How to Build a Winter Diorama: Part II

Winter? More like Africa at this stage! After cutting out the terrain, I used common drywall mud to cover the entire foam base. Try to do this moderately thickly, not so much as to lose the scenery, but not too little either. After that, I made the mistake of not putting a coat of paint over the mud to hold down the next layer. The problem with drywall mud is that it doesn't hold anything to the surface, so the average modeller paints the mud and then sprinkles scenery on it; I sprinkled my fine sand (from the beach at a lake, but any sand will do) straight on the mud. To secure it, I used a mixture of white glue and water to hold it down.