Mucky Swamp Terrain(and tutorial)

[Gareson]

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Swamp2.jpg
Inspired by my Mariner base, I wanted to create a nice swamp terrain piece for my Warmachine boards. I have made some of these in the past but with much more crude techniques- so I wanted to "take it to the next level". I could have become even more detail oriented in creating realistic foliage(etc.), but I wanted a functional game piece that could also taking a beating. The project was a simple one using the following materials:

-hardboard(1/8") (for the base)
-spackle a.ka.a. "filler"(for embankment)
-twigs(for downed trees)
-small stones(for rocks)
-dress pins and green stuff(for cattails)
-make-up brush strands(for field grass)
-green stuff(for lily pads)
-sand/kitty litter mix(for dirt texture)
-Envirotex Lite(for water effect)


I was happy with the finished product. If you want a step-by-step tutorial, be sure to scroll down to the embedded videos or click here...
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Swamp1.jpg
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Swamp3-1.jpg
http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab63/Gareson/Swamp5-1.jpg

Click on the links below for a video tutorial(or more looks at this terrain)...
Mucky Swamp Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzA9UIe7dHg)
Mucky Swamp Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF0Juzf8SOY)
Mucky Swamp Part 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHYVOkhIRLo)
Mucky Swamp Part 4 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxr49ySD0Ao)

Thanks for taking a look...happy wargaming everybody!

[CT GAMER]

Very nice. Love the attention to detail.

[Eross]

Thats awesome very inspiring

[BrandonPHX]

Wow! That's amazing. I'll be using the video tutorial at some point.

[saruus]

I'd love to see you make a table and do videos for it.

[Gareson]

I'd love to see you make a table and do videos for it.
I probably won't have time for such a grand project until this summer(June/July) when school is out- but that is my intention. Thanks for the kind words.

[Shellfishguy]

Awesome job as always Gareson. Thanks for another great tutorial to watch.

[Tarrant]

The swamp piece looks fantastic and great tutorial!