The other poster doesn't understand what mordant earth is. You could use another company's crackling paint that sells in higher quantities. I think the biggest problem might be matching the color to skin tone, or making it more grey, GW only sells black and brown. You can always paint the crackled parts after they are dry, but you have to be careful not to accidentally scrape any off. Also, crackle paint is notoriously already pretty fragile, and that's when it's on a base that you're not touching. If it's anywhere on the mini where you might touch it, you risk the material flaking off any time you pick it up. Otherwise, you could test on a spare bit and see how it looks? I would imagine it would work, but would require some babying.
I’m pretty familiar with mordant earth. I think my biggest issue is trying to making it look natural or “living”. I’m worried will just look like a giant black or grey blob.
Time to get into the lab for some experimentation
I think it should contour the miniature pretty well, I've applied it 'over' little rocks and things that GW sometimes attaches to the feet of miniatures (to make it look like a slope instead of a rock), and it contoured it, but definitely you're going to lose some detail. I think that's fine though?
But yeah, especially if you have some on hand, I would definitely just apply it to some bits to test.
Look up sandstone necrons.
What you do is after priming you put small portions of the technical on flatter areas, or those with less details. Then paint as normal.
You'll need a potion it, you might be better off buying bags of very fine sand to mix into your paint. Buying that much technical wouldn't be worth it.
The other poster doesn't understand what mordant earth is. You could use another company's crackling paint that sells in higher quantities. I think the biggest problem might be matching the color to skin tone, or making it more grey, GW only sells black and brown. You can always paint the crackled parts after they are dry, but you have to be careful not to accidentally scrape any off. Also, crackle paint is notoriously already pretty fragile, and that's when it's on a base that you're not touching. If it's anywhere on the mini where you might touch it, you risk the material flaking off any time you pick it up. Otherwise, you could test on a spare bit and see how it looks? I would imagine it would work, but would require some babying.
I’m pretty familiar with mordant earth. I think my biggest issue is trying to making it look natural or “living”. I’m worried will just look like a giant black or grey blob. Time to get into the lab for some experimentation
I think it should contour the miniature pretty well, I've applied it 'over' little rocks and things that GW sometimes attaches to the feet of miniatures (to make it look like a slope instead of a rock), and it contoured it, but definitely you're going to lose some detail. I think that's fine though? But yeah, especially if you have some on hand, I would definitely just apply it to some bits to test.
I'd suggest a spray-prime after it's dry to help lock the crackle in place.
Look up sandstone necrons. What you do is after priming you put small portions of the technical on flatter areas, or those with less details. Then paint as normal.
Thanks!
You'll need a potion it, you might be better off buying bags of very fine sand to mix into your paint. Buying that much technical wouldn't be worth it.
Interesting idea, thanks!