Preparing for Halloween

Now that the warning is out of the way I can start on my new project.
Painshill Grotto. This place actually exists in Surrey England. But I am taking artistic license with the appearance of it.
Start with some Sculptamold. Mix water and start slathering it onto newspaper or styrofoam shapes.



Let it dry for 3+ days. Rip out the insides and you have a hollow hill.
This stuff is used by model train enthusiasts. So they can make those huge hills and tunnels for the trains. You can sand this, drill it, paint it, glue it and it doesn't chip or split.




Then you start painting it.

Here we have a piece almost done. This is the calm country scene for the fall.






The rock fence is part of the ground. The sculptamold is the ground and fence. the figures are store bought. I still have to put in the shrubs and other trees as well as the gravel on the pathway. The whole thing will have felt under it so it won't scratch the wood. I have a pile of miniature leaves to still create for under the trees.

Here is where Painshill Grotto is located. Note the left side is painted but not completed. The right side is still missing the grotto and the water feature. It is just a white field and a white hill right now. The whole scene should show a normal fall farm on the far left and gradually change to a grotto graveyard and cliffside to the right.
Tonight I will work on the middle section.