Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Basing is as important as painting your miniatures. In fact, basing is what frames your miniatures and done properly can easily take your miniatures to the next level. In this tutorial, we show you how to easily make the three most common bases I like to use on my miniatures whether it's for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer the Old World and Age of Sigmar, Conquest, A Song of Ice and Fire, Star Wars and even Bolt Action, these 3 are my personal go too choices for basing. In this full tutorial we show you how you can make your own Grassland, Desert and Urban Battlefield bases easily.

We hope you enjoy this one and find it useful for your miniatures.

Cheers
Dunc, Rog and the DRPA team.
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Paints Used:

Grasslands Base
Dust Bowl (TTC)
Vampire Fang (TTC)
Scorched Earth (TTC)

Desert Base
Balor Brown (Citadel)
Dragon Fang (TTC)
Battle Mud Wash (TTC)
Vampire Fang (TTC)
Dust Bowl (TTC)

Urban Battlefield Base
Dungeon Stone Grey (TTC)
Sandstone (TTC)
Boar Hide (TTC)
Dragon Fang (TTC)
Skeleton Legion (TTC)
Battle Mud Wash (TTC)
Necrosis Green Wash (TTC)
Carcharodon Grey (TTC)
Vampire Fang (TTC)
Doom Death Black (TTC)

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