I Made a "Dark Fantasy" inspired Diorama!

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • In this video, I'll show you how i made this "Dark Fantasy" inspired mini diorama! This piece was a tonne of fun to put together, and i hope you enjoy watching!
    I'd like to also give a huge thanks to Hobby zone for hooking me up with one of their awesome workbench organiser systems. If you want to grab one for yourself, you can check them out here! hobbyzone.pl/
    I used a variety of products on this build. Including paints from Vallejo and enamel washes from AK interactive.
    Here's a list of products I used in this build!
    Action figure: www.ebay.co.uk...
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    XPS foam: amzn.to/4bKR7CJ
    Pebeo Black Gesso Primer: amzn.to/3Kddar7
    Isopropyl Alcohol: amzn.to/3Ef6DIC
    Here's a list of my hobby tools and supplies!
    Dremel multi tool: amzn.to/3JrF4NZ
    A1 Cutting Mat: amzn.to/3jWyzKF
    A3 Cutting Mat: amzn.to/3KdEgP8
    Air Brush Kit: amzn.to/3k0PdZp
    Hobby Tweezers: amzn.to/3E99LpG
    Heat Gun: amzn.to/3S8hAS3
    Sculpting Tools: amzn.to/3IuYsdQ
    Hot Wire Foam Cutter: amzn.to/3k3qNyw
    My Filming Setup!
    Lighting Equipment: amzn.to/3xx7G2M
    Camera: amzn.to/3S6g5nx
    Mic: amzn.to/3ka03MJ
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  • @trenthobson2756
    @trenthobson2756 2 місяці тому +124

    This turned out really cool, I think it would be even cooler if you add just a tiny bit of moss beginning to climb up his armour and in the divets of his skull.

  • @benpine8597
    @benpine8597 2 місяці тому +39

    This is incredible! I loved the weathering on the armour. Opportunity lost to add a creepy crawly living in his skull or a woodland creature in his helmet hahah. Great work!

  • @apathtrampledbydeer8446
    @apathtrampledbydeer8446 2 місяці тому +14

    Absolutely beautiful!!!
    The scenery looks real.
    Congrats on becoming a father!!

  • @frozenthunderbolt1
    @frozenthunderbolt1 2 місяці тому +16

    SUper cool! If you want some constructive criticism: a little moss and/or scatter over the knight would sell that they have been there ages - seasons - and that the duff from the trees has started to build up on and around them.

  • @LB_adventurer
    @LB_adventurer Місяць тому +7

    Missed an opportunity to moss up the fallen knight... but it still looks fantastic and was a brilliant idea. An enviable effort, I admire your talent

  • @zakradd
    @zakradd 2 місяці тому +7

    Says he is a bad painter.
    Paints an amazing rusted skele dude.
    Just found your channel. Subbed.

  • @SturleyArt
    @SturleyArt 2 місяці тому +3

    Looks awesome. The moss works really well and you painted the skull really well.
    Congratulations on the new member of your family too.

  • @tanman729
    @tanman729 Місяць тому +1

    The armor looked pretty good, but it might have looked more rusted and all if you painted it with the rest colors and then dry brushed the metallic at the end. You can still see a lot of the metallic shine beneath the rusting, but it still looked good.

  • @rhysbaileyofficial
    @rhysbaileyofficial Місяць тому

    This is absolutely amazing!! The attention to detail is next level.. wants to start doing Dioramas for a while now and this video has pushed me over the edge to get a kit together and finally do one. Keep smashing the great content out 👏

  • @fredericapanon207
    @fredericapanon207 2 місяці тому +4

    That is a great diorama. Congratulations on your new arrival! I hope that you and the Missus are doing fine--aside from the sleep deprivation.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому +3

      Thank you! Everyone is doing great 👍 but as you say, a little more sleep would be nice 😂

  • @simonreynolds1518
    @simonreynolds1518 2 місяці тому +3

    Beautiful diorama those laser cut plants are very effective, the glossy finish gives the look of real leaves.

  • @thadrobinson8343
    @thadrobinson8343 2 місяці тому +3

    This is a really amazing vignette, beyond my current technical abilities. My only aesthetic critique is that the skull looks like it's still very upright for a fully ripened cadaver, I would expect it to be lolling off kilter once the body shrinks up and the bones have had time to disarticulate..

