Irimali's Dioramas

[Justin_]

Step 4- Carefully lift up the (...painted...) leaf while it's still wet and push it into the clay.  Use sculpting tools or a needle tool to impress the veins.  Allow to dry before removing.

Is this being done on unhardened modelling clay? Isn't there a risk of the drying paint sticking the leaf to the clay?

[irimali]

Step 4- Carefully lift up the (...painted...) leaf while it's still wet and push it into the clay.  Use sculpting tools or a needle tool to impress the veins.  Allow to dry before removing.

Is this being done on unhardened modelling clay? Isn't there a risk of the drying paint sticking the leaf to the clay?

It's modeling clay/plastalina.  it's oil based so it never dries.  Sometimes there's little bits of clay stuck to the bottom of a leaf but it's pretty easy to scrape off.  I had to be careful pulling the palmetto leaves out of the clay but the burdock and the hogweed leaves just popped out easily.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

This is honestly the best, most realistic work i have seen so far. Looks like professional Movieset Building from another Time.

Thank you!  If only somebody would make a feature length stop-motion dinosaur movie 

Hehe, i would love that. Modern Stopmotion can be really realistic. I love, that there are people that still use these Techniques. Sadly everyone wants CGI Overkill. Reviving the Puppets in AAA Movies is a great thing, but feels a bit like "people want that, lets do it a bit." CGI can be used in a fantastic way, don't get we wrong.

Are you doing this just as a Hobby/Art or is this part of getting something for a Living? I forgot, if someone asked that before and there is no need to answer that. I just think your work is something special.

[Halichoeres]

Thanks so much for sharing your techniques. I'll certainly be referring to this thread in the future.

[Kapitaenosavrvs]

The leaves are a mix of equal parts acrylic paint and white glue.  I painted short lengths of floral stem wire with glue/paint mix, then laid them flat to dry on a board covered with a plastic sheet.  I used some plastic report covers i had laying around.  If you want to try this, experiment first to make sure the paint/glue peels off your plastic easily once it's dry.

Wow. And i read that now... What a fantastic Idea, thank you very much! Reminds me of Window Colour in the 90s

Edit: I just forgot it...

[Totoro]

Bumping this for the benefit of new folks that have never discovered this thread and been blown away by this dude's talent.   Also because I am now finally retired and settled in the new house with lots of space to work on some dioramas, so this is the first place I came for inspiration.  I even stopped by an art/craft store today to get some some floral stem wire and piping tips to see whether that plant piping technique of his is as impossible as I expect it to be. 

[irimali]

Bumping this for the benefit of new folks that have never discovered this thread and been blown away by this dude's talent.   Also because I am now finally retired and settled in the new house with lots of space to work on some dioramas, so this is the first place I came for inspiration.  I even stopped by an art/craft store today to get some some floral stem wire and piping tips to see whether that plant piping technique of his is as impossible as I expect it to be. 

Hey thanks!  I'm looking forward to seeing what you make!  And feel free to ask me any questions that come up.  I don't have the right equipment to make how to videos but i could do a zoom meeting demo if that helps.

Also give yourself some time to get good at piping.  My first attempts were really rough but after a few dozen ferns and cycads they got a lot better. 

[Federreptil]

Hi Irimali,
I miss you this year in the diorama contest. Or am I wrong and did not recognize your fantastic work?

[irimali]

Hi Irimali,
I miss you this year in the diorama contest. Or am I wrong and did not recognize your fantastic work?

I didn't have time to enter this year.  Been a little busy with a couple other projects.  Congratulations on your win!  I voted for yours!

[Federreptil]

Hi Irimali,
I miss you this year in the diorama contest. Or am I wrong and did not recognize your fantastic work?

I didn't have time to enter this year.  Been a little busy with a couple other projects.  Congratulations on your win!  I voted for yours!

Thank you very much. I miss your work. So good luck for your "couple other projects". May they be so successful that you will get some time for a litte bit more dino stuff  

[Jiminy350]

Irimali,  I really love all the vegetation you've made, and especially the creative use of materials. You've definitely given me ideas and inspiration for future plants I'd like to make!

[Totoro]

Logged in to "like" another post and thought, while I'm active, I should come over and bump this thread.  For new folks, start at page 1 and enjoy.  Such a treat to view the amazing creations by this artist, who's eager to share techniques and guidance.  Hopefully @irimali will see this and it might help nudge him to create something new this year for the diorama contest.  I appreciate many of the photographic dioramas and don't wish to diminish the challenges of creating those, but for me, Irimali's models capture the purest essence of building a diorama - he even creates the animals! (Though @Federreptil is another amazing artist folks should check out!). 

[irimali]

Hey thanks for the bump! 

Sadly I won't be entering the contest this year   I miss diorama building though.  Maybe in another year or 2.

But I look forward to seeing your entry, if you are participating

Logged in to "like" another post and thought, while I'm active, I should come over and bump this thread.  For new folks, start at page 1 and enjoy.  Such a treat to view the amazing creations by this artist, who's eager to share techniques and guidance.  Hopefully @irimali will see this and it might help nudge him to create something new this year for the diorama contest.  I appreciate many of the photographic dioramas and don't wish to diminish the challenges of creating those, but for me, Irimali's models capture the purest essence of building a diorama - he even creates the animals! (Though @Federreptil is another amazing artist folks should check out!).