Modelling Realistic Rocks - Sandstone Paint Technique

[@StudioVoodooMusic]

Thanks so much for this! I live in the American Southwest and how to model desert scenery is rarely discussed. Your insights helped me to give up working with washes on my Arizona train diorama, and I have had great success with just dry brushing and using a much lighter base and a much different color palette than if you were doing granite rocks or forest hillsides. I've just been working with tiny amounts of full strength paints (4) and some extra fluffy brushes. I just focus on the vertical faces and use dirt and landscaping for ground cover. Simple and fun!

[@TheGameSmithsTable]

Its amazing how a bit of paint and a few washes completely change how the build looks. Great video.

[@gregtheredneck1715]

Yes a single finger can do many things. Give direction, scratching an itch, test the temperature of liquid emphasis a point. If you display the middle one at the wrong time, start a fight! Lol!!! Cracking bit of sandstone there Mel.

[@normanrowe2831]

Nice! Certainly different than the other two. I would love to see rock faces covered in ice and snow. Thanks.

[@garryeckert5929]

Great sandstone rock. Here in Texas near where I live, there is what we the caprock which is at a distance will look like pink cliffs. Keep on cracking👍

[@kevinmerrifield4767]

Very Nice efffect. As Bobby Ball would have said. "Rock on, Tommy!"

[@MrMonkeyhanger]

Great video Mel. I know it gets said so often it's lost all meaning but you genuinely are my Bob Ross.

[@rustedbeetle]

The hexagonal rocks from the Giant's Causeway! Also, lava flows.

[@asraharrison]

The sandstone texture is spot on mate! I lived in Arizona for many years and I guess im used to seeing reddish sandstone, nothing that beige... except for the Kaibab formation, most desert sandstone is orange/red, from the iron content.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Thanks bud!

[@utespick]

This is awesome man, showing how to recreate different types of rock is a great idea. Very helpful thank you!

[@vicmarriott4849]

Another Great rock painting technique, I know you have been busy with the Book and all, just great to see some Tutorials. 👍👍

[@schoon8654]

Thanks for the great video. I'd love to see granite and/or snowy/icy rock.

[@chriss2948]

Thanks heaps. I'm working on a Gaslands board and and going for a desert setting. Also, I dig that cave you've made for yourself! Edit: Have you considered a video tour? Letting us amateurs know the things that help out.

[@UnvarnishedTarnished]

Great video as always Mel!

[@twosidedcoin4688]

This is exactly what I asked for a few vids back, thanks matey 😊

[@larrynorris2451]

Cool...

[@wheezypalacemodels7726]

Hi Mel, I have tried you’re technique and got pretty good results to be fair. I would love to see Cotswold stone if you could. I really can’t get good results with any other technique that leopard spotting. Again, acceptable but would love to do it you’re way with the correct colours etc.. Thanks, Chris

[@TheTerrainTutor]

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[@mongonala]

brilliant video, already ordered some rock molds because of it :-)

[@OlympusHeavyCavalry]

If your interested, check out pictures of what 'Macquarie Sandstone' looks like. There's a heap of it along 'The great Dividing Range' here in Australia. Nice work, Cheers :-)

[@davedogge2280]

For Tatooine or Grab Canyon Cowboy western scenery that's ideal

[@dougsundseth6904]

Wet paint, on average, is typically very similar in value to the same paint when it dries. And when there is a value shift, in my experience the dried paint is typically lighter and less saturated. Note that this will change with an extremely porous surface (like wood or plaster), as in that case the pigment will tend to migrate inward with the solvent, leaving more of the substrate color in the final result. If you use a light substrate (say, white plaster), paint will tend to end up looking lighter as it dries. But if you regularly paint on a primed surface, paint laid down thickly enough to be opaque or nearly opaque will generally have a very similar value to what it has when it's wet. (Note that most artists' paints have paint swatches on the bottle/tube, often over a black and white striped substrate specifically so you can see the dried tone and the opacity. And those colors run very close to the wet color in tube or bottle.)

[@OvantheWise]

Great work as allways but I use your tutorials to improve my display basing skills. I have some questions and would like some feedback. But I noticed on the group support page one of the rules in no miniatures. Can I just tag you in social media or is there a better place to ask you a question?

[@TheTerrainTutor]

email me mate [e-mail]

[@edevans5991]

Anyone have an opinion of Woodland Scenics rock carving tools?

[@silkcustoms520]

Really fucked that up

[@wilhelmscream25]

how to i make it look more reddish

[@MrCrystalwarrior1]

I love all your tutorials, I have to admit, so inspiring. Have you ever seen the works by the concept artist KKS~ on www.artstation.com? there are some awesome and inspiring images there, that I have to admit, have me running to the worktable after looking at them, trying to desperately recreate them for my club-mates, as I build terrain and even full size tables for them. Also, here's a tip for anyone looking for cheap plasti-card: I buy cheap chicken/turkey slices for my cats, and the packaging is of reasonably sturdy thickness, a good size (albeit transparent) and even the peel back cover comes in handy, as it's very flexible, and great for making canopies, tents, door seals (Like you see on certain warehouses/cold storage facilities), and so much more. Also, if you have a local garage/service station, that serves food, ask if they have any empty plastic tubs that they keep the food in, as when they empty the tubs, they just normally throw them away, so if you ask nicely, you can have them, and they are perfect for storing all kinds of terrain materials/pieces in, and it helps the environment. Hope this gives you all a few good ideas, and please check out the concept artist (and others) on artstation, as there is just something for everyone there, as they have vehicles/terrain/figure painting ideas and so much more, from sci-fi/fantasy to modern/historical images. Believe me, I found this site by accident, and this and Pinterest have both proven to be sources of some truly inspiring terrain/game board/vehicle builds and figure painting ideas. All the best to all of you. Paul

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Thanks for the recommendation and the tips bud

[@SunDancerGE]

I reckon you have a reason to include the same "how to cast a rock" portion over and over again but after 3 times it gets a bit annoying. A reference to another video would be better IMHO for a better viewing experience, but that may just be me. :)

[@normanrowe2831]

Tim Albers , dude, really? Life’s short, get over yourself.

[@SunDancerGE]

Sorry but I think it's valid criticism. Last three videos I watched had all the same 2 minutes to start with. It made me really look close if I may have rewatched the same video. I'm not telling Mel on how to do his thing but I always seen him as someone open to criticism. No bad feeling, no harsh words just me saying "it's annoying". Nobody has to agree or understand. It's just me. And I still keep watching the videos but may skip intros. Nothing more. Cheers.

[@TheTerrainTutor]

Just skip it mate, if I don't include it, I get a tonne of comments asking about where the rock came from ;-)

[@SunDancerGE]

See, I knew you had a reason XD You can't make everybody happy now can you. You crack on. Cheers. :)

[@anotherzingbo]

@@TheTerrainTutor is it possible to include a bookmark or something at the end of the casting section so it's easy to skip past if desired? If it's easy to include bookmarks then that may be handy.

[@asraharrison]

The sandstone texture is spot on mate! I lived in Arizona for many years and I guess im used to seeing reddish sandstone, nothing that beige... except for the Kaibab formation, most desert sandstone is orange/red, from the iron content.

[@charlescameronbrands2973]

Yep, I live in Sedona. The rocks look almost exactly like the photo put up at minute 11.

[@Blitz0065]

Yeah I obsess over visiting the canyons and national parks of Arizona and Utah again. So much so I'm hoping to make a small train diorama including the red rocks of the area. I'll be trying to emulate the minute 11 look more so