Scenic Diorama

It really looks great Glen-- I like it a lot.  What does the plaque say out of curiousity?

Wow this looks great.  You make it sound like "just a walk in the park" ...ok bad pun.  But, it doesn't just look good you get a since of feeling from it somthing I think dios etc. lack at times...O NO too emotional...now I have to go hunt somthing to feel "manly" again.

Grizz

aussie1 wrote:

I'm not sure what you mean by toning them down to scale? The seat, sign and plaque are supposed to stand out. They are meant to look new and just painted so that they have maximum contrast against the grimy leaf covered ground. Also, when you have a man-made object set against nature, the object naturally stands out more. They also give the scene, especially the tree, a sense of scale...it's 1/35 incidentally. Never mind, everyone sees things differently. Best wishes Glen

 

Glen;

First it is excellent work. I re-visited the photos this morning. (Originally I looked at them at 3 am) The lighting on the bench in the one photo is what threw my judgment off.

By toning down to scale I mean forced perspective shadow and light by painting. It is used in modeling figures. It is the practice of painting the "light" on a figure or object that tricks the human eye into belief that the miniature shadows and highlights are actual scale light effects and not paint. I hope that makes sense. Again excellent work.

Cheers;

Gregory 

I'm not sure what you mean by toning them down to scale?

The seat, sign and plaque are supposed to stand out. They are meant to look new and just painted so that they have maximum contrast against the grimy leaf covered ground. Also, when you have a man-made object set against nature, the object naturally stands out more.

They also give the scene, especially the tree, a sense of scale...it's 1/35 incidentally.

Never mind, everyone sees things differently.

Best wishes

Glen

aussie1;

With regards to the benches etc. if I may make one suggestion, not so much in weathering them. However, if you were to "tone them" down to scale. I believe that if they were to be toned down slightly they would blend better and not be such a stark contrast.

I hope this helps.

Cheers;

Gregory

Thanks for the feedback guys.

Ajlafleche I'm glad you noticed that the bench etc were not weathered as it was my intention to contrast them against the groundwork. This is meant to be a scene from a botanic garden where the benches etc are maintained so I didn't weather them.

Thanks for looking!

This loooks very good in part but there's a feeling of abandonment and overgrowth to the flora that is not carried through with the bench and signs. I know it's an autumnal scene but it still cries out of having been left to go fallow. If the man made objects looked more worn and weathered, paint rising up from the wood, ect., it would feel more consistent.

aussie1:

Very nice work. This would be a nice little park to have a Veteran sitting on the bench reflecting and enjoying life after war. Maybe.

If you could, how about posting a "How I Made This" addition to the post. The bare shrubs ar great. I don't know if you sculpted the tree, but it looks in some of the pictures as if there is a "sad" face in the bark (Seen from the view with the brass plaque and front of the bench visible)

Thanks for the post. I will have to get working on some groundwork soon.

Cheers;

Gregory

Hi there,

Good idea, sort of a garden of rememberence. The tree is excellent. Nice work. I've not made a dio yet but am planning on doing so this year. I think I'll take a leaf out of your book and just practice with scenery and ground work.

Thanks for sharing the pics. Take care,   Rich