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Diorama Lighting (continued from another earler post)
As I have mentioned before lighting is probably the most important element in these closed set dioramas that I do.Any slight change in intensity or direction can alter the whole mood of the piece.Because I do not put a lot of paint on my figures I rely on the lighting to work its magic.
The closest that I have ever come to doing a shadow box is the Nieuport diorama which is viewed primary from one direction ,the front.Although all the elements are finished from all angles (360deg) for photo taking purpose I could have saved myself a lot of work by finishing only that which is viewable from the front only.(see Shep Paines book for more on this)
The next few pics will be of this diorama with brief explanations of what you are looking at.
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