Trench Crusade – Tricks and Tips is an official practical guide from the Trench Crusade backdrops book series, published by Handiwork Games (in collaboration with Jon Hodgson).
Unlike the other two volumes in the series (Visions of War and The Golden Seal), which provide the backdrops, this book explains how to use them. It is a step-by-step companion for taking professional-quality miniature photos in the grimdark aesthetic of the Trench Crusade universe.
What the guide offers:
- Step-by-step photography tutorials (framing, angles, focus, avoiding camera shake…).
- Lighting advice to avoid glare and create atmospheric shadows.
- "In-world" composition tips to create a sense of scale and depth.
- Modeling techniques to build small foreground elements (rubble, trenches, debris) that blend into the printed backdrops.
- An inspiration gallery with examples using the game's official art.
- Its wiro (metal spiral) binding lets the book lay flat or fold back on itself.
Key features:
- Complete guide: from shooting to lighting, including foreground scenery.
- Complementary: ideal alongside Visions of War and The Golden Seal.
- Wiro (spiral) binding and low-glare silk-finish paper.
