Yes, I know, but Regerts is funnier, and the meme fits the post. Last night I was asked a great question about my diorama; "Was there anything I'd do differently, or anything that didn't come out as I'd hoped?" Absolutely. In this post I'll talk about three: there was one happy accident, one omission, and one flaw I hoped nobody would notice.
First the happy accident. See that? The dark splotches in the water? Some of the sand dried darker than the rest, and the Deep Pour Murky Water just intensified the result and sealed it in! This was not how I wanted it to turn out but in the end I wasn't upset with the result. I've seen lakeside beaches that look just like this.
Next, the omission. In one of the progress photos I submitted if you look carefully you'll spot a mirror. I had hoped to use a mirror on the stream to give the illusion it went on "through" the backdrop. What backdrop? The one I didn't use. As mentioned in a previous post, to disguise the mirror would have meant using many trees and that would have thrown off the balance of the whole scene.
Finally the flaw. When I taped off the window panes in order to paint Aunt Lucy's garish blue window frames a refreshing white I used the basic blue painter's tape. Unfortunately this left a sticky residue when I peeled it off. Not sure why, but it was a pain to try and remove and I didn't get it all. So Aunt Lucy's place had dirty windows and I just hoped it wouldn't be obvious.
There were other similar instances on this diorama that I could mention here but these three suffice to make the point. Every modeling project includes at least one flaw, omission, or happy accident and it is likely that we who create these miniature works of art are the only ones who will ever notice. As long as this stays between us, nobody has to know! <wink>
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