Anglia105E Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I found that after a year or two building this diorama, it starts to take on the feeling of a real place and having done the research about the real place in the 1950's, it allows me to use my imagination to create scenes within scenes. The photography aspect of the whole project is probably the most exciting part for me. You will have great satisfaction in creating a city setting, with the vehicles, cobblestones and a realistic building of some sort. The tricky bit will be..... do you include figures of people or not? They have to be really good figures to make it work, or you can do what the famous Michael Paul Smith of Elgin Park did with his work..... absolutely no people! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 This is amazing, very convincing! I too like the idea of a motorcycle or a car stopped just short of the bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 12, 2019 Author Share Posted February 12, 2019 1 hour ago, martin9428 said: This is a great diarama, now if you could find the perfect driver for the car I think it would pull it all together True. I just haven’t gotten into the figures yet. I’m still learning and tweaking things to ge the most realistic scenery I could get. I’m also filling my head with information and tutorials on vehicle painting and weathering, so I can then model those on my dioramas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin9428 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 I'd say you have the cars and diaramas down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 29 minutes ago, martin9428 said: I'd say you have the cars and diaramas down. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 hour ago, bbowser said: This is amazing, very convincing! I too like the idea of a motorcycle or a car stopped just short of the bridge. Thanks a lot. That will be the final pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) On 2/12/2019 at 4:26 PM, Anglia105E said: Your diorama is going to look fantastic when you get the water in..... and the real background just blends in nicely David On 2/12/2019 at 5:27 PM, Anglia105E said: I found that after a year or two building this diorama, it starts to take on the feeling of a real place and having done the research about the real place in the 1950's, it allows me to use my imagination to create scenes within scenes. The photography aspect of the whole project is probably the most exciting part for me. You will have great satisfaction in creating a city setting, with the vehicles, cobblestones and a realistic building of some sort. The tricky bit will be..... do you include figures of people or not? They have to be really good figures to make it work, or you can do what the famous Michael Paul Smith of Elgin Park did with his work..... absolutely no people! David On 2/12/2019 at 6:00 PM, bbowser said: This is amazing, very convincing! I too like the idea of a motorcycle or a car stopped just short of the bridge. On 2/12/2019 at 4:55 PM, martin9428 said: This is a great diarama, now if you could find the perfect driver for the car I think it would pull it all together On 2/12/2019 at 6:37 PM, martin9428 said: I'd say you have the cars and diaramas down. Edited February 25, 2019 by QbanFam I began adding extra layers of weathering, plus patchy static grass. I’m also adding fallen leaves, which I made using a mini leaf puncher and coffee filter, which I the. Painted with raw umber acrylic ink. The coffee filter is thin and absorbs the ink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 The patchy static grass, and also the fallen leaves have added yet another level of realism..... you are learning fast Yordan! Making use of materials like the coffee filter is good thinking, and it's like diorama scratch building really. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 25, 2019 Author Share Posted February 25, 2019 Thank you. I figured the coffee filter absorbs the ink quick and evenly, so no need to flip the leaf to paint the other side (time saver). It’s also thinner than regular paper, which brings it more to scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsuperdan Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Wow. This is so impressive. Really, really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 Could maybe use a slight hint of tire tracks in the gravel. Otherwise your "Bridge over dried up stream bed" looks perfect. If you put a car consider a Model T Ford in the choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Flat32 said: Could maybe use a slight hint of tire tracks in the gravel. Otherwise your "Bridge over dried up stream bed" looks perfect. If you put a car consider a Model T Ford in the choices. Tire tracks...I knew something was missing. Thank you for the tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, iamsuperdan said: Wow. This is so impressive. Really, really good. Thank you so much. It’s still a work in progress. Edited February 26, 2019 by QbanFam Static grass was applied. More details to come, plus the creek water (that’s the scariest part of all). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 All good so far Yordan, and those leaves are very effective. The creek water is of course the scary bit..... I did try some real water, sprayed onto the surfaces of the streets and pavements of my diorama scene and then got the photography done before the water evaporated. The experiment kind of worked, but it is much more difficult to simulate falling rain, or to create larger volumes of water. