Editing Warhammer Terrain Guide (section)

=Building Your Battlefield=

You probably already have a theme in mind for your battlefield. You might want to make a frozen cityscape, where spilled oil mixes with snow in the streets, or you might want to make an idyllic forest, ripe for burning down and blasting through. Once you've figured out a theme, you'll want to pick an appropriate play surface, and then collect or make terrain that matches your goals. Any terrain piece can work with almost any theme, and the most important thing that makes it work is a paint scheme.

==Painting Terrain==

Painting your terrain poses, in a lot of ways, less challenge than painting models. The details are often less finnicky, and you rarely have as many different colors or materials in such a small space, so the main challenge is picking an appropriate color scheme that matches your goal. In general, you want your terrain to work with the color scheme of your main board. Treat it like you would treat the color scheme on a single miniature - the board's surface will be your primary color, and your terrain pieces should have secondary colors that contrast well against it. For example, if you're building a snowy board, your primary color will be white with a blue tint, and you'll want to pick some extremely dark blue colors for scenery pieces such as rocks and buildings. These will immediately draw attention to the eye, but since they'll also be blueish, they will still register as "background". Remember, miniatures are the star of the show, so it's best to stick to relatively simple color decisions for your terrain pieces. Learn to use neutral colors such as greys and silvers, and they'll help your battlefield feel natural.

Another helpful source of inspiration for colors is photos of the terrain type you're building. Simple image searches for meadows, forests, or deserts can yield plenty of inspiration. Along with photos, art from various games can be great for inspiration.