Breaktime Diorama

scruffyronin · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 12:07 am

I work from home drawing comic books and such for a living. And, between breaks or whenever I feel the URGE to take pictures, I set up some diorama pieces I made over my 22"x30" drawing table and get to be a kid again. Once the itch is scratched, I take everything down and get back to work.

The lighting I use is just the fluorescent lamp I use to draw and the natural light from the window, nothing fancy. And for camera, I use a Samsung TL220 point-and-shoot and as I can only afford to collect G.I.Joe; if you see something unfamiliar, chances are it's scratch-built.

Here's some of my recent ones!

drbindy · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:34 am

awesome work! thanks for sharing.

I'd love to know more - a) of details for any scratch built work you do, and b) what kind of comics are you involved in?

Looking forward to more posts like this one, as well.

raptor · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 9:51 am

Wow. What are those blast effects made of?

I am digging the camera angles.

- R

Tsunami · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:03 pm

Very, very nice stuff.
Like Raptor said, the angles and perspectives are fantastic.

Redmao · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:34 pm

Great work indeed!

raptor · **Posted:** Thu Jul 04, 2013 11:21 pm

Got home and have a big enough screen to actually get a look of the detail on the sets. The brickwork is amazing.

- R

scruffyronin · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:02 am

Here's a couple more shot from the same set that I took with a different camera. I liked the happy accident on the blurred picture as it felt as though there is action.

Took these pictures last month to road test the muzzle flashes before I sold them.

scruffyronin · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:53 am

raptor wrote:

Got home and have a big enough screen to actually get a look of the detail on the sets. The brickwork is amazing.

- R

Thanks!

DanOfTheDead · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 12:59 am

Yeah, these are great. Wonderful work. I peaked at some your linked comic work, and it's very professional.

Looking forward to seeing more of your pictures. Could you snap a wide shot of this diorama for us, so a larger view of what you've put together?

scruffyronin · **Posted:** Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:34 am

DanOfTheDead wrote:

Yeah, these are great. Wonderful work. I peaked at some your linked comic work, and it's very professional.

Looking forward to seeing more of your pictures. Could you snap a wide shot of this diorama for us, so a larger view of what you've put together?

Thanks! I'll try to remember to take a photo of the diorama on my next set up.

sgcaper · **Posted:** Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:52 pm

Nice work. Dig the angles and lighting.

scruffyronin · **Posted:** Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:57 am

sgcaper wrote:

Nice work. Dig the angles and lighting.

Hey, thanks!

pluv · **Posted:** Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:04 am

Those look really good. I love all the different angles you were able to take the pics from. That is usually the last thing I think of.

scruffyronin · **Posted:** Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:33 am

pluv wrote:

Those look really good. I love all the different angles you were able to take the pics from. That is usually the last thing I think of.

Thanks, pluv!

Here's a recent picture using the ghillie cloak I made a while back. Before anyone ask the Low-Light ain't mine and the dragunov's the only sniper rifle I have.

Cap · **Posted:** Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:53 pm

Big fan of the top and natural looking lighting, and the sets scream.

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