Sometimes I have the feeling that I have to quit a project. I have my doubts how to get the result I like to achieve.
This happens to me from time to time — I feel like I miss the possibilities that can be used in the modelling world, and I start to worry. I’ve learned to deal with it, so that while it still comes up, I now have trust that I’ll be fine.
So what do I do when have my doubts and get back my motivation ?
I do this: I look at the things I have made. I look at Nice Street and, I remember the problems I have solved crating this one. If this diorama is fine, the next one will probably be too. And the one after. We tend to imagine horrible future moments when it doesn’t really happen.
Ironically, when I have my doubts the first thing I want to do is to start all over again. I’ve found that taking some time to sit back and look at the project helps me to see the problem and the solution. Even just for a view minutes day. I just sit and look and I try not to judge what I’m seeing.
Then I realised that when I want to solve the problem I had to go back to me basic design. What did I want to build and what is the theme of the diorama.
I wanted to build a dockside diorama. My basic design is a strong diagonal line as a base.
That was a good choice. It gives the diorama a dynamic feeling and creates depth.
The basic design for my buildings was a L- shape.
Here I didn’t achieve what I had in mind. Although it is maybe difficult to see in a picture. The building behind the cottage is too low. I have to raise that that so that the wall is visible above the roof of the cottage.
The same is the case with the builders merchants warehouse. The top line of the roof is too low.
But there is something else I don’t like here. The eye goes to that what is brighter. So if I’m looking at the diorama my eye goes first to the cottage and then to the builders merchants warehouse. After that it goes to the warehouse of Roope and Voss.
I don’t mind that the first focus is on the cottage, because it is expressing the end of the decade I’m building. But my theme was: the delivery of goods to Roope and Voss.
So I have to build another builders merchants warehouse.
Result will be published of coarse.
Regards,
Job
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