It was well above freezing today, which meant I had to take advantage of the snow still on the ground to help me paint the snow in the diorama.
This is the centre of the diorama, with chips, bark and sawdust added to the chopping block. The snow in the foreground has been painted a bit, but the area of the sleigh road is still unpainted, as that is my co-creator's task. We hope to get together a couple of days in the new week, to get the landscaping finished and then the lighting can be installed, as well as the last finishing details of the exterior of the diorama.
As you can see, there is still an unpainted area; this will be partly the path, and partly the mess of melted snow and ash, footprints and meltwater, around the fireplace. This is the right side.
And this is the left side. A little dead grass has been placed here and there, as well as bits of moss near the woodpile, and a few dead maple leaves have been placed near the trunks. Next up, I get to make the messy fireplace area.
It is really looking amazingly real! I keep forgetting I am looking at minis! Fantastic job with the painting... it's hard to make dirty white snow look like the real thing!
ReplyDeleteAs always, Daydreamer, you really encourage us! Thanks so much. I've been using the background photo to create the shadows etc. on the snow, nice challenge and lots of fun.
ReplyDeletenice job!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Troy! Tomorrow, barring snow storms, the sloppy icy path goes in. We're getting there!
DeleteThe buds on trees in Slave Lake are starting to sprout. It's wild.
ReplyDeleteThis is looking really great, Mom! It is really coming together. I'm excited to see the end product. Love you.