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JohnReid · 29 August 2005, 06:50 AM

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> This is the most important but often overlooked part of diorama making.Designing a diorama is really not that hard but before you start you will have to evaluate the practicality of your ideas.
> Where do ideas come from? It could be an image that you saw in nature,in a book or even at a model show.Good dioramists often find underdeveloped but great ideas at the novice tables.There is nothing wrong with building on someone elses idea as long as it is not a direct copy.
> What do you want to show or tell or display in your diorama?Maybe something unusual ,something beauitful,something interesting?
> With this in mind,how do I go about developing my idea?Is it practical?Will your viewer get it? What audience are you trying to appeal to? Is your diorama destined for a museum of specific interest or is it to appeal to as large an audience as possible?
> Will it contain figures?What will the figures be doing?Do you want to keep things simple? or complex?
> Knowing your own personality, are you good for the long haul or are you the type of person who likes to keep it short and to the point?
> How can you catch your viewers eye? and keep him interested?
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> These are just some of the questions that we must ask ourselves before we reach for the glue.It is not always easy but it is fun and isnt that what this is all about? to be cont.......... Cheers! John.
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> (A painting is never finished--it simply stops in interesting places.Paul Gardener.)

29 August 2005, 06:50 AM	#536 (permalink)
JohnReid Shot Down Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 9,910	Planning a Diorama > > This is the most important but often overlooked part of diorama making.Designing a diorama is really not that hard but before you start you will have to evaluate the practicality of your ideas. > Where do ideas come from? It could be an image that you saw in nature,in a book or even at a model show.Good dioramists often find underdeveloped but great ideas at the novice tables.There is nothing wrong with building on someone elses idea as long as it is not a direct copy. > What do you want to show or tell or display in your diorama?Maybe something unusual ,something beauitful,something interesting? > With this in mind,how do I go about developing my idea?Is it practical?Will your viewer get it? What audience are you trying to appeal to? Is your diorama destined for a museum of specific interest or is it to appeal to as large an audience as possible? > Will it contain figures?What will the figures be doing?Do you want to keep things simple? or complex? > Knowing your own personality, are you good for the long haul or are you the type of person who likes to keep it short and to the point? > How can you catch your viewers eye? and keep him interested? > > These are just some of the questions that we must ask ourselves before we reach for the glue.It is not always easy but it is fun and isnt that what this is all about? to be cont.......... Cheers! John. > > (A painting is never finished--it simply stops in interesting places.Paul Gardener.)