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 3 minutes ago, Anglia105E said: All good so far Yordan, and those leaves are very effective. The creek water is of course the scary bit..... I did try some real water, sprayed onto the surfaces of the streets and pavements of my diorama scene and then got the photography done before the water evaporated. The experiment kind of worked, but it is much more difficult to simulate falling rain, or to create larger volumes of water. David That’s a great idea. I’m going to try just water. It will also give me picture of where the low and high spots are before I add the resin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted February 26, 2019 Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) This is impressive, I mean really impressive. Having done a number of dioramas, I feel a diorama should tell a story and not just be something to look at and admire. I'm a bit late to the party so I apologize if this is too late. How about an older weathered pickup taking a whiskey still into the woods along with the appropriate supplies and it has a flat tire? Maybe it was abandoned there or the driver and passenger are looking off into the distance in different directions watching for the law? How about adding a bird and some bird poo on one of the bridge I beams? I like add a small representation of a living creature, a well hidden squirrel in the leaves gathering nuts for the upcoming winter. It is fall after all. Are you planning on putting insulators on your power poles and running wires? Edited February 26, 2019 by gasser59 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 26, 2019 Author Share Posted February 26, 2019 45 minutes ago, gasser59 said: This is impressive, I mean really impressive. Having done a number of dioramas, I feel a diorama should tell a story and not just be something to look at and admire. I'm a bit late to the party so I apologize if this is too late. How about an older weathered pickup taking a whiskey still into the woods along with the appropriate supplies and it has a flat tire? Maybe it was abandoned there or the driver and passenger are looking off into the distance in different directions watching for the law? How about adding a bird and some bird poo on one of the bridge I beams? I like add a small representation of a living creature, a well hidden squirrel in the leaves gathering nuts for the upcoming winter. It is fall after all. Are you planning on putting insulators on your power poles and running wires? First, thank you so much for your input. I will be adding a weathered vehicle to the scene once I’m done with all the terrain and scenery work. The bird poo and living creatures are a great idea. I will add it to my list of final details. I will also be adding lines to the pole and some signs. It’s my second diorama, so I have been struggling a bit with creativity, since I’m knew to modeling. Thank you again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat32 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Small streams like yours vary the most during the seasonal wet and dry periods. Had two where I grew up and the smaller dried up completely half the time in mid summer while the larger became a much smaller flow down the middle. Flow surface doesn't look like a raging torrent during drier periods in a stream with a gentle slope like yours appears to be. Water level can be quite low and tranquil while being easier to model in a realistic fashion. Lay a piece of Saran wrap in the stream bed if you want to keep the model dry during real water testing. An example from a small woodland stream google search''' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 1 hour ago, Flat32 said: Small streams like yours vary the most during the seasonal wet and dry periods. Had two where I grew up and the smaller dried up completely half the time in mid summer while the larger became a much smaller flow down the middle. Flow surface doesn't look like a raging torrent during drier periods in a stream with a gentle slope like yours appears to be. Water level can be quite low and tranquil while being easier to model in a realistic fashion. Lay a piece of Saran wrap in the stream bed if you want to keep the model dry during real water testing. An example from a small woodland stream google search''' Thank you for the reference photo and very useful information. I’ll try the water testing with the wrap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 You're landscaping techniques are impeccable !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 37 minutes ago, Eshaver said: You're landscaping techniques are impeccable !!!! Thank you, Ellen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 13 hours ago, QbanFam said: It’s my second diorama, so I have been struggling a bit with creativity, since I’m knew to modeling. Thank you again. "Struggling with creativity" is not what I am seeing in your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eshaver Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I agree with Gary McNutt here ! Seriously, YOU have a "Knack " for this sort of thing . You need to pursue it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QbanFam Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 32 minutes ago, Eshaver said: I agree with Gary McNutt here ! Seriously, YOU have a "Knack " for this sort of thing . You need to pursue it . Thank you so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 I support what is being said here by Ellen and Gary..... your diorama work is exceptionally good Yordan.... you have a natural talent in this field. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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