{"id":3843,"date":"2016-03-28T15:15:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T15:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=3843"},"modified":"2016-03-28T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T15:50:08","slug":"irregular-base-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=3843","title":{"rendered":"Irregular Base Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Irregular bases can be a good way of making a creation look more natural. Of course, there are many ways to create an irregular base, but this time, we’ll look at one of the most common:\u00a0 a wedge plate irregular base.<\/p>\n

We’ll start by laying out some plates to get an idea of the shape and size we want. Mixing different size wedge plates helps the edge look more organic<\/p>\n

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To keep the border looking tidy, you want to avoid blocky steps, as shown in the example below.<\/p>\n

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Once you have your rough shape figured out, you can continue with another layer of plates being sure to overlap things to keep a sturdy base. Some larger plates in the middle also help with that.<\/p>\n

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After finishing the other two sides, we just need to fill in the gaps with standard plates.<\/p>\n

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And now you have an irregular base to build off of.<\/p>\n

You can also choose to make a build irregular on only one or two sides, like John did here:<\/p>\n

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Have fun creating your own\u00a0 irregular bases!<\/p>\n

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Irregular bases can be a good way of making a creation look more natural. Of course, there are many ways to create an irregular base, but this time, we’ll look\u2026<\/p>\n

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