What do I need to start making Dioramas?

In this video I introduce some of the tools and materials that I use on a regular basis to build my dioramas. This is by no means meant to be a shopping list but hopefully help someone who is completely new to the hobby. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask away in the comments below and thanks for watching.

Tools featured in order:

- Self Healing cutting mat
- Snap Off Blade Knife
- Craft Knife
- Retractable Knife
- Measuring Tape
- Metal Ruler
- Set square
- Side Cutters
- Mini Wire Cutters
- Long Nose Pliers
- Adjustable Wrench
- Wire stippers
- Tin Snips
- Pin Vice
- Power Drill
- Tweezers
- Curved Tip Tweezers
- PVA Glue
- Grab Adhesive
- Wood Glue
- Mod Podge Gloss and Matte
- Super Glue
- Plastic Cement
- Hot Glue Gun 11mm
- Atomiser
- Plastic Squeeze Bottle
- Pipette
- Metal Files
- Sandpaper
- Nail Files
- Polystyrene
- XPS Foam
- Fine Casting Powder
- Sculptamold
- Various Cleaning products
- Nitrile Gloves
- Acrylic Paint
- Oil Paint
- Box of Various Odds and Ends
- Modelling materials, Flocks, Lichen, Static Grass etc
- Hair Dryer
- Various Airbrushes and paint
- Proxxon Hot Wire Cutter
- Dremmel Rotary Tool + Accessories

Songs (and a huge thank you to the artists for making their music available)
- Cold Killa - MK2
- Sola Ventus - Lama House
- Like A Midnight Song - Rand Aldo
- First Moon - Cerulean Skies
- Japa - Heath Cantu

#beginnersguide #diorama #havefun

[jacksnstaffs]

Finally a tutorial where someone actually speaks to you and explains things!! Sounds obvious but they are getting harder to find on youtube. All fast music and over edited. Thank you so much for taking the time to do this in depth video and to talk to us at a normal speed. So appreciated and I've learnt so much. It has given me the courage and knowledge to start making my own.

[elscotty]

Step: 1 it all depends on how realistic you want your dioramas to look.

[DeepVA]

Thank you. It looks like an expensive hobby, but I really want to learn. I think it’s fascinating and often wonder how it came to even be a thing

[toxickle]

I usually get overwhelmed at these types of things when going into a new hobby, but laying it all out there like that makes it a lot more easy to digest. Not only that, but it's pretty relieving that I already have most of these tools.

[kdc-nbfw]

When I got started I used paper, glue, scissors and pva sample paint. You can build almost anything with paper. Also, rubbish has some gems to work with, like lids, old pens, and plastic packaging.

[mercury]

My goodness what a breath of fresh air your channel is to me! Calm and straight forward. You could make a great living in the states doing voice over work. Not many people can speak good English over here, including me! I grew up in farm country in Ohio.

[rb]

This is an old video but thank you for mentioning all of these “obvious” things. I am brand new and none of them were obvious to me. I really appreciate this video.

[ChelseaH]

So thankful to have a step-dad that will be able to provide me with most of the tools, that will save me a ton of money. Thank you so much for this concise beginner guide! I am going to get started finding supplies tomorrow.

[Sleepybrainz]

I’m so glad my dad has towers of insulation board behind his house, that I can just take! It has helped me a lot when starting diorama. Now I just meed all the paints and other stuff like the self healing cutting mat

[jeremygriffin]

The tool at 4:37 are called locking pliers or "Vice Grips" (brand name) here in the midwestern US. I'm confident, after working with craftsman from an international organization, that there is no true definitive tool lingo, only localization. But, I thought I'd say so, in case some puzzled new crafter asks and gets presented with a selection of adjustable wrenches or spanners, if you will. Fantastic video and much appreciated. I'm currently walking through your backlog and finding new and beautiful productions, thanks for your hard work!

[aspectnato]

Thank you for this and major thanks for compiling it all into a list which I screenshot so I can reference without Internet access! I've been binging diorama channels this past week, mostly Boylei Hobby Time and North of The Border, yours is next on my list so again, thank you! ❤

[elysian_cinnamon]

Thank you for this! I've been really wanting to get into diorama making, but I think its just so overwhelming to figure out where to start, so videos like this really help! I've only recently discovered your channel but I love it, thank you for being here

[axispowers]

I'm not really artistic; I struggle to draw even simple lines. Even though I know for myself that I would copy a lot of stuff from the internet, I am really captivated by this kind of things (dioramas) despite the fact that I don't have a creative mind or imagination. Thank you for the tips and for this informative video!

[RipArtist]

Even after this has been out for more than a year I find it comforting to know that I use about 98% of the tools and supplies that you have listed here. This video is an excellent source for those wanting to know more about the tools used. Thank you for this video!

[graphyteco]

This video calmed me. I'm so relaxed and informed! I stumbled upon diorama building yesterday and I haven't stopped thinking about it....can't wait to get into it, thank you for this!

[sarahmemmott]

I loved making polymer miniatures of food and objects as a child, but didn't have many of the tools. As an adult, I've acquired many of the tools, paints, and art supplies I used to want and had no access to- but I've never properly gotten into building miniatures because I've never been great with building things.

I have been looking longingly at peoples' creations and thinking that if I only knew how to build and be handy already, I might understand the tools needed and methods used. This video is incredible. Straightforward, thorough, and with an appreciation for the journey that is finding cheap and adaptable materials. Thank you. This has helped me to understand what I can get quickly to build bases and add mass to non-polymer creations so my visions can come to life!

[mythal]

A wonderful introduction that not only gives me the necessary or "only" useful tools, but above all invites me to give my imagination space. Thank you for that! 🙏

[MemphiStig]

On a tangent, I learned to call those retractable blades "box cutters." I used them for that on the job, and many other things. And the blades in them are (or were) "razor blades, " for shaving. But I doubt very many people cut boxes with them or use the blades in razors anymore. And they're still really useful tools for so much. It's just about language and its use, but I find it interesting, especially once people generally forget terms or their original meanings. I also like hearing what other English speakers call things that I know by other words.

[moking]

I want to like this video twice, or thrice😅😅very helpful
Also nice voice... I could listen to this all day.

[Mello_me]

a lot of the tools detailed have made not just the hobby better but my life better. whenever there's a problem I can go handle it