Category: Area Terrain

After getting several requests, we have decided to post the files for the crystals you can see here. The small crystals are what we used for that post. You can modify or take it as-is. The …

We designed these crystals to be very simple to make and easy to manipulate. All of the crystals were given a vertical orientation for several reasons. The most obvious reason is that it is easier to make …

  If you have some crystal molds and want to make some really interesting or different looking crystals, internal texturing may just be what you’re looking for. There are a ton of different materials you could use, …

Recently we decided to start up our lava experiments again, trying out some  ideas we've had stored away. We've had more misses than hits, but we're inching closer and closer to improving our lava. If you missed our original tutorial, …

Tall grasses are an excellent way to fill in those empty spots in your jungle. The underbrush is just as important as trees are for making a jungle look real, and with something this easy, …

Fungi are a lot of fun on the tabletop! Mixing some fungal flavor into your tabletop terrain will make it look much more alien, and ends up being pretty easy (and cheap) to do. Our large mushrooms were made using …

I bet that a lot of you are familiar with this handy material (usually referred to as “granny grating”). It has a lot of uses in terrain making, but isn’t usually used to make vegetation. However, …

One way we make crystals is by reshaping clear plastic objects. Basically any clear hard plastic item with flat sides can be used in this way. Just a few examples of things that will work are leftover …

  If you want to do some terrain for a barren waste table, or are trying to simulate the surface of Mars, then volcanic rock is a great material to use. It is most commonly found …

Making your plants in different sizes is very important to making them look realistic. Sometimes though, it isn't as simple as making a 'taller' version of a smaller plant, or the other way around. If …