    • @rylen7487
      @rylen7487 Місяць тому

      Dude probably didn’t know all that 😭

  • @karengilchrist9774
    @karengilchrist9774 2 місяці тому

    That is an awesome little diorama. I'm very impressed with your paint job on the knight. And i love the little mushrooms!

  • @sportingedits3256
    @sportingedits3256 2 місяці тому +2

    I’d love to see more dark fantasy based dioramas!

  • @ModelNerd
    @ModelNerd 2 місяці тому

    Looks great! The paints really make the moss pop. It really does look like a damp, cold forest floor - very realistic.

  • @Lolliegeethatsme
    @Lolliegeethatsme 2 місяці тому

    Great finished piece. Congratulations on your baby! 🎉

  • @KOTEC525
    @KOTEC525 Місяць тому +3

    "I'm not a very good painter." Proceeds to paint highly realistic weathered metal armor!

  • @TheWaywardGameMaster
    @TheWaywardGameMaster Місяць тому

    Looks awesome! Congrats on the new baby.

  • @gameyybuilds
    @gameyybuilds 2 місяці тому

    This is excellent work. Forest/jungle terrain makes for some of the most labor-intensive diorama settings, but you pulled it off!

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      @@gameyybuilds You're not wrong. I find its some of the most satisfying terrain to create . I'm so glad you enjoyed it and keep up the good work 👏 I really love your videos!

  • @MpSSpeaker
    @MpSSpeaker 2 місяці тому

    stunning looking diorama!

  • @tiffanysandmeier4753
    @tiffanysandmeier4753 2 місяці тому

    This is beautiful.

  • @Paepercuts
    @Paepercuts 2 місяці тому +2

    Great work! Love the painting of the moss I'll have to try that sometime.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      Thank you! Can't wait to see what you do with it :)

  • @diyfireking
    @diyfireking 2 місяці тому

    The result is outstanding 👍👍

  • @goforitpainting
    @goforitpainting Місяць тому +1

    Really cool base. 🌳

  • @Ernzt8
    @Ernzt8 2 місяці тому +12

    An extra limb would make the AI look even extra realistic 😁
    Great dio!

  • @cerisekappes580
    @cerisekappes580 2 місяці тому

    Looks awesome 😊

  • @samhoban2509
    @samhoban2509 2 місяці тому +2

    This is great. Well done

  • @JeroenHilf
    @JeroenHilf 2 місяці тому

    Awesome diorama sir! And congrats with your newborn!

  • @goldendimons1333
    @goldendimons1333 2 місяці тому

    This turned out awesome! A real inspiration

  • @andy98114
    @andy98114 2 місяці тому

    Great diorama 👍👍👍👍

  • @MiniCrafthobby
    @MiniCrafthobby 2 місяці тому

    This is so cool! Really digging the forest vibe and can't wait to see more dark fantasy stuff. Well done!

  • @louGriggs1944
    @louGriggs1944 2 місяці тому

    Outstanding. Thank you.

  • @southerndime333
    @southerndime333 2 місяці тому

    'ol skelly boi looks pretty chippa ,chillin Betwixt the roots n leaves.

  • @lnrmodels
    @lnrmodels 2 місяці тому

    Superb work - you've really brought that vegetation to life!

  • @CyberPirate2008
    @CyberPirate2008 2 місяці тому

    Looks good.

  • @chaoshead87
    @chaoshead87 2 місяці тому

    Nice little diorama.

  • @Mykle514
    @Mykle514 2 місяці тому

    Huge congrats on your new baby boy!!

  • @barrydevlinred
    @barrydevlinred 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic bro so well done only thing i can see to make it a we bit better is the position of the skull. I think if he's been sitting there so long then his skull would be sitting at a less natural position, maybe back against the ground or sunken into the Armour.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      Thank you! I did play around with it a little before finally deciding on this position. I was just kinda worried about breaking the delicate resin prints.

    • @barrydevlinred
      @barrydevlinred 2 місяці тому

      @CTDioramas oh I hear that the amount of them I've broken is laughable. But again I love the work mate the attention to detail is off the chain.

  • @khazmodan
    @khazmodan Місяць тому

    Amazing job! You inspired me to try this out myself.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  Місяць тому +1

      @@khazmodan that's awesome! Have fun 👍

  • @F.N.G.RC1
    @F.N.G.RC1 Місяць тому

    Turned out awesome. Gave ya a sub after watching. I love watching Diaroma stuff because I use the techniques for my RC stuff and courses.

