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<blockquote data-quote="Jubei" data-source="post: 1373249" data-attributes="member: 16708">BFG - words of wisdom, and excellent advice.&nbsp; I checked out the sites, and I think I will post in CMON.&nbsp; The other site had really good advice on how to take better pictures.&nbsp; I'm going to redo all my miniature digital pictures if I can get them to come out clearer.&nbsp; Thanks.FourthMensch - I highly recommend 'Dry-Hard' - Self Hardening Clay - by Laguna Clay Company.&nbsp; I got it at Michael's (our local art and craft supply store).&nbsp; It hardens in about 1 day, and cures in 2-3 days to plaster hardness.&nbsp; All other materials involve baking the clay to hardness (miniatures will melt but the base will look great).&nbsp; I took a piece of flat plastic and cut out about 2x3 inch piece and on it sculpted lava looking chunk of clay.&nbsp; I bought dental tools at a army supply store for $1 apiece, and use them as sculpting tools.&nbsp; I cut into this clay mass a hole and made little gouges out of it.&nbsp; I rolled some pieces of clay into balls and made them as rocks.&nbsp; I set the miniature into the center of this and used more clay to cover up the old base.&nbsp; It took about 2 days to be rock hard (although it is a little brittle at the edges where it is thin).&nbsp; I primed it with black primer (except in the crater).&nbsp; Colored it black and then drybrushed it with slightly darker gray.&nbsp; The crater was just a lighter white in the deep areas going to red at the top.&nbsp; My wife likes that miniature a lot, but I will try taking better pictures of it.&nbsp; Thanks for asking advice from me...I love to share ideas, but it also makes me feel like I know what I'm doing.&nbsp; Would love to see your dragon when it's done.&nbsp; Jubei</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jubei, post: 1373249, member: 16708"] BFG - words of wisdom, and excellent advice. I checked out the sites, and I think I will post in CMON. The other site had really good advice on how to take better pictures. I'm going to redo all my miniature digital pictures if I can get them to come out clearer. Thanks. FourthMensch - I highly recommend 'Dry-Hard' - Self Hardening Clay - by Laguna Clay Company. I got it at Michael's (our local art and craft supply store). It hardens in about 1 day, and cures in 2-3 days to plaster hardness. All other materials involve baking the clay to hardness (miniatures will melt but the base will look great). I took a piece of flat plastic and cut out about 2x3 inch piece and on it sculpted lava looking chunk of clay. I bought dental tools at a army supply store for $1 apiece, and use them as sculpting tools. I cut into this clay mass a hole and made little gouges out of it. I rolled some pieces of clay into balls and made them as rocks. I set the miniature into the center of this and used more clay to cover up the old base. It took about 2 days to be rock hard (although it is a little brittle at the edges where it is thin). I primed it with black primer (except in the crater). Colored it black and then drybrushed it with slightly darker gray. The crater was just a lighter white in the deep areas going to red at the top. My wife likes that miniature a lot, but I will try taking better pictures of it. Thanks for asking advice from me...I love to share ideas, but it also makes me feel like I know what I'm doing. Would love to see your dragon when it's done. Jubei [/QUOTE]

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