Miniature Base Garden — Miniature Basing Planner
BASE GARDEN
A little ground.
A whole world.
Build a tiny wilderness. Leave a trace of a story. Turn your miniature base into a plan you can make by hand.
Every base tells a story.
A free miniature basing planner for tabletop painters, diorama makers, and the worlds beneath their heroes.
Your own small wilderness.
Scene seed library
Begin with a place. Make it your own.
What happened here?
One world. Many bases.
Create five related layouts with the same palette. Generate again for a fresh collection; export the sheet as PNG.
From pixels to plastic.
Material inventory
Assembly sequence
- Dry-fit the figure; keep the marked foot positions clear.
- Glue cork and texture the ground; let the products dry fully.
- Prime and paint the ground, then shade and drybrush the rocks.
- Add moss and grass in clusters; finish the rim and attach the miniature.
Counts describe painted marks, not purchase quantities. Material estimates and screen scale are approximate.
The basing field guide
Small materials. Convincing stories.
Choose the right base
Start with the base size required by your game system or miniature. A 32mm circle is a useful creative canvas, but it is not a universal rules standard. Leave space for both feet before adding height.
Build from the ground up
Dry-fit the miniature and cork first. Apply a thin texture layer, let it dry according to its label, then paint, shade, and drybrush. Add vegetation after the paint has dried; keep the rim tidy.
Static grass or flock?
Static grass uses fine fibers to suggest upright blades. Flock gives a softer, low ground-cover texture. Combine small patches with bare soil; variation in height makes a miniature base easier to read.
A story in three materials
Try earth, cork, and grass. Keep one focal rock, place vegetation in uneven clusters, and leave a clear path through the scene. An empty patch can tell as much of a story as another decoration.
Notes from the workbench
Is this a 3D printing tool?
No. This is a 2.5D visual planner. PNG and JSON exports help plan handcrafted terrain; they do not contain an STL or a printable 3D mesh.
Where is my project stored?
Your scene is saved locally in this browser when storage is available. Export a JSON backup before clearing browser data or changing devices. Nothing is uploaded to a community gallery.
Is the tabletop view physically life-size?
It is a reduced readability preview. Physical size depends on your display and browser zoom. Use the selected millimeter size as a planning reference, then measure your real base.
Can I undo a preset or a clear operation?
Yes. Undo restores the previous scene, including preset changes and clearing. Imported files are validated before replacing your work.
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