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I can sense an exciting new trend in diorama making, that of photographic composition and digital art.In other words taking a 3D object and making it 2D.
Fred Shammas's work is a terrific example of what can be done with a staged setting using various models.He is a master of combining his models,a stage and the great outdoors into wonderful compositions.In fact in many ways I prefer the pictures to the real dioramas ,including my own.It is just as creative as any permanent diorama and in many ways even more challenging.(all you guys who claim lack of space as a deterrent to making dioramas,get your cameras out)With the convenience of digital cameras and instant gratification the possibilities are endless.Multiple pics can now be taken and instantly saved or rejected.Sort of like a director saying "take one " or "take two".If your not happy you can arrange or rearrange things as you like.Nothing is written in stone.This is a very exciting new era in diorama making.
Another area that I would love to get into is this whole idea of using your own 3D models in a digital art composition.Imagine taking your own hand built model and placing it in some historical context or future fantasy composition.Here again the possibilites are endless .For those of us who are frustrated producers,directors,set disigners,stage directors,authors or just the plain creative individuals amoung us, this is a wonderful time with so many tools available to us.
Everybody worries about the future of our hobby and the younger generation.I say that we have nothing to worry about if we are open to this new world of artistic endeavor.If we lead the way and show just how adaptable we are to the future.With the creative use of all these new tools available to us I only wish I was 30 years younger.
Cheers! John.
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