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Water set design questions

Jun 14, 2010

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    1. I have an idea for bucolic setting but I'm having a bit of trouble imagining the mechanics. I need a woodland pool surrounded by multi level greenery (trees, bushes, grass and flowers) and deep enough to pose a 70 cm doll (maximum height). I can sketch it if anyone needs the visual, but I think my concerns are estimating the size of the set and how to create a water feature that's at least 40 cm deep. I should also think about how this set will break down for storage. I can see more than one use for this with some judicious redressing.

      So I guess my question is as follows:

      If you were going to build a set of this complexity, how would you approach it?

      Thanks in advance!
       
      #1 Meldandy, Jun 14, 2010
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    2. Ooo this is an interesting one! Well, lesse, if you're gonna be building it for a 70cm doll, this'll need to be BIG. I doubt you'll get away with less than a couple of metres square so that you can get some distance between you and the subject for photo's sake. If it were me, I'd get a formed pool like these: clicky and use that as the base by setting it into some hardboard to act as the ground and mounting the whole lot on some legs. From there, you could build up the layers of greenery and the like on the hardboard and hang something a a backdrop behind it all for the mid distance sky.

      If you set it up outside, you could use natural sky even!
       
      #2 Lulu, Jun 14, 2010
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    3. I was thinking in the same direction, so it's good to know I'm on the right track. I have some foam insulation I would carve for assorted terrain substrait and rock features.
       
      #3 Meldandy, Jun 14, 2010
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    4. Places that sell stuff for model trains are also great! You can get mossy carpeting and all kinds of stuff.
       
      #4 Anneke, Jun 14, 2010
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    5. I live in the Pacific NW, near a rather large forested park. I figured I'd cull some rocks, branches and bark from there, but I have my heart set on leaf bearing trees instead of evergreens. I'd like a more old forest, European fairy tale feeling. I need to troll the neighborhood and craft stores for some birch, elm, and oak textures. On the one hand, lots of natural materials would be great, but I don't mind the artificial stuff either.
       
      #5 Meldandy, Jun 15, 2010
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