Sci Fi Terrain Tile Tutorial

Great terrain starts at the ground floor. With that in mind, I thought I'd make some terrain tiles for my sci fi guys. They turned out all right, so I thought  I'd share the method.

I need to acknowledge that the concept isn't mine - I pinched it from Tiny Solitary Soldiers, so head over and check out what he's done.

The base material is cork tile.

All the paint is sampler pots from the hardware shop, mixed to match Vallejo colours. The tile starts with Vallejo Dark Grey (994). Once that dries, add blotches of German Cam Black Brown (822).

A good dry brushing with Neutral Grey (992).

Then a patchy drybrushing of Medium Grey (987). After that, pencil in the grid of tiles, then with a steady hand, paint them black.

Add some cracks.

Edge all your black lines with white - just on one side. And there you have it: a battle ground worth fighting over.