Uncover the Secrets of this Creepy House Diorama Build

In this video, I show you how I constructed a creepy house in the moonlight diorama using AI-generated illustrations as a reference.
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[@Nerdforge]

This is really cool!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@TaroMaro-nx2zl]

Omg hello Martina! 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@Amanda_Marinho]

Martina.. Sou muito fã do seu trabalho .. Um beijo aqui do Brasil ❤🇧🇷

[@kelleyhawk6595]

@@dodgydioramas wow! A compliment from nerdforge (congratulations)! This is a wonderful diorama! Looking forward to more!!!🇺🇸

[@dodgydioramas]

I know, I'm thrilled

[@tooshay4me]

Looks great. Just a bit of help when doing the light shades. If you use a small flashlight, place it or hang it where the moonlight will come from, and tape different color filters on it, then paint your light shades on your buildings, trees, and such. Something I learned a long time ago. Helps it to go faster.

[@dodgydioramas]

That's a great idea thanks

[@itskitbashnotabreakdown]

Absolutely @Nerdforge. Part of the rich tapestry of KZbin now 😊

[@dodgydioramas]

Love Nerdforge

[@lynneforgie6711]

Wonderful!

[@kunkmiceter]

The lights at the end really made it cool.

[@JackShaw-zs1rb]

Made my night having this gem turn up on KZbin. Another great video!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, with such a gap between this and the last video KZbin completely stopped promoting me so I thought no-one would come back.

[@JackShaw-zs1rb]

@@dodgydioramas I'll be here for everyone. Love your work!

[@pux0rb]

Great techniques, and an awesome result. All the time put into the small details like the roots and shingles really paid off. The final result has a really spooky quality to it.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@darkphotonstudio]

Very cool!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@droberts1664]

That looks spooky

[@chasonlapointe]

Oh fantastic build, very atmospheric!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you very much!

[@Caroline1775]

I follow a lot of diorama scratch build channels - This was such a lovely video to stumble apon! Love your work here and cool to see stuff that made on a computer before hand too, a lovely mix

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@elisabethrainory]

Oh and this too… youtube.com/@lasercreation-world1981?si=6lyYr6yyghUVdQP8

[@simonreynolds1518]

The house turned out great, it would work well in a Halloween diorama

[@dodgydioramas]

Yes, add some pumpkins and it's sorted

[@optimisticknight]

The chinchilla dust gives everything an eerie ashy look as if a volcanoe erupted.

[@Svain5]

Brilliant timing. I just needed some advice on texturing a twisted wire tree I'm building. Thank you.

[@dodgydioramas]

They're great fun to make

[@RN-du8wr]

Got here through yt recommendation, glad I clicked on. I have a circular piece of wood from an old lamp/end table combo that has been perplexing me for years, I'm inspired to try something similar to this build on it.

[@dodgydioramas]

Go for it, round will work well.

[@terrythomas2735]

Wow I found you by accident so glad I did

[@nyshockartist]

Man, I tell you what. I have been looking for a new creator to binge and I do believe I have found it in you. I will say though, I would have loved to see the tree you made, which looks great by the way, growing into the house in places, and perhaps an old decrepit swing hanging from its branch's somewhere. All in all mate, excellent job. Ill be sticking around, and keep up the great work

[@dodgydioramas]

Yeah, the original intention was to make the tree more integrated with the house but I ran out of time. Love the idea of a swing though, didn't think of that.

[@iamian7226]

Really enjoyed this build. Thank you for taking the time to share your work. I'm looking forward to seeing more

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, certainly planning many more.

[@MASI_forging]

What an awesome design. 👍👍

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@cerisekappes580]

Wow!!!!!! Insanely impressive build!!!!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@cerisekappes580]

@@dodgydioramas you are welcome

[@yvonnephillion4676]

Excellent work. Love it.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@zestvisions]

Fantastic! It turned out perfectly 👍

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you.

[@SteamGeezerUK]

Nice job, came out very well and I completely agree that drybrushing is a fantastically versatile technique that works perfectly for nearly all projects.