  • @FelipeOliosi
    @FelipeOliosi 2 місяці тому

    Incredible
    I'd like to see more dark fantasy themed diorama
    Few days ago I've thinking if it's possible to create a diorama on a real plant vase.

  • @Yojonbo
    @Yojonbo 2 місяці тому

    It’s dope as hell. Your painting skills are top notch also don’t sell yourself short my dude.

  • @markc.7984
    @markc.7984 Місяць тому

    Really looks nice. This is the first video of yours I'm seeing. One detail question: dry brushing the steel color onto the raised parts makes sense normally, since that's where any paint would be rubbed off etc., but if his now dead body has been here a while, those are specifically the spots that would rust first. I'd think doing that drybrushing with rust instead of the raw steel might contribute to the aging and weathering you're going for with this scene. Thoughts?

  • @blackmarketoutpost
    @blackmarketoutpost 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic work

  • @benjaminhamrick8612
    @benjaminhamrick8612 Місяць тому

    First time seeing your videos, that was amazing and I can’t wait to see more

  • @Memories_in_Chains
    @Memories_in_Chains Місяць тому

    Great work! Definitely going to subscribe :) and congratulations!!! I wish you and your new smol family happiness and health! :7

  • @philRminiatures
    @philRminiatures 2 місяці тому

    SUperb basing and painting, nice details and splendid armor!

  • @Oscar-is-dope-af
    @Oscar-is-dope-af Місяць тому

    Sick good work

  • @manuelmanuwar9656
    @manuelmanuwar9656 2 місяці тому

    Hi, das Model ist doch der Hammer und du sagst du kannst nicht malen das schaut alles so super gut und echt sehr schön aus. Weiter so.👍

  • @sean.burman98
    @sean.burman98 2 місяці тому

    SUPER sick!!!!

  • @IMLITERALLYTHATCHAD420
    @IMLITERALLYTHATCHAD420 2 місяці тому +1

    “Your baked, who’s cooking” ahh inspiration 😭

  • @Jameelion
    @Jameelion 2 місяці тому +2

    Love the Dark Fantasy tiktoks so watched this asap soon as I seen your upload! Terrain looks so natural and paint job really good. Think however the new desk setup steals the show, incredibly satisfying

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! Honestly, it's been a game changer 😂

    • @Jameelion
      @Jameelion 2 місяці тому

      @CTDioramas Please include footage of it in further vids ahaha

  • @Rogerplays04
    @Rogerplays04 2 місяці тому

    nice work bro

  • @theart9207
    @theart9207 Місяць тому +2

    you remind me of north of the border (the youtuber)

  • @jacobsouls
    @jacobsouls 2 місяці тому

    Please do more Dark Fantasy!!!

  • @shaundellecassell9408
    @shaundellecassell9408 Місяць тому +1

    Where did you buy that action fig? It’s soooo cool! Edit Nevermind I found it in the description!😊 thanks!

  • @murphyngton
    @murphyngton 2 місяці тому

    Well, inspire-ception. While you were making this one, I felt inspired to make a smaller Trench Crusade version of it for my Dirge of the Great Hegemon warband as a Field Shrine.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      Sounds great! I'd love yo see that 😁

  • @jamescotter6114
    @jamescotter6114 2 місяці тому

    That is 482 different kinds of badass!

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому +1

      This comment gets 482 likes from me

  • @flyboyadventures777
    @flyboyadventures777 2 місяці тому

    Good Job buddy!😎😎😎

  • @demurerear6693
    @demurerear6693 2 місяці тому

    Nuevo sub y yo digo que hagas mas de este estilo. ❤

  • @paulacannon3452
    @paulacannon3452 Місяць тому +1

    OK just found your channel and have been binge watching for hours i think i better subscribe lol you have some awesome stuff do you ever sell any of it ?

  • @deanolivier2508
    @deanolivier2508 2 місяці тому

    super cool dude!

  • @ChristianKeller-e4h
    @ChristianKeller-e4h 5 днів тому

    New to the channel, great work bud! An arrow or two impale the knight's armor?

