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Post by WaffleM on Feb 4, 2009 6:29:46 GMT -9
I don't know if anyone has already posted/had this idea: if you printed a full page of "nothing but texture" and then loaded this sheet back into the printer, you could then print "blank" bases over top to make a custom textured set of bases. I could see this working best with textures that were not full of black areas, as the base lines would disappear. This would let you draw up your own textures or scan them. You could also print blank bases over top of scrap book style paper. I did a similar idea for my Riot Ripper bases by printing a full sheet of "road" texture that I made on CorelDraw. I then printed a sheet of custom circle and pill sizes and glued the two sheets back to back. These bases can be seen here (towards the bottom).The back to back style worked well with flat bases, but I have not tried to print over top of the texture for folded bases. Has anyone tried this? Any thoughts? -Wafflem
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Post by josedominguez on Feb 16, 2009 16:28:51 GMT -9
Careful if you try it on a laser printer...... it'll cook the first lot of toner twice. Couldn't you print the base outlines on the reverse of the sheet. I'm pretty sure the folds would still work (just fold a peak when you'd normally fold a valley). As the bases aren't double sided, this should work. I think..... but it's late That way they'd always show up and you'd avoid any fold lines.
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Post by godofrandomness on Feb 16, 2009 17:08:01 GMT -9
the only problem I see here is that you will be printing a lot of texture in spots that will not be bases on the base sheet. It will end up wasting a lot of ink.
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Post by onemonkeybeau on Feb 16, 2009 19:36:46 GMT -9
Yup, that's my main concern.
onemonkeybeau
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Post by godofrandomness on Feb 16, 2009 21:34:23 GMT -9
its easier to save the texture in GIMP's (or equivalent) patterns folder and bucket fill in the spots on a jpeg of the blank bases. thats what I do to make the bases custom for my needs
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Post by Aestelon on Feb 17, 2009 3:31:24 GMT -9
Depending on the quality of the outline, although it'd take a little little longer, I'd recommend using the lasso tool to select the base areas on a different layer, and bucket filling that. If your lines aren't completely solid (that is, if there's even the slightest bit of fuzzy edge), the bucket fill won't extend all the way to the black, and you'll get a white edge round the colour.
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Post by WaffleM on Feb 17, 2009 12:14:47 GMT -9
I've begun testing this idea and so far: 1. Yes, it does use a lot of ink. 2. I've only tried this with an inkjet printer. I don't have color laser, but I would also fear sending a printed sheet through twice. 3. It is much faster than image filling an existing blank base. You also would not need to save extra custom bases, just full texture pages. 4. It seems to work with fairly dark colors, but I've only tried it with one texture. I'm planning to use the bases that I've made with Jim's Greys, but I'll try to scan a corner of the unfolded base sheet tomorrow. The full texture sheet can be seen here.edit: I removed the texture image as it was too big and made the post annoying to read. If you want to see the texture please click the link above. I'm also going to use the texture for a new batch of Hybrids. Hopefully I can post pics by the weekend.
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Post by godofrandomness on Feb 17, 2009 17:20:00 GMT -9
Depending on the quality of the outline, although it'd take a little little longer, I'd recommend using the lasso tool to select the base areas on a different layer, and bucket filling that. If your lines aren't completely solid (that is, if there's even the slightest bit of fuzzy edge), the bucket fill won't extend all the way to the black, and you'll get a white edge round the colour. I think that can be avoided if you convert the image to a monochrome image (not greyscale, as in only black OR white), but honestly I just bucket fill and on the final printed version I can see no difference. I usually use Jim's dungeon texture, and I converted the DP foam tile into a texture and I do not see the white with either. But that's just me
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Post by WaffleM on Feb 18, 2009 5:31:43 GMT -9
Here is a corner of the uncut double printed texture/circle base sheet that I'm working on for the Greys and Hybrid Models: The goal was to make a bio-mechanical looking texture for an alien spaceship/world. I used CorelDraw to make the texture and printed that texture on a full sheet. Then I put that texture sheet back into the printer and printed the One Monk Blank 25mm Circle Base over top. I think it may be a bit too busy and the scoring lines are hard to see, but the double printing seems to work as a concept. Printing the blank bases on the back would work too, but a light box would make scoring the lines on the reversed side much easier.
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Post by WaffleM on Feb 19, 2009 4:56:58 GMT -9
I've tried out this texture with flat bases for my Hybrids. I'm looking forward to testing the fold up bases, but I'm waiting for the Precursor Greys...
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Post by josedominguez on Feb 19, 2009 6:58:10 GMT -9
Remember that song 'Murder on the dance floor'. That should have been the video for it They'd go great with the Halo figs too, very Covenant.
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Post by Aestelon on Feb 19, 2009 12:22:31 GMT -9
Wow, that looks cool. Eye-gouging, but cool.
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Post by WaffleM on Feb 23, 2009 4:51:08 GMT -9
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Post by godofrandomness on Feb 23, 2009 17:04:26 GMT -9
Light boxes arent too expensive anymore. THe local michaels has 2 different styles for 50 bucks, and when I bought my I have a 40% too! The one I got has a little larger work area, but the other style my friend got, and that one has a rotating glass top.
They were really cranking them out during christmas season (40% coupons I mean)
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Post by Aestelon on May 15, 2009 3:22:22 GMT -9
Just having a read back through old threads, and realised a quicker alternative to the normal bucket fill that still saves ink, and I'm surprised I didn't mention it. Import the texture into your favourite image editing program on a separate Multiply layer, which allows the black lines of the bases to show through. Select the layer with the base linework on, and use the Magic Wand to select the background, outside the bases. Re-select the layer with your texture on, and hit the Delete key. Most of the texture will disappear, leaving just that inside the bases.
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Post by Floyd on May 27, 2009 15:22:20 GMT -9
I like your texture example...but (at least for me) I feel it takes away from the miniature itself. They are too busy. But they might be fun to use on something like WWG:Shadowcore Prime or the old Advanced Space Crusade boards. ~F
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