How to make an Awesome Cracked Earth Planet Diorama

[@BoulderCreekRailroad]

WOW 😮 That crackle paste effect looks fantastic! You've definitely given me a whole heap of ideas to use the crackle paste, as others have mentioned it could work quite well for an ice theme as well. I loved the opening shot where you blended the diorama in with the desert background. Looking forward to your next project Kathy 😉

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks Luke. It would definitely work well for ice and will crack more finely in thinner layers.

[@BBSonofa]

This diorama has it all, a desert, a scavenger, a mammoth skull and a fat astronaut. EVERYTHING!

[@mapit07]

Nice result Kathy!

[@RobA500]

Cracking diorama Kathy.👍🏻

[@brianmicky7596]

Hi Kathy, You do come up with some good ideas, Simple settings looks fantastic, , Stay safe All the Best Brian 🤗

[@PaulinhoThompson]

I'm really enjoying the astronauts adventures lol. Thanks for the video.

[@claudenewbolt2659]

MORE OF YOUR MAGNIFICENT DIORAMA ART WORK, AWESOME!

[@leechefski]

Painting the base with bright red, orange and yellow, sealing with pva, adding the crackle paste and lightly misting with black ink before setting it aside, gives a fantastic volcanic/lava effect.

[@KathyMillatt]

Great idea. Lava has the same cracked look.

[@LiliaArmoury]

if you had put some blue paint under the cracking medium it would work great for cracked ice fields

[@KathyMillatt]

Great idea! I may have to use that!

[@Kama8k]

Thanks for sharing this art with us

[@kitt3813]

Yay Kathy this is ace! 🙂

[@johnodonoghue7381]

Brilliant work yet again Kathy. Well done

[@glennsloggett1876]

Lovely work as always Kathy and yes you are a miniature painter from now on anyways. 👍🇨🇦

[@ChrisPage68]

Yer Man's obviously a visitor to our planet, on account of his height and not breathing the same air as us - or he'd have taken off his helmet when he saw the live vulture. Crackin' job, Kathy - we won't desert you. 👍

[@jvanamb]

OR @PageMonster the Mini is on Mars. Where I believe vultures and cockroaches live Happily Ever After each others scraps.

[@stephencameron4032]

Hi Kathy, another fab diorama, the little man looks like he could do with a hover-bike or something, the vulture looks like it's eye-ing him up hungrily, he may need to make a quick getaway, stay safe, all the best from Scotland, Stephen.

[@LiliaArmoury]

good work here, i've been meaning to do stuff with cracking medium

[@georgiewanders]

I'd love to see the background dunes too. This was so amazing!

[@glen9651]

Brilliant absolutely brilliant

[@johnkelley9877]

Excellent Work on this diorama! The base look like like Mars and the colors are realistic. I never used the Golden Crackle Paste before but I will try it in my next diorama. Thanks for sharing this neat tutorial.

[@dantop1280]

Looks great!! I do believe you 'nailed' it !!!!

[@PanzermansBunker]

Excellent job. The crackle effect is pretty cool. Bill

[@JAFKARNAT]

Well done Kathy, unusual subject, well executed. Looking forward to the next. I think that the crackle would also make a good ice floe diorama. Keep up the good work.

[@KathyMillatt]

Ice floes would be interesting. It would definitely work for that.

[@jherazob]

There's actually clear crackle paste, that would work even better!

[@KathyMillatt]

@@jherazob Great to know, thank you.

[@kyleburkholder6003]

You make it look so easy

[@georgecunningham9175]

Brilliant! The sparser the setting and composition, the fewer the details, the more difficult it is to achieve interest and realism - but you accomplished that and much more. The choice of having the little man's arms in those positions adds just a touch of humor without crossing the "cuteness" line. Kudos!

[@jvanamb]

Oh no when youngster Towan 🧒 says, "You've definitely given me a whole heap of ideas to use the crackle paste," we in the OLD guard will be left on the side of the road mumbling.🧓 However, Luke is spot on, "That crackle paste effect looks fantastic!" I'm considering a dry river bed or a desolated farm field. Like the 1930's or 40's dust bowl days. Kathy, I would think you could even marry your Mandalorian to this desert scene. I don't recall the planet from STAR WARS. But the scape has many similarities. Marvelous job. One question. At about 7:30 to 8:00 mins in you used some sort of fabric based material as a Millatt Pallett. What was that material? And Towan was correct, AGAIN, your backscene in the opening shot was Masterful.😎 EVERYONE PLEASE STAY HEALTHY, STAY SAFE, STOP THE SPREAD, WEAR A MASK, GET THE INJECTION WHEN YOU CAN, KEEP A SAFE DISTANCE. BUT MOST OF ALL SHARE YOUR LOVE WITH THOSE YOU DON'T KNOW AS WELL AS THOSE YOU DO. 💖💝 Jim in the U.S.A.

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks a lot. I’m using a home made wet palette. It’s baking paper over a sponge with water. It keeps the paint workable for longer. There’s loads of manufacturers and examples online.

[@DiggerEvans]

that really does look tremendous

[@AJ-wk6vk]

Hallo Kathy, very nice and fabulous work. I enjoy all of your Videos. Greetings from Germany.

[@jherazob]

Very nice job! Next time try matte varnish instead of PVA to see how it works, if it does the trick you got the shinyness solved from the start. Also don't underestimate your painting, you can always get better but you're doing good!

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks and yes, Matt medium would be good on this.

[@michaelhirvela1862]

I have not heard of crackle paste and it seems like a product that would have limited use, but what you did on the diorama is perfect. Well Done.

[@martinpook5707]

Excellent! It really looks like a dried up desert. Small point - if you seal one side of a piece of wood you must treat the other side the same otherwise the imbalance in humidity will warp it - I'll make that a promise!