  • @lordofgraphite
    @lordofgraphite 2 місяці тому

    Insta sub. Love dark fantasy ❤

  • @jacobroberts1434
    @jacobroberts1434 2 місяці тому

    I would've added some moss or lichen growing over his hands and legs a bit just to make him look locked in and aged a bit more. But awesome job on this!

  • @cerengzl
    @cerengzl 2 місяці тому +2

    Great work. It would be fabulous if a plant came out of his eye.

  • @taylorsackett2556
    @taylorsackett2556 2 місяці тому

    This is almost a 1 to 1 recreation of a scene from Matt Colville's book Priest and one of my favorite parts at that.

  • @debbralehrman5957
    @debbralehrman5957 2 місяці тому

    Ok you have a new baby.(this may be my
    answer) I was wondering (first time here so
    please forgive my Ignorance) you have a
    3D printer, Hot Wire cutter, Airbush kit and
    a power drill. But no small power saw?🤔
    Congratulations on the new member of the
    Family. Wait till next Christmas when he's
    more aware of the world around him. What
    a Joy. 🌟🎄⛄🍭🎁🍬🤗💕 My bad I have been here once before. 11 month's ago when you made that nice gift for your wife. 👍🏻

  • @Mykle514
    @Mykle514 2 місяці тому

    Hey CT! Beautiful work as always.
    If you dont mind I'm wondering, how do you determine what type of glue you need to use for each material (gluing twigs with mod podge, trunk with super glue, etc.)
    Thanks so much!

  • @AlanVonGoodleef
    @AlanVonGoodleef 2 місяці тому

    Astonishing

  • @Dog0nWheels
    @Dog0nWheels 2 місяці тому

    Dope!

  • @lynnelewis9605
    @lynnelewis9605 2 місяці тому

    Hi there he looks great.x

  • @nrozemberg
    @nrozemberg 2 місяці тому

    Que coisa incrível!

  • @bucknachogomez2075
    @bucknachogomez2075 Місяць тому

    How do u get your cutting mats so clean 👁👁

  • @bikepony3498
    @bikepony3498 Місяць тому

    It would look cool if you had some vines growing over the dead knight

  • @PKTCrafts
    @PKTCrafts 2 місяці тому

    You kept making the ground look better and better and better! And that armour looks amazing, great job as always man!

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому +1

      @@PKTCrafts Thank you buddy I really appreciate it 🙏 now I need to crack on with my CFH entry! 😁

    • @PKTCrafts
      @PKTCrafts 2 місяці тому

      @ looking forward to that very much!

  • @Katzztar
    @Katzztar Місяць тому +1

    Jedi beheads someone, knight loses head and receives cursed skull. My first thought? "'Tis but a scratch!"

  • @zachogborn2398
    @zachogborn2398 2 місяці тому

    What's the link to the figure you used? I've had a similar idea recently but didn't wanna buy a super expensive figure. Wonderful video 🤙

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      @@zachogborn2398 I picked it up on ebay.....I'll see if I can find a link and add it into the description 👍

  • @Ashtin.Larold
    @Ashtin.Larold Місяць тому

    Amazing but one thing i would've done was add damages to the armor putting in detail how he died

  • @SithMami
    @SithMami 2 місяці тому

    The thumbnail reminds me of something out of Love Death and Robots episode, Jibaro.

  • @blue.templar.gaming3850
    @blue.templar.gaming3850 Місяць тому

    you should def go back and add a glowing loot orb in is legs!

  • @Lupin3rd1980
    @Lupin3rd1980 2 місяці тому

    Hey, I don't know if you posted this yourself or if UA-cam thought: "Yolo!", but I prefer to hear your original voice than AI-Paule.
    But I like what I see, a really cool diorama and a really good presentation. Keep it up. ^^ Just please no AI or UA-cam buys better voices.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      I think this is a new UA-cam feature 🤔 if you go onto settings...audio track... and pick original English audio. You should get my original upload! Hope this helps 👍

    • @Lupin3rd1980
      @Lupin3rd1980 2 місяці тому

      @@CTDioramas Yes. ^^

  • @RiverStikz
    @RiverStikz Місяць тому

    If a mushroom was growing out of the eye it would make a huge difference

  • @OFFCODEV2
    @OFFCODEV2 Місяць тому

    Im goin to make a "conquistador" one

  • @soluciones11s.a.s81
    @soluciones11s.a.s81 Місяць тому +3

    I was watching the video without audio an i almost have a heart attack when you started to cut down the figma demon souls figure (didn´t know it was a bootleg).

