A Swamp Diorama
Here is a great diorama made by a web visitor. This is, of course, the famous swamp scene from one of the star wars movies. It is a great example of seeing something then creatively turning it into a diorama. This is one of my favorite things to do and you can see an example of how I did this with the battlefield from the movie 300. Chip Frazier is the creator of this Swamp Diorama and you can also see another example of his work in this elegant giraffe diorama
Here are the pictures and Chip's description:
- Swamp1--Full view of entire diorama
- Swamp2--A closer view of tree roots made from Sculpey
- Swamp3--Large tree stump in back is real but smaller stumps and all roots are made using Sculpey
- Swamp4--Rock and roots made from Sculpey, mossy appearance and scum on water is created using model railroad foilage
- Swamp9--Another full view, different angle
- Swamp12-- X-wing and R2D2 painted as weathered (doesn't show in this picture but cockpit is scratch-built and connected to fiberoptics and LEDs for instrumentation panel and R2D2's light in dome-on/off switch is built into back of large tree stump)
- Swamp15--A little better view of scratch-built cockpit
- Swamp18--Full view, different angle--can't see the on/off switch for lights but it is in largest tree stump on right side of picture.
A Note from Will: One of the most outstanding things about this diorama is the wonderful tree roots that Chip sculpted out of Sculpey. If you want to try your hand at Sculpey you can find it on my webpage here.
- Index
- What is a diorama?
- 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
- Diorama inside a lightbulb
- 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
Make a cardboard Samurai Sword
Make a Cardboard Medieval Shield
How to make a fantasy shadowbox
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