[@KathyMillatt]

I have had that so many times so it’s great advice.

[@calvingreen4884]

Very nice diorama , good work

[@-AT-WALKER]

This channel has me hooked, awesome content! Never knew about crackle paste, looks like every tub of filler that dries out!

[@colossalbigfoot256]

You always have unique subject matter. What keeps people coming back. Fact you’re pretty darn good doesn’t hurt either. I know you done vids in the past, but have you came across any more techniques for concrete and or asphalt? You had one of the best tutorials out there and was wondering if you’ve improved on or came up with anything else? I think you used mica for rock tumbling? I loved you road tutorials..

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks so much! On roads, I’m doing plaster again for the next dio as it went really badly last time... but before then it will be a dusty dirt track.

[@creators10]

Delightfully bleak. "Can I come home now, Mum?"

[@simonreynolds1518]

Another fantastic and a Funtastic model, the cracked Earth looks ultra realistic, hopefully the little space man will not end up as Vulture dinner, Thank you Kathy, looking forward to your next build.

[@gerdeguelle1967]

that looks too crazy the skull and vulture just crazy

[@johnnyvscustomsgaragetassie.]

Earth shattering! Kathy, alone on the plain's of space contemplating his existence and enticing a giant Vulture for a quick snack. Hmmm! Awesome work as usual. Cheer's Tassie John

[@moctezumavargas3360]

Nice

[@thejellyranger7679]

Very cool

[@Vman7757]

Love it. Thanks for sharing. You should give him? Or her dark blue gloves so it complements the orange helps him look a little more a live. Now I want to try a desert escape.

[@barryuk676]

He does look like he's lost Kathy maybe he missed the sharrabang back from the space equivalent of a lads weekend in Tener riff-raff? Great video as always.

[@EDSKaR]

I remember train tickets like that.

[@paulvanappeven3340]

Super. Thanks. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@TheBlondiekitten]

Oh perfect 🌟🌟🌟

[@vegassims7]

That cracking earth stuff turns out fantastic! I never knew something like that was about. BTW, you must use the trains VERY often, since I have yet to watch one of your videos where you aren't using train tickets for applying glue or paint. hehe

[@KathyMillatt]

These are all 7-8 year old tickets from my daily commute.

[@MartinFutter70]

Interesting use of different materials and some great tip and ideas, unfortunately I dont think the vulture works, something a little more alien would've been much better, but that's just me. Nice job & keep the videos coming.

[@KathyMillatt]

I understand totally.

[@mooglesmodelrailways]

Nice diorama Kathy. If you try drying DAS modelling clay too quickly ( with a hair dryer or chef's torch) it cracks. Perhaps an alternative material for the cracked earth look if crackle glaze was unavailable?

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks. I have definitely cracked Das and I think it would work well too.

[@irRATional_adoRATion]

Hello there! Incredible effect. That crackle really works wonders! Exactly what we need for our current project. But, we need to cover the area of more than 4 square meters, which would be quite expensive to do with that pre-made crackle. So maybe you could elaborate some recipes of a DIY crackle? So far we've tried a couple of mixtures, but to no luck. As I understand, the crackle consists of some bonding agent (like white glue), something to give it a volume (like plaster), and something that shrinks from dehydration (which I don't know what it is)).

[@KathyMillatt]

Good luck with your project but im sorry, I don’t know how to do 4sqm!

[@2H80vids]

Excellent diorama Kathy, with maybe just a 𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑦 dash of humour. One thing I thought about was 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 he had come from. It doesn't look like he'd be leaving footprints, or even much of a trail, but is there some way of indicating a wee bit of his journey? Just a thought.😁 Cheers for now, Dougie.

[@KathyMillatt]

Nice thought! The ground is baked hard so no trail but something in the dust could work.

[@2H80vids]

@@KathyMillatt I'm sure you're the very person to work it out.😁

[@centaur1a]

Have you ever tried glueing sand on your diorama between the cracks, then either spray or brush on the desire color?

[@KathyMillatt]

No, because I was worried about filling in the depth on the cracks too much. Pigments don't add a lot of depth.

[@AmandaVLH]

💜💜💜

[@TKs3DPrints]

cool video. just want to share a little tip for removing supports.

[@TKs3DPrints]

do this before you cure the model. use a hair dryer on the supports they will warm up and then start to warp and they will brush away from the model leaving no puck marks on the model. also do all your modifications again before you cure the model. as it's easier to work with and the model has some flex and less likely to break when using a dremel. :)

[@KathyMillatt]

Thanks. Great tip and I’ll try next time.

[@rondyson8323]

Love your work . Hope your hair dosn't get as dry asd your diorama. lol

[@tanman729]

Give me downvotes for saying i hate tutorials like this. "Here's how i did this technique or effect. Step one, buy shit that literally does it on it's own."

[@rich201082]

You don't HAVE to watch it. If you have been made to watch this please inform your local law enforcement.

[@tanman729]

@@rich201082 oh but that's the rub. Im complaining that vids like this are a waste of my time because they bait me into watching them, thinking that it's going to actually teach me something other than "complete a transaction."

[@Redemption45-47]

Are you still working on your railroad

[@KathyMillatt]

Yes. It’s not suitable for videoing due to angles and lighting but you will see the dioramas that go on it. Two are coming up soon.

[@RLBndR]

Glad you wore a mask! Any inorganic solid in powder form is as lethal as asbestos! (Asbestos gets a bad rap from class action lawsuit marketing, but it's definitely not good for you) Asbestosis, Silicosis, and cancers caused from tile grout, fiberglass, resin, and all that stuff is equally bad for you.

[@hadrienvesseron5321]

So many cracks jokes.