[@dodgydioramas]

Not sure what I would have done without it.

[@curbstompblitzmains5705]

love the idea of using a cricut to achive exact size templates might have to try that on a build

[@dodgydioramas]

I don't use it very often but so useful when I do

[@dennis96369]

Awesome. U should have made stormy clouds with leds inside, fallen down pieces of the tree, tiny rocks and rooftiles on the ground. Soooo much more potential. Should def become a 2 part thingy sometime. Keep it up. Going straight into the next video. Thx

[@dodgydioramas]

Having enough time is a major problem so I have to cut down on the ambition but multi part videos I might do.

[@dennis96369]

@@dodgydioramas I know. I just wanted to give you some "creative criticism" to improve yourself even more.

[@dodgydioramas]

Much appreciated

[@bsmith8943]

Phenomenal artist.

[@zainventuri7881]

Wow this video is amazing, keep up the good work! 😀

[@dodgydioramas]

Thanks

[@modelrestorations]

That is indeed Creepy! Well done!

[@littlebacchus216]

Really nice build and the texture you get with the chinchilla sand is superb, can see that becoming a trade mark of your builds. I've wanted to do one like this with the cabin from The Evil Dead.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, it was the only sand available locally so I thought 'that'll do'

[@badwillnosoup4u]

Such an awesome diorama! It took me less than 2 minutes to decide I like your work and queue up all your other videos to watch too. I wish your channel luck growing!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, hope you like the others

[@fancifuldevices]

Oh that chinchilla sand gave it such a unique creepy texture!! So cool, haven’t seen that before. Awesome diorama.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, flooding it with glue makes cracks form which adds to it all.

[@CreepyChappy]

Beautiful work

[@Drubaldo]

I'm so glad this video popped up! Just to give you a comparison, this was the first video of its kind that I didn't watch sped up to avoid having to listen to the bla bla bullsheep. I really did enjoy the build and definitely gained my following. Very talented and creative! Well done!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, high praise indeed

[@arkdecon13]

Always love your videos!

[@dodgydioramas]

So glad!

[@Julie-kd]

Wow, this looks amazing. Well done!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@sylwitcha5325]

That is awesome and i love the tree!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@troygust43]

Wow awesome build, love it.

[@jjcouch5]

Awesome build! Love the vines underneath. The individual bricks and tiles definitely did add a cooler look!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@HaggisFist]

That came out fantastically!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@taleenkassabian1196]

My new favourite diorama channel!! Wish I had your talent!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@tomtruesdale6901]

Outstanding job on that creepy house, it looks fantastic !

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@markusrogerson]

Really enjoyed watching this! Nice pace, not too much music, great to hear what you're doing. good job!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@Artba_Kreasi]

Greetings, friend... I'm from Indonesia, very happy and really like all your videos, friend... continue to be enthusiastic about creating new works... once again, nice to meet you... my name is Rifai.

[@dodgydioramas]

Hi Rifai, It's great to have you here.

[@Artba_Kreasi]

@@dodgydioramas thank you very much friend

[@tomnordquist8830]

Just starting to watch, and excited already.

[@dodgydioramas]

Hope it didn't disappoint

[@ryanclare3798]

If you want to remove fingerprints from any miliput work you do go over it with a paintbrush dipped in isopropyl alcohol and it will smooth everything out. Awesome build man!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, I'll remember that

[@mikerider8540]

Nice work, well worth the effort with the separate shingles and slats.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@kelzcarruthers9859]

Adult-ing I’m committed to covering most of my beautiful 1 12th scale dolls house with lollipop sticks cut in to bricks as a facing ❤all going good then life choices I added a second house and a hall way. It’s now a 1 12th chateau 😊, several more evenings to go xox

[@dodgydioramas]

I bet it'll look amazing when you've finished.

