Watery Effect for Miniature Bases

So you want to make a sea monster miniature! If you're anything like me, you just paint your miniatures' bases black and are done with it. Well for watery creatures I decided to be a little more creative and the players in my campaign appreciated it! Here's how to do it!

If you're interested in learning to make minis for D&D or other miniature gaming purposes, please check out my other instructable: http://www.instructables.com/id/Custom-RPG-Minis/

Step 1 What You'll Need!

In order to proceed with this instructable, you will need:

- An unpainted miniature
- Acrylic Paint
- A paintbrush or two
- Clear drying epoxy glue (The 5-Minute/Quick dry varieties are best)
- A thin stick or rod to mix and apply the epoxy
- Good lighting
- A fan (optional)

Comments

[Thrasym]

FYI: most epoxy glues don't need to "dry" so much as they need to "cure". Usually, they need heat to cure, more heat cures faster. So, having a fan blow cooler air over it, probably slowed down the curing process.

For future projects, you can put the base in a sunny windowsill, warm closet, on top of the fridge, etc. Anywhere that gets a little warmer. Just make sure not to get any epoxy or paint or anything where ever you put the little guys to cure (place it on wax paper).

[drawe21]

Nice work. And now THE BOAT...