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Lone Robot

NieR Automata is one of my all-time favourite videos games I've ever played and I wanted to capture the feeling of the game in one diorama.

I used a lot of different materials like foam board, milliput, greenstuff, resin, texture paste and a lot more.

This project was created over a timeframe of about 2 weeks and challenged me in a lot of ways since it is my first diorama ever. I always try to push myself to do more stuff out of my comfort zone and I'm very happy with the end result.

Category: Modeling and sculpture Terrains Dioramas Sci-Fi

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Rough idea

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I had a rough idea in my mind. Started to layout all of my stuff to add on in the next steps.

Further developing the background

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I used a small root I bought from a pet store as one of the main spots of the diorama.

Ground texture and more

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I layed down a thin layer of pva glue on different parts and sprinkled on a mixture of some sand. Furthermore I used milliput and some homemade rolling pins to give the expression of leftover / destroyed paths.

Wall accessories

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I added some cut up sprues and bits from leftover gamesworkshop products since the wall semmed so empty.

Priming

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An all over primer to bring everything together.

Highlights

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Added some white highlights trough an airbrush to help me with the painting.

First colour and grass

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Layed down the first primarie colours I wanted to use for this project. I wanted to achieve a kinda post apocalyptic vibe with still a lot of life in it.

Weathering and water

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Added rust effects to all the metal parts and used the uv sensitive resin to make a water flow effect.

Finishing touches

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Added some glow effects on the lights, the root, some leaf litter and tried out the spider serum.

Robot

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Sculpted a ballon, attached it to my little robot friend and painted everything to match the apocalyptic vibes.

Small details

2_20210207_111940 20210207_112003 20210211_173945 Since I wanted more contrast I printed out some small mushromms and added a lilly to finalize my project.