'Where's the darn'd door" by Beelzebrush

Description	:	As soon as I saw this mini by Hasslefree, I visualised this little diorama. The NMM was a little odd to paint whilst trying to consider the lightsource I had to paint over it. The NMM colours were German Grey, Imperial Blue and Cold Grey. The lightsource colours were Scarlet, Light Orange, Deep Yellow and a little white. I used the same colours for the walls too. I like the effect of the shadow...it reminds me of Nosferatu. The diorama was built entirely from layers of cork tile. The pavivg flags were individually cut out and 'layed'. I really had fun doing this and on the whole am pleased with the outcome.

Poll results:
Number 1 overall.
First Place: 18 votes
Second Place: 6 votes
Third Place: 5 votes

From:	Gary Giles (SirGiles)	(Wed 24 Nov 2004 02:45:10 PM CST)
Wow! That's one of the greatest inprovements in painting I've ever seen an individual do! Great job with the light source ... is the shadow a little high given the position of the torch? YA .... you should be proud of this one!

From:	Endre Majoros (endrem)	(Thu 25 Nov 2004 03:11:06 AM CST)
This is really a great idea, I like it very much. I wonder if the torch itself would have a shadow in a real situation like this, but that is just the devil in me trying to find something... :)

From:	Andy Bird (Beelzebrush)	(Thu 25 Nov 2004 05:23:47 AM CST)
Cheers guys! There's definitely a bit of 'artistic license' involved with the shadow. I think if I'd positioned it right it would have been much smaller and towards the corner (plus I liked the Nosferatu thing :) )

From:	Michael Stubbs` (LavronYor)	(Sun 28 Nov 2004 07:16:49 PM CST)
Excellent realism, technical editing aside. This diorama has real feel to it. If a mouse so much as squeaked, he looks like he might shi* himself. This gets one of my three votes based on just plain coolness. Awesome work.

From:	Mengu Gungor (Mengu)	(Tue 30 Nov 2004 12:44:52 AM CST)
This is brilliant. I had never seen source lighting executed like this with shadows. It's quite remarkable really. Nice pick of a miniature. You did an excellent job setting the mood. I'm at a loss for words...