Terrain Workshop: Ground Cover part 2

And here are the finished samples. In the same order as last time, from upper left to lower right: 1. PVA + sand, 2. 'gloop' (Polyfilla + PVA + sand + acrylic paint), 3. Papier-maché, 4. Papier-maché + sand, 5. Papier-maché + sand + acrylic paint.

All samples except the last one were touched up or painted with raw umber acrylic paint. I skipped the basecoat on the last sample as I thought the pre-colored mix worked so well. The samples were then drybrushed, first with yellow ochre then with yellow ochre + white. The highlights on the last sample were a little lighter as the base color had a lighter tone. Finally the samples were given a dark brown wash with Vallejo Umber Shade to tie everything together. This final wash was maybe a bit too dark for the fifth sample.

Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures at this step as I then raced to sprinkle some static grass mix on the samples. Luckily some areas were left bare so the non-grassy bits should be visible too. Here you can see the results:

1. PVA + sand

2. 'gloop' (Polyfilla + PVA + sand + acrylic paint)

3. Papier-maché

4. Papier-maché + sand

5. Papier-maché + sand + acrylic paint

As you can see, the differences between the different ground textures are lessened when the static-grass is applied. Number 4 warped again after painting. When I tried pushing it back a bit, which had helped a bit previously, it cracked.
I'd like to try premixing the Papier-maché with dry pigment instead of acrylic paint next time. And the 'gloop' mixture could be experimented with a bit. Overall I'm happy with the look of both the 'gloop' and papier-maché. Although the ease of use the gloop will probably make it my method of choice for most cases.