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I Recreate The ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Scenes On A Tabletop (8 Pics)
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I Recreate The 'Lord Of The Rings' Scenes On A Tabletop

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The Lord of the Rings has been a love of mine from the first time I was able to see the films in the theater almost 20 years ago.

This project has been something I wanted to do for such a long time. It first started when I wanted to see if I could merge portrait photography and toy photography into a single image. After a few test shots, I came to the conclusion it was possible.

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I started to first lay out the plans for building Bilbo’s hobbit house with a design on some graphic software. After I got the blueprints developed, I then laser cut them into the wood to build the base frame of the home. Then I began construction of the landscape. After three months of work, I put the finishing touches of the trees and fences.

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All of my images are shot with a Canon 5D Mark IV and Sigma 35mm Art lens. The 35mm gives the most cinematic look to each of my photos. When I am able to complete the photography aspect of the diorama, I then move to the shooting of the human model. I use the exact same lighting setup and lens to make sure all of my color tones match in camera.

When all of the photos are done, I move over to Photoshop to composition the image. Adding the sky tends to be the most difficult part because I have to make sure all the lighting is correct with the diorama and human model so it appears seamless. Each photo series can take up to three months to complete.

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Night Owl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! That's amazing. And with so much attention to detail

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BroadwayBound
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your work is so beautiful! As a Tolkien fan, I would love to seen these irl, they are really gorgeous

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Biopithecus
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The level of detail on the scene, especially the vegetation is fantastic. Keep it up! What do you use for the texture of the grass and plants?

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The grass is just your standard diorama grass you can get from Woodland Scenics. You apply it with a gadget that has a static charge and it gets the grass to stand straight up. The plants are a combination of pre made plants from the hobby store and others I hand made. Cheers mate :)

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Night Owl
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow! That's amazing. And with so much attention to detail

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BroadwayBound
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Your work is so beautiful! As a Tolkien fan, I would love to seen these irl, they are really gorgeous

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Biopithecus
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The level of detail on the scene, especially the vegetation is fantastic. Keep it up! What do you use for the texture of the grass and plants?

nckbusch avatar
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The grass is just your standard diorama grass you can get from Woodland Scenics. You apply it with a gadget that has a static charge and it gets the grass to stand straight up. The plants are a combination of pre made plants from the hobby store and others I hand made. Cheers mate :)

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