PDF: How to sculpt rock bases using modelling putty

Hi everyone! 

Today I would like to share a new PDF tutorial with you and it about sculpting rock bases using modelling putty (Milliput). I have attached a PDF version of this tutorial for your convenience. I will be creating more PDF tutorials to go alongside the video tutorials so hopefully everyone will be happy :) Let's get into it!

1. Start by forming a firm piece of  foundation for the future rock by  squishing some kitchen  aluminum foil together. Adjust  the form of the squished foil until  you are happy with how it looks.  Using foil like this is very useful  as you don’t have to use the  modeling putty for the entirety of  the rock.

2. Next you will need some modeling putty for the  actual rock sculpting part of the tutorial. In this  step we will just add a few blobs of the putty on  top of the foil. I highly recommend using  Milliput – in my opinion this is the best  modeling putty in the world. It’s cheap, easy to  work with (as long as you have wet hands, so it  does not stick to your fingers). I use it all the  time, for sculpting small details on models,  filling gaps and creating rocks like this.

3. Start using a clay shaper to smooth out the  rocks. You can get clay shapers on Amazon,  eBay or in your local hobby/art shop and they  are not expensive. I recommend using the flat  one (middle one on the picture below) for this  step.

4. The next step will be adding some texture to the  rocks, while the putty is still active (soft). Use  the round bottom end of your brush or clay  shaper to form small dents in some areas of the  rock. I have also filled the gaps in the plastic rock on  top of our custom formation and added a few  pre-sculpted rocks on the base. These have been  done with the same technique but without the  aluminum foil step as they are much smaller.

5. The final step of the sculpting process will take  place after the putty has hardened (I usually give  it a good 12/24 hours). Use your exacto/hobby  knife to cut small pieces off the sides of our  rock. You want to create sharp edges of the  rock. This will make it look realistic and it will  make painting it super simple and fun! Try to  connect every cut with it’s neighboring cut – this will allow you to have a matching pattern  all over the rock. You don’t have to cut every  single square mm of the rock, just do it in some  places and add more cuts if you like. Also, make  the cuts different in size – you wouldn’t have a  perfectly even rock in real life :)

6. Here is how the rock looks like in after  painting. As you can see, everything that  we have been doing is now clearly  visible. You can see the soft, round  formations done using the end of our  tools, you can also see the areas where  we cut the putty (after is has cured  completely) and so on. On a side note, I  have poured a water effect all over that  rock after it was sculpted, you can see  the “after” shot on the next picture.

I really hope you like it! If you try it out, please share the results with me. You can do that by tagging me in your posts on social media or by using the #MamikonsWizards hashtag. Alternatively you can also join the Necromancers tier here on Patreon and gain access to my Discord Server where you can show your work, ask questions and receive feedback from me and the community we have there.

Cheers,

Mamikon