Easy Realistic Terrain Colours

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In this quick tip, I take through a simple technique to desaturate colours to create realistic colours for your wargames terrain.

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[joshjohnston]

"I'm not a professional artist."

Teaches everyone how to make great art pieces.
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[godsmote]

Awesome Mel, been painting 30years n have never heard of reducing saturation with grey or brown. This helps me as both a terrain maker n painter such a cheeky short cut, so thank you so much 😃😃😃

[billd.iniowa]

Epiphany... When you put the dark brown with the dark gray to make earth, i finally got it. Thanx Mel, this is right up there with the Fight The Warp video. Must-see Terrainiac viewing. Nice job.

[marsb]

I some how ended up on your channel because I was looking for inspiration for my son's diorama. I can't stop watching your videos! You're killing it with your wealth of knowledge and charisma. One of best youtubers I've come across.

[Hobbyrepubliken]

I remember your old colour wheel video. This one will help me just as that one did. Cheers Mel!

[mikesmith]

One of your best Mel - Appreciated - Your discussion on painting foamcore ruins was inspirational ('shadows hide in corners') and a talk though on finishing those trenches might be worth considering for similar insights. Cheers

[maxpula]

Just what I needed, started my first small project this week! Thanks

[johnkelley]

I always wondered how to bring down colors and you have done a great job in explaining this. Thanks for sharing.

[epicdungeontiles]

Wicked this is really good, paint makes terrain come to life!

[Jez-Hunt]

Great video, made sense to my colourblind eyes...I now kind of understand desaturation. Cheers!

[dr.v]

Fantastic tips, this 'turns to brown instead of desaturation' issue is why I stopped using 'house paints' on my terrain. I will be giving this a try in the future.

[gazzasstuff]

Great. Simple and to the point. Thanks

[khairuddinabdaziz]

thank you so much for the tips. will be painting more terrains. cheers!

[richbuilds_com]

Good video mate. I learned to do it instinctively growing up in muted Yorkshire but it's great to see the colour wheel logic behind it :-)

[davidrobinson]

Really great video, this was my biggest weakness and i, m sure many others as well .Your the Man .

[harveyfox]

Could you do a video on some necromunda type scenery?

[UnvarnishedTarnished]

So you use house paints, does this technique apply to acrylic paints? Say Vallejo for example? Thank you!

[Multiklaaas]

That is GREAT info! :-) Thanks for sharing

[stefanreichardt]

great. thanks! some recommendations for green that is used for own artificial flock?

[pauldolman]

Great tutorial. Can you or have you done desert terrain with this sort of method?