Make a scene! Mini-Dioramas with Cathy!

Please complete registration with IPRC to join! https://iprc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/iprc/event.jsp?event=761&

Hybrid meeting, please go to IPRC registration page for Zoom link if you are attending remotely.

Join us for this workshop and learn how to create a three-dimensional scene to fit inside a small diorama, also called a shadowbox. You can use small magazine cutouts, paint, or draw the elements of your scene.

When gathering supplies to bring for your mini-diorama, you’ll want to plan a color scheme and a theme for it (for examples, see the photos below posted for this event). This will help you create a cohesive 3-dimensional piece of art. You also may want to add visual elements of fun, drama or surprise. A diorama tells a story, so you’ll want to think about how your selections either complement and/or contrast with each other, including:

• paint for the diorama box,
• elements for the diorama background, first layer, and second layer, and
• the Washi tape for the exterior of the diorama to “frame” your story.

Note - One pre-scored diorama box will be provided for each in-person attendee: 4 ¼” X 3 ⅛” X 1”.
Zoom attendees can order a diorama box in advance. Suggest ordering a minimum of 10 days ahead. Purchase “Tiny Diorama Box" at: https://alphastamps.net/
What to bring:

• Acrylic paint
• Something to use as a paint palette
• Old jar or plastic container
• Small, flat paint brush, approximately ½”
• PVA glue ("bookbinders glue") or other liquid glue in a bottle
• Small brush for glue (old/cheap), approximately ½”
• Waste paper
• Scissors
• Bone folder or your favorite burnishing tool
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Something to score/mark heavily on card stock
• 1 piece of plain card stock measuring exactly 4 ¼” x 3 ⅛”
• Card stock scraps: 4-6 small pieces, at least 4 ¼” long and 2” wide
• Washi tape: 15 mm (9/16”) width is a MUST; you’ll need 16” total
• Supplies to create your diorama background and elements.
• If painting or drawing: colored pencils, markers, watercolors, etc.
• If collaging: variety of magazine or other cutouts.

NOTE: your elements need to be small so that they can be seen in the diorama viewing window. The diorama box has a border, so the viewing window is: 3 3/16” X 2 1/16” (three and three-sixteenths inches by two and one-sixteenth inches).
Optional to bring:

• Small, portable paper cutter
• Hair dryer
• Tweezers
• Bamboo skewer
• Your favorite scissors for making collage "fussy cuts"

Some additional, helpful workshop information will be provided to attendees via a Meetup message after sign-up -- a few days before this event.