Learn everything you need to know about making your dioramas look real! This fantastic revised edition will show you how with new projects, new photos, and expert tips. Includes painting, weathering, and detailing tips for figures, aircraft, vehicles, and more! 290+ photos with color throughout; 41 illus.; softcover.
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
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A Must For Any Serious Modeler,
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Shep Paine is an absolute master in the art of model and diorama construction. In this top-notch "how to" book, Paine lays out all the basic and advanced techniques that will help to improve the skills of novice and professional alike. The text is detailed, yet easy to understand. Best of all, the author uses numerous photos and diagrams which make his techniques easy to follow. Among the topics covered are realistic paint schemes, weathering, figure posing and super detailing of minature buildings. The best feature of the book, however, is the endless array of photos which depict Paine's beautiful dioramas. Shep's figures and dioramas look so real, that sometimes you'll swear you're looking at photos of actual soldiers, planes, tanks,etc. His work is stunning! I love this book and because of it, I have become a better model/diorama builder. Highly recommended.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
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A Modeler's Bible,
By Atty. Rene B. Betita (Makati City, Philippines) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Build Dioramas (Paperback)
Shep Paine is a master modeler who will inspire modelers of all skill levels. Not only does his book cover the basics of dioramas, it also has chapters on weathering and painting, including a superb chapter on painting figures. The book is well organized, covering the stages of design, layout, materials and presentation, and his style of writing is clear and informal. Nothing too technical here yet will still appeal to both expert and beginner modelers. If you have built models, this book will help you put your model where it belongs - in your own diorama.
19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
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Not only dioramas, but a modelling guide,
This review is from: How to Build Dioramas (Paperback)
I recently bought 4 modelling books together with a friend of mine. This was by large the best of them. It covers not only diorama techniques, but also weathering, figure painting, hands-on projects and some (for me) original ideas. Highly enjoyable!
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