  • @JosephStalin-g2f
    @JosephStalin-g2f 2 місяці тому

    Hell yeah

  • @victorperez7877
    @victorperez7877 4 дні тому

    The heroes shade??? Legend of Zelda

  • @frankyb2920
    @frankyb2920 2 місяці тому

  • @Redbeardblondie
    @Redbeardblondie Місяць тому +1

    Bro made a fantastic place to bleed out in

  • @PriestessGoat
    @PriestessGoat 2 місяці тому +150

    AI is so gross

    • @3r1k_2
      @3r1k_2 2 місяці тому +4

      Why?

    • @MrJodrick
      @MrJodrick 2 місяці тому +36

      Some AI*
      Other ai are helping save lives in the medical field

    • @Just1Nora
      @Just1Nora 2 місяці тому

      So, artist input...I think ai can be a decent tool to help people visualize where they want a work to go, or how to do something along a certain style, but it is definitely no replacement for actual artists and shouldn't be used as such. I've noticed an absolutely MASSIVE uptick of homegoods and coloring books that are clearly created with ai and not changed. They are sold through small volume or print on demand companies and pop-up publishers in the case of the coloring books. It's skeevy because most people either won't notice or just don't care, but the money goes to giant mega-corps overseas when they could be purchasing books from actual artists. The same goes for decor items. I "watch" YT videos of people reading horror stories published on reddit, and almost all of them now just use straight ai images for their backgrounds. Many are glitchy and weird to hilarious in the background areas.
      The real reason I dislike that so much is that each image takes as much energy to produce as charging the average smartphone once. That might not seem significant until you think about how many billions of images are created, not to mention the people replaced in customer service roles. In the USA big companies are talking about buying out nuclear power plants and selling a fraction of the energy produced back to the community while using most of it to power ai farms, which is absolutely insane.
      If you must use it, use it wisely and with discretion.

    • @CharlieNoodles
      @CharlieNoodles 2 місяці тому

      @3r1k_2generative ai is a soulless, cynical bastardisation of human creativity. Trained off of stolen work so that some asshole tech bro can get rich by replacing human artists. F$%k ai. Gross doesn’t even come close to describing it.

    • @garybuettner7920
      @garybuettner7920 2 місяці тому

      Fantastic. Looks so realistic.

  • @TakuiNanao
    @TakuiNanao 12 днів тому

    Ai is great

  • @dm_fantastic_craft
    @dm_fantastic_craft 12 днів тому

    Wait, aí is cool but knock-off action figures are not?

  • @SlartiMarvinbartfast
    @SlartiMarvinbartfast 2 місяці тому

    That's brilliant, I love the attention to detail.
    One minor criticism - the end music didn't really match the subject matter.
    Out of interest, when using soil, compost, etc do you sterilise it first by cooking it in some way? There's a lot of bacteria, mould spores, seeds, insects eggs, etc in such materials which could, over time, have a negative affect on the diorama for example, your health too perhaps. You could cook the soil/compost in the oven I guess but that could end up stinking out your house, so maybe cook outside on a tray placed on a portable gas stove instead? Or the microwave? I'm no idea, not a modeller myself, just some thoughts. I'm sure there's some info on that online.

    • @CTDioramas
      @CTDioramas  2 місяці тому

      Yes, it's normally good practice to sterilise any natural product for this sort of use. I like to use the oven (normally when my wife isn't at home!) to slowly heat potting soil, etc. It's a relatively easy way to prevent issues down the line 👍

  • @demurerear6693
    @demurerear6693 2 місяці тому

    Take all my money

  • @tt-rama2246
    @tt-rama2246 2 місяці тому

    s i c k

  • @maan9176
    @maan9176 2 місяці тому

    "I'm not a very good painter" 😅

  • @looselycollected7505
    @looselycollected7505 Місяць тому

    Not a fan of AI. And I don't condone it's use. But, this is amazing work. Looks great.

  • @AbdulKader-hq9dz
    @AbdulKader-hq9dz 2 місяці тому

    You really need to upgrade your tools, otherwise you can't be the best only using your skill

  • @AnazoySterch
    @AnazoySterch 2 місяці тому

    Why use IA? Men, you doing a good job, but relay in IA its so wrong.