I drybrushed Cold Grey lightly over the washes to knock them back, but not so much as to obliterate them altogether.  Hopefully the pic captures that!Here I drybrushed Cold Grey lightly over the washes to knock them back, but not so much as to obliterate them altogether. Hopefully the pic captures that!
Now I have hit the bases with a liberal Strong Tone wash to darken the recesses.Now I have hit the bases with a liberal Strong Tone wash to darken the recesses.
...and here I have highlight the more prominent edges with VGC Stonewall Grey.  I try not to highlight all of the edges as this quickly overwhelms things....and here I have highlight the more prominent edges with VGC Stonewall Grey. I try not to highlight all of the edges as this quickly overwhelms things.
And finally I go back in with a light wash of Strong Tone to dirty the bases up again then went ahead and used matt black on the base rims to finish up.. And finally I go back in with a light wash of Strong Tone to dirty the bases up again then went ahead and used matt black on the base rims to finish up..

And that is the bases done for now!  With the messy part done I can now focus on the minis themselves.

 

The next stage will be to finish base coating a League Ninja with the new colour scheme I have in mind.  I am trying to put my own stamp on the League and move away from the default movie blue look.  Time to experiment!

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