A Green and Pleasant Land - Creating a Gaming Table for Barons War

I am naming the village Stockton, in homage to my favorite medieval novel series from Griff Hosker (Border Knight, try it, you will not regret it). The village, in its curent state, is quite small but we will soo expand upon it.

Let us take a look at the various elements of the village, starting with the walls, which will give me an opportunity to share how I paint stone walls for this project. I encourage you to build/print/craft many stone wall sections (low, high, broken, etc…) as they will be useful to add around your terrain to limit line of sight (LOS), impeded  movement and provide cover. Also, such walls can be used for a variety of gaming periods and worlds.

1. Prime black
2. Dry brush medium gray (I usually use American Medium Gray)
3. Spot paint individual stones using different shades of brown (I use American Dark Chocolate and Cocoa). Vary the intensity for realism. Use whatever colors fit your environment and your fancy.
4. Dry-brush with lighter shades of brown (I used American Burlap and Bleached Sand). make certain the lighter paint stays away from recesses.
5. Wash with home made wash. Avoid using hobby washes as they cost a fortune, especially in the quantity needed for terrain. Search online for a home made recipe. I use dish soap (a few drops) with acrylic medium and ink, either black, brown or green. Get a few large dropper bottles as they will make your life so much easier.
6. If needed, and once the wash is dry, apply another light dry-brish of light brown (I use American Bleached Sand).
7. Use additional black or green washes in some areas of the stone wall to show dirt or humidity.
8. If you want to show moss discoloration, you may even dry-brtush SPARSELY some areas with dark or medium green paint (Americana Forest Green is a good one).
9. I desired, create lichen with a tooth brush dipped in white or light green paint which bristles you pull back then release against the wall. LESS IS MORE. You can alternately sponge the wall with white or light green color.
10. Add moss by spreading PVA glue in some areas(corners and recesses are a good start). Then apply dark flocking to the glue and press on it to incrase adhesion. Brush lightly off after 1/2 hour to remove extra. Again, LESS IS MORE.

Your wall is done…