Simple Obstacle Terrain Tutorial

By: John ‘Scarab’ Salmond

October 28, 2008

This is another installment of terrain I need for my house. I wanted something quick with pillars of rock.

Material: Pink Foam, Foam Cutter, White Glue, Sand, Sand Paper 220 grit, tool to pick at foam (dental tool in this case), static grass, acrylic paint, paint brush

I started off by cutting my pieces out of pink foam with a foam cutter. I decided were I wanted the sloaps to be so I cut them down with the foam cutter to make is so the Figs could stand on the edges. After cutting them I used the sand paper to smooth them out. After the base was complete I gathered other pieces, applied the glue and put them on the base and then started stacking.  After everything was dry I started using the dental tool to pick at the foam until I got the look that I wanted.

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After I finished shaping the foam it was time to apply loose rocks and sand. I wanted to fill some of the cracks with loose rocks. The base of everything also need some loose rocks to show were rocks will naturally fall as nature takes its course. After the rocks were done drying I applied a dark brown as a base coat.

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Once the first coat was dry and touched up any area that I felt needed it. I then dry brushed the entire rock areas with a medium brown, leather color and the a light sand color. I have repeated this process in several other tutorials. Why stray from a proven method I guess.

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The next step was to apply static grass to the pieces. I applied it all over the base and then radomly every where else that had a ledge or anything close until I got the look I wanted. If you have any questions feel free to ask. More than happy to help.

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Fairly simple and easy. Gets the job done.

Later,

John…

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