Roguescape

Cale shows us how to make a tree stump for your game table. This same tutorial could be used to make trees themselves if you liked, or perhaps a large hollowed out tree stump? Check it out.

Materials needed:

• I used a terracotta air dry clay(you can use any color as long as it air dries, but terracotta seems to be less visible if you miss spots while painting)
• 3 colors of acrylic paint: Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, and Quaker Grey is what i used
• An X-acto knife
• Single hex tile top painted green(painted not really necessary)
• Paper towel(not pictured)
• Three different brushes: one for wash, one for dry brush, and one for regular painting(not pictured)
• Woodland Scenics fine flocking(i used Blended Turf- Green Blend T49)(not pictured)
• Elmers Glue(not pictured)

Step 1:
Pull out a cube of clay that will sit on top of the hex without being too tall and too wide.



*Note* When sealing air dry clay, make sure you squeeze all the air out and tape tightly shut. I also place in a ziplock bag with the air squeezed out of that as well.(see pic at materials needed)

Step 2:
Attach clay cube to hex by smooshing in a downward pattern as shown

Try not too go too far as i did(i ended up trimming it later) Now sculpt the exposed root section by pinching and sculpt it with your index finger and thumb.

Step 3:
Take your X-acto knife and scratch in the wood grain and shape the roots a little more. make the trunk look like it goes straight down with the roots looking like they flair out but have more of a rounded and separate look. For inspiration a simple google search for tree stump pics should help.i

Detail the top(i found a couple pics i liked and tried to duplicate them)

I added a last minute hole in the top and scratched the inside as i did the outside


Step 4:
Now that the detailing is done and to your liking let dry. i don't have that much patience so i set up a fan

After it dries it's a good idea to just lightly rub your finger along the whole outside to break loose any little tiny pieces that might still be there from the scratching process