How to make a diorama tutorial



	Making a diorama Chapter 2: Concept, design and layout of your diorama You should begin your diorama with a concept. What kind of a scene do you want to make. I envisioned a treasure chest in a small valley being guarded by several skeletons. A wizard at the top of a hill looks down on the skeletons and the chest. Battle is imminent! You can pick almost anything for your scene. Let your imagination run wild! This is your world. Anything you can imagine you can make. You should start making rough sketches on paper. Draw off a square on the paper and layout your design elements. Where will the trees go. Is there a hill? A waterway? Where will the dirt area be? Where will there be grass. Where do the figures stand? Once you have the basic layout of your scene you should transfer it to the board you will be working on. This photo shows how I have rough sketched the elements of the scene. The X's on the board show the rough location of the miniature figures. In the lower right there is a circle this is where the treasure chest will go. The upper section , to the left is higher terrain (the hill) that the wizard is standing on. You can see the dirt path that leads down into the valley with the skeletons. The lower lefthand corner of the board is a swampy area and the lower right of the board is where the terrain starts to slope back up again. THis gives us the feel that the chest and skeletons is in a small valley. Once you have the design laid out on your board you are ready to begin the work. Continue on to chapter 3 "Rough Shaping the Landscape" RESOURCES
Custom Search This is a Storm The Castle Website Table of Contents for this tutorial Materials you need Beginning with the concept, design and layout of your diorama Rough shaping the landscape Landscape Details Creating and adding stones and rocks Creating -adding the flora and fauna Making - adding trees Adding the miniatures Wiring the scene for some special effects Moving on to bigger things The battle between good and evil seven foot diorama Recommended Books More Diorama Stuff Index - Diorama Home What is a diorama? How to Make a diorama - step-by step tutorial A short history of Dioramas Diorama Books Painting Miniatures Diorama Ideas Diorama Examples Diorama Making for the artist Diorama Making supplies & Tools Dioramas by Web Visitors Printable diorama box Types of Dioramas to Make How to make a Paper Mache Diorama Diorama inside a lightbulb Insect Maker Diorama Mississippi River with Indians Really creative shoebox diorama Dinosaur Diorama Make a secret diorama Firefly Diorama with real blinking lights Rainforest Diorama Ocean Diorama Shadowbox diorama Make a shoebox diorama Massive Castle Diorama Diorama Examples Polymer Clay The Battle of Thermopylae Spartan Warrior Diorama - A tutorial HALO Diorama Wizards Tower Foam Diorama Cemetary Diorama Trench Warfare Simple Nature Diorama Water Woman Diorama STORES Diorama Making Books Sideshow Collectible Lord of the Rings Dioramas Plastic Scale Dinosaur Diorama Kits Harry Potter Dioramas Diorama Foam Check out the Diorama and Miniature store Short Diorama Tutorials How to Make realistic tufts of grass How to make trenches Creative terrain shell making How to make Miniature Trees How to Make rubber rock and wall molds Motorize a drawbridge on your diorama Using foam to make a diorama How to make good looking rubble using cork Creative Shoebox Diorama Ideas for School A foam based diorama with water from start to finish OTHER PROJECTS Build A Trebuchet! Build A Catapult Make a Paper Castle How to make a video game Make a cardboard Samurai Sword Make a Cardboard Medieval Shield Make Model Rockets How to Make a diorama How to Make a Shoebox Diorama How to make a fantasy shadowbox How to Play Classical guitar Fantasy Art Lessons Make the ultimate terrarium Make a Dragon Pinata How to make a volcano Diorama Links and Resources --------- All Materials, unless otherwise stated are Copyright©2001-2009 Kalif Publishing and StormtheCastle.com Hi, Thanks for visiting my website. My name is Will and if you have questions or would like to contribute you can ---------

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