How to make an INCREDIBLE model river with amazing white water effects: Making a Scene Vol #5
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Published 2019-10-29
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The 3-inch Hot Knife and Foam Fusion shown in this video were gifted to me by the Hot Wire Foam Factory: hotwirefoamfactory.com/
Do you want to know how to make the most incredible model river with amazing white water effects? Follow my step-by-step tutorial and you'll be making a hyper-realistic river in the time it takes to say 'I get cool rewards because I support High Eye Workshop on Patreon!'
For this diorama I employed my standard materials of 2-part epoxy resin for the river and Mod Podge for the ripples, but I added crystal clear polymer caulking thinned with isopropyl alcohol to sculpt larger rapids and then highlighted these with Vallejo Ground Texture 'Snow' paste and Vallejo Ice/Snow, which is a very thick and fast-drying acrylic.
These combine to make amazing water effects, but as usual I wanted even more realism, so just as in Making a Scene Vol 3 'How to make and AMAZING model river' I also modelled the river bed with stones, boulders, moss and other materials.
This diorama tutorial also covers making a weeping willow tree, using a wire armature tree as seen in my video 'The ULTIMATE wire tree'. I also demonstrate my use of the Hot Wire Foam Factory Hot Knife, and how I apply Sculptamold, static grass and layered ground cover, including Woodland Scenics Fine Turf and Coarse Turf.
Primarily, though, it's about modelling ultra-real water effects.
This diorama took about 11 hours to build. The white water probably took 4 of those.
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoy the video!
Many of the materials and tools I use come with safety instructions. Please always read and follow these rather than simply copy what you see me or other people doing.
All Comments (21)
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This guy is insane. Some of your shots look like actual photos of running water. Incredible.
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I'm not even a modeler and still I was transfixed. Great job and exceptional talent. Hat's off to you.
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Dude. That's insane. This has to be the most real looking model white water river I've seen yet.
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best water effects I've seen in modeling. Really first class.
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You really make me want to start making dioramas, such a wonderful medium.
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I am stunned at the beauty and realism in your water. I have seen a bit of modeled water and non matches your work here. Amazing!
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I love it how he starts from a simple foam and turns into a very realistic miniature sceneries...
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Hello Merrick, another wonderful tutorial. The rolling river is absolutely stunning. Thanks. See ya next time.
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11:33 that looks really good, like a recently dried up river bed. I love the water features in models. Theyβre my favorite because they always have a large amount of depth. It feels like itβs the easiest part, or rather feel like you donβt need a huge amount of specialized equipment like you do with the grass.
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This is the kind of art that I love. The randomness of nature means that the details make it.
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One of the finest dioramas Ive ever seen. This video is really really good. You can learn a lot of techniques and learn about a lot of products and what you can do with them. I guess the 48 thumbs down were a result of jealousy. Peace
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Gorgeous, impressive and realistic water effects, inpirationnal work!
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I canβt believe how wonderful and Realistic this work is 10 thumbs up π πππππππππ
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It is obvious you loved this project -- the resulting rolling river is AHHHH-MAAAZING!!
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Hi, the resulting water was stunning, certainly looks real. A lot of time and skill. Thanks for posting .
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It is absolutely crazy how talented and patient you are! Your models make great inspiration and give off such a wonderful vibe. The model itself is so detailed and amazing. Keep up the excellent work!
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When I saw the video I didnβt really know about dioramas so I thought this was REAL so probably a good sign
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Wow. That looks insanely photo-realistic.
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This is absolutely breathtaking.
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Fantastic - great fun to watch. The water looks excellent but I also like the way you made weeping willow. Thanks for sharing.
