I'm planning on resurfacing my playing board, and making it reversible. I want to do a woodland/grassland on one side (green/tan mix) an probably an ash waste on the other. I'm looking for input on what has worked for you guys in the past and methods for making dual-use terrain.
My ruins terrain generally has a scorched earth look to it, with some grass or other foliage. I think that will be neutral enough to work on either side. For trees, I have based them all individually so they can be moved. I can flock them in a neutral manner so all I need are "templates" to set them on, which I can simply finish in the same manner as the board.
First idea is just to roll on paint, sprinkle with sand, let dry and do a second coat of paint. Simple, fast, but rather plain (and rough on the knuckles on occasion
). I would probably leave the sand exposed for the ash waste side, possibly with a clear matte finish to hold it in place.Another idea is to use crackle paint for the ash waste side. Assuming I could find a grey crackle, I could basecoat the board with green and brown mottled colors so that the cracks exposed different colors underneath. I think this would give a salt-flat sort of look. The green would also help keep it from looking totally barren and allow some woodland-ish terrain to not look completely out of place.
For either the ash waste or woodland/grassland side, the stone-texture paint is also an option. Obviously, finding the proper color is the main thing. Better than sand/paint, but still somewhat monotonous.
A final option for the woodland/grassland side is the new (to me) velvet texture paint I've seen.
So, what do you guys think will work best and why?
Do you have other options you've used which would work?
Any ideas for dual-use terrain? Is it even feasible?
Boy am I envious now. 
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