January 2014 World of CraftWar on the DM's Craft Forum

 Deep within the Eternal Wastes lies the Heart of Chaos

Initial Sketch

Final Product

 

January's Craftwar Theme was "A Trip to the Infernal Plane" 

The Materials

1/  Card Board & Card stock

2/  Xmas Ball Decoration (thin wire will do i just saw this and stole from the tree)

3/  Aluminum Foil

4/  White Glue

5/  Toilet Paper

6/  Talcum Powder

7/  Craft Paints - Black/White/Yellow/Orange/Red

8/  LED touch light
9/  Gloss Varnish
10/ Tooth Picks

11/ Normal Crafting Tools: Pens, Pencils, Ruler, Exacto Knife, Scissors, Paint Brushes


The Base

For the Base i used a Double thick piece of Card, The Edges and Structure was all mapped out and glued down before Covering with Aluminum foil then that was covered with Toilet paper bushed down with a 50/50 White Glue /water mix. the Center piece has smaller pieces under neath so a worn away look from the lava was given. I designed the piece so the Center piece could be interchanged as well as the bridge so i can use the base model for future games were Chaos isn't the base, maybe a dwarvern Forge.

This was then painted first black then dry brushed several shades of Grey, once that was done a painted it with a watered down deep blue, this was to firstly tone down the greys a bit but to also give another shade to the walls, was trying to achieve an obsidian look, photos don't quite show it good enough.

The Heart

 For the Heart i molded an Xmas tree Decoration into the shape i wanted, a frame could easily be made out of thin wire, i used this so when i did the layer of Toilet Paper with teh 50/50 glue/water mix it would sag giving an appearance of veins.

 Once dry completely i based it black then Dry brushed several times with red, it was then covered with a watered down white glue to enhance the Goo on it.

The inside of the Heart was lined with a piece of red cellophane as i found the light was shining to bright through. 

The Heart was then fixed to a piece of Cardboard cut to fit the area i left for the interchangeable piece, i hole was cut under neath so the light can be taken out and switched on and off. The edges of the heart received a heavy smashing of hot glue to get a goo / vein look before painting up and varnishing it all.


The Lava
The Technique i used for the Lava was the same i used for the Snow on the Dec Comp, the only difference was i made it thicker and added Yellow Paint to the mix. Grab your Talcum powder , White glue and some water, mix approx  70 /30 water and glue and then a good squirt of yellow paint then add the Talc into it mixing until you get a Thick Paste, Play with this mix a bit before you use it needs to be thick enough that when you dab on some sticks slightly to your brush and pulls away from the board giving you the ripple/torrent effect. really let this dry before moving on or when you paint it you will smooth it out.

When it come time to paint several layers were done, first Orange around the edges, then a Red followed by a black red mix then a watered down black, the same color rotation was used as a dry brush over the entire board, except for the black water that is. a Dry brush of Orange was used also on the rock edges to give the heat reflection, once dry all the lava was varnished with a Gloss.

The Bridge
The bridge was made from Card stock then Aluminum Foil for body. Tooth pick spikes were then pushed into the foil before a coverage of Toilet paper with a 50/50 glue water mix was applied. It was then Base coated black and then dry brushed with greys and a later black wash, the spikes were painted a Bronze with a Tin drybrush to take the shine a way alittle.

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