Make a Fantasy Shadowbox Diorama
esign your shadowbox on paper first then lay it out before gluing or painting anything
Before you start building your shadowbox you have to know what you want to build. Make sketches on paper. Take into consideration the size of the picture frame and box you have. Think about what kind of scene you want. Use your imagination! IT can be anything. Remember that you have several dimensions to fill. You won't just have characters in the bottom of it. You can use the upper section too. That is why I have two levels in mine. Draw out different configurations and look at it. Is it balanced? Does it look nice? Move things around and see how they look.
It should tell a story. My shadowbox tells of the battle that will shortly ensue. This makes it much more interesting. Rather than just being a display case for miniatures it is a scene that people can comment on. You get the feeling that something is about to happen.
Now that yu have the scene figured out lay in the background materials and cut them to the right size and shape. Look carefully at what you have as you go. Make changes as you see fit to make it look good.
Fit in the background materials - Here you see that I have the background all laid out and it looks good. The top section is castle-like bricks with columns and the bottom half is rough brick like in a dungeon. The floor that cuts right across the middle is made of styrofoam. It will be easy to work with and easy to paint.
Tweak it and try different configurations.
The top/bottom and sides are going to be textured paper and once I was sure of my background I glued them right in as the first thing I did.
Once everything is laid out exactly like you want it and you have everything cut and trimmed to the right size you can go ahead and paint everything.
- 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
- 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
- Wildlife Diorama (African Oasis)
- 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
- WW1 Diorama submitted by a web visitor
- Christmas Holy Land Diorama submitted by a web visitor
- New Section: Making WW2 Dioramas and Miniatures
- Castle Siege Diorama project
STORES
- Diorama Making Books
- Diorama Kits
- Scene-A-Rama diorama Kits
- Plastic Scale Dinosaur Diorama Kits
- Harry Potter Dioramas
- Diorama Foam
- Conflix Medieval Buildings for Dioramas and wargaming
- Tatebanko Paper Dioramas
Plastic Models
- Tiger Tank 1/72 Scale
- Sherman Tank 1/72 Scale
- How to make plastic models: Tips, Tricks and techniques
- Painting Miniature German Soldiers (1/72 Scale)
- Painting Miniature American Soldiers (1/72 Scale)
Check out the Diorama and Miniature store
*Short Diorama Tutorials*
- How to make snow for your diorama
- 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
- Some great WW2 diorama trench making tips with video
- How to make plastic models- Tips tricks and techniques
OTHER PROJECTS
Make a cardboard Samurai Sword
Make a Cardboard Medieval Shield
How to make a fantasy shadowbox
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