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 The bad thing about having a variety of projects going on at one time is that sometimes great gaps of time pass before getting back to a particular project , in this case my Jungle Diorama . Since I had a batch of Celuclay mixed up from my Mayan Triarama expansion project , while I was waiting for that to dry I decided to utilize the waiting period to start back on the jungle piece . I had already applied the majority of plaster wrap hardshell to the foam base , but as yet had not started work on the great tree root . So , with the tree root work began anew .  I'll provide a brief on the finishing hardshell work . For the major top of the base I applied RigidWrap , Plaster of Paris infused gauze strips , this is done to provide a strong and relatively lightweight surface over the foam . For the sides of this rather large and thick diorama base I used a different medium : Vinyl Spackling .  With a surface very much like plaster , but being considerably lighter , spackling compound was not just a logistical choice but also one of artistic aesthetics . Troweling on the spackling with spackling knife , a very organic and rocky texture is achieved with a minimum of effort . Once painted the sides of the base should have a very " earthy " feel .  Celuclay is quite an effective medium when dealing with organic or terrestrial subjects . The natural texture of the papier mache product lends itself quite naturally to stone , earth or in this case tree bark . The celuclay is applied in several passes , first the top of the tree root , when that is dry the sides are mache'd and lastly the underside .  Sculpting treebark is not as difficult as it might seem , and letting the natural texture of the celuclay work with you is a real key to sculpting bark . You don't want to apply the celuclay too smoothly , basically just slapping it on and then smushing it around in a thin covering is enough . You will want to smooth some areas more than others , but this is more a case of " eyeballing " than following any real specific technique . It's helpful if you take some time to study real trees and how the bark appears prior to sculpting artificial bark . A standard clay sculpting tool is used ( a wooden spatula ) as well as your own fingers to work in the grooved patterns of the bark . There is a bit of a step technique in sculpting bark , in that you will want to begin the directional grooving of the bark when you are applying your initial layers of celuclay . After this , using both the sharper thin edge of the clay spatula and the rounder thicker edge you will want to go over your initial finger grooving , overlapping the grooving . It might also be advisable , depending on the type of bark you are attempting to emulate , to occasionally and haphazardly criss cross the grooves with sharper , thinner grooves to break uo the linear pattern of the grooves . I had to order a new batch of groundcover materials since my reserves are running low , and due to the massive size of this base I'll need a lot of scenic materials . I've spent a bit of time during the downtime on this project gathering together a supply of groundcover materials , from lichen and articial greenery to flowers and other organic details , so when the groundcover work begins it should proceed at a rather fast clip , natural terrains are incredibly easy to do . Before the application of scenic materials begins though the base painting must be done , which will be the next step in this project . | Diorama Accessories | The Dark Mausoleum | New Dioramas | darkmausoleum_part2 | diorama_technique | LeopardGirl_Diorama | shoji diorama | Shoji Groundwork | Mayan Triarama | Diorama Technique2 | | Mail-O-Rama | Geeb's How To | Head Sculpts Using Polymer Clay | Customizing The Batcycle | 1/6 scale diorama | terrain diorama | 1/6 Scale Boots | Re-Rooting Hair | BimBott | Read_A_Book | WorksInProgress | Aki Ross Repaint | Gun-Bashing | painting heads | | Return Home | Updates | The Archive | Gorby Site Map | Geeb-O-Rama's Model Workshop | Geeb's Toy Box | Geeb-O-Rama Goodies | Movie Madness | World Of The Bizarre | Cool Beans | |
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