The palette

Dark oak for the hull, spruce for the deck, white wool for the sails and a black flag. A dark hull under white sails is the classic galleon look; gold on the stern adds a pirate's treasure.

Techniques

• Curved hull
• Stern and fore castles
• Billowing sails
• Three masts
• Pirate cove

The steps

1. Keel and bilge
2. Hull below the waterline
3. Hull: gun deck
4. Main deck
5. Gun ports and cannons
6. Stern castle walls
7. Stern windows and gilding
8. Forecastle
9. Rails
10. Helm and stairs
11. Masts
12. Main sails
13. Fore sails
14. Mizzen sail
15. Crow's nest and flag
16. Bowsprit and jib
17. Anchor chain
18. Dock
19. Rowboat
20. Buried treasure
21. Palms
22. Campfire

How each technique is done and every step explained, in 3D: Learn (members).

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