Dioramas

After tutorials with Gareth we both came to conclusion that book would look much better in much bigger size (a3) and it's going to be easier for me to make all mechanisms on bigger size.

Main aim of doing this book is to explore ways of printing, different methods of pop-out, and other paper engeneering. I've researched lenticular print - I did managed to get some lenses as well but didn't managed to get desired effect so gave up creating it. Some of pages including turning circle with windows (it's gonna be table of content page) some anaglyphs, images printed on tracing paper overlying other photos printed on normal paper (to show how place looked a like in the past and how place is now), pages where viewer can open little window and see what's behind, and more.
I researched so many things and methods of creating interactive book, read so many things, watched so many video tutorials and bought so many children books that I really became geninuely interesting in this part of design. I wish I could have more time for creating this project, so I could design much more various effects.

My other part of FMP will be dioramas, I am still not quite sure if I am doing just one or maybe three dioramas, that's all depend of time. I've started doing Boys' Village diorama. I wanted my exhibition to be something else than just a book, as lonely book on the table would be not as interesting on its own. Thats why I've decided to do dioramas as well to help people imagine how my fav places looked like in the past.

Here are some photos of my work in progress:

 This image is of swimming pool - part of Boys' Village diorama.

This is swimming pool and little chapel with ready grass and paths.









It looks very simply but believe me or not I've spend many hours researching and creating this part of diorama. I had to make little map first:

I've made this map using some gaming software for creating maps for rpg/rtg games. I knew how Boys' Village looked like before (years ago) that's why it wasnt too hard to create it, anyway not knowing software I've spend whole day designing it.





After creating map I had to make dioramas groung, I've found some video tutorials of what to use and how to create dioramas - those are most interesting ones (follow all parts):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kQ2UAkmxZE&feature=relmfu

I've made my terrain/ground using plaster, paper towells and corkboard as a base. Then I've used paints to paint my terrain (to make it easier to remember where to put buildings, grass, paths, sand etc. Pool is made of box of matches painted blue, then filled in with crystal clear silicone used for windows and tiles and other DIY stuff. Then I've put some n gauge little pepole bought off ebay and made some ladder of wires and staples.

Grass and sand and paths I get off my dad who used to make dioramas when I was kid, he had all stuff needed for making terrain...

Little church from photo was made of  thin paper, and it was just to make sure I get all measures right, so it's not a final version. I will use plasticard for making buildings. It's taking ages so will leave it for later and focus on book design for now as deadline is very soon.