Tony P. is an honored member emeritus of our club and is
currently taking the gaming community in Florida by storm.  
Here he offers a comprehensive tutorial on creating textured
bases for miniature wargaming.  Check out more of his work at
Displaced Miniatures.  (All pictures are thumbnails.)
Step 1

You need to start with wood filler, a putty knife and metal
washers for bases.
Step 2
Glue your miniature to the base.
Step 3

Use the wood filler and spread it on.
Step 4

Collect your own flocking material (i.e. sand) while the
putty is drying.
Step 5

Coat the dry wood filler with white glue and dip the base
in the flocking material.
Step 6

Wait for the sand to dry and then give it one more coat of
glue.
Step 7

When the glue is dry apply a black wash of Future, water
and black ink.
Step 8

After the wash is dry, apply a dry brush of brown.
Step 9

Then dry brush with ochre.
Step 10

Then apply a dry brush of sand color.
Step 11

Place a few drops of glue and apply static grass.
Step 12

Drybrush the grass an ochre color.
Step 13

Admire the finished product.
A Basic Basing Tutorial - A Photo tutorial