[@kelzcarruthers9859]

@@dodgydioramas it makes my soul happy 😊 x

[@user-oe6wp8jy9p]

So thematic. Love the build and really enjoyed the video as well!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@jamesnixon1875]

Amazing job. Love it and that you added light.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@mestevep12]

Love it !!!!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@joshuaedley5191]

wow you can see the love and care of this model awesome work!

[@dodgydioramas]

Glad you like it!

[@darknessislight3689]

A place I’d explore 😊 if it were real 😉 fantastic work

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, it's where I want to live.

[@darknessislight3689]

@@dodgydioramas me too 😃

[@karenritter2574]

Totally wyckedly awesome job well done love it

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@Sharauni]

This is awesome! I love old creepy houses, and if this was real I would do everything I could to live in it, live out my eccentric witchy dreams XD

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, I'd live in it too. The Adams Family house is my dream home.

[@user-vr1tl3sl1s]

Absolutely beautiful

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you! 😊

[@stevenmcneil9800]

Absolutely fantastic what a wonderful gift thank you 😎

[@dodgydioramas]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@paulbell9957]

Incredible work mate 😮👍

[@horizonsforge]

Cool build! Looks like it was fun to make too

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, it was, very keen to do another.

[@ramblingrosie3762]

As someone who makes models, I fully appreciate the amount of work, imagination and use of different mediums and textures. Fantastic end result. Good luck with your exhibition entry.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, new video out soon so the results will be in.

[@karlatipton1501]

Absolutely incredible!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@viktorramirez9171]

This project turned out so stunning. Thank you so much for sharing

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@williamwallace9427]

That earned you a subscriber

[@dr-onestuffido]

So much hard work, looks amazing well done. You have a great talent my friend:)

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, definitely a marathon not a sprint.

[@marcjaikaran714]

You are a genius , incredible

[@dodgydioramas]

Not sure about that but thanks

[@festa67]

Love this, so cool

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@festa67]

@@dodgydioramas no worries, I subbed you as well buddy

[@DeborahTurner-ip8zm]

Your are not a crafter but a true artist. Being a serious sculpture creator I can appreciate the involvement in your work. If you are not selected they have a real lack of taste. A fan😊

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@modelermark172]

This is excellent work! Making all those roots and Lovecraftian tendrils and cutting all those individual slats, tiles, and shingles is incredibly tedious. But there is no "Royal Road" to quality model building. And though you did use AI to help with the basic suggestion, the end result is yours and yours alone! I'll have to check out your other projects! Subscribed. 271st Like.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, I love the term Lovecraftian.

[@GetRealwithMike]

I freaking love it! I'm trying to find a set of plans for a Victorian House to build and add furnishing, ghosts and the like. This is great and l'm going to try creating a house from AI (Midjourney) too.

[@dodgydioramas]

Sounds great. I have a brilliant book (Victorian Architectural details) by A. J. Bucknell. It's full of drawings of complete houses and tons of little details. Highly recommended it.

[@dodgydioramas]

Bicknell!

[@GetRealwithMike]

​@@dodgydioramasFound it online. PERFECT! Thanks!

[@ltjamescoopermason8685]

Knockout 🤪🤛its brilliant in design style and the video was educational experience and a great ideas thanks for sharing!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@dawnagoad9745]

Amazing work!

[@MusicandMonsters]

Great work!

[@mrscb5303]

Spooktacular!! Absolutely loved this house. Thank you for sharing your work, it was fascinating! 🧡🖤🧡🖤🧡

[@dodgydioramas]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@heather5780]

Wonderful work!

[@darkkrenaissance42]

The coloring here gives me inspiring ideas for the King Diamond THEM house i wanna create !~

[@dodgydioramas]

Had to look that up! Sounds a great project

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

This is amazing!

[@ErreErre.]

Lights..? Good job..!🎉😂

[@dodgydioramas]

They are there, but I struggled to photograph or film them properly.

[@Micca_]

Super cool!

[@BlueRooster76]

came out Amazing!

[@matthewcochran3325]

Another banger, brother. I don't do models or anything but I do make leather goods and often make movie inspired replicas of gun holsters, knives, book covers, etc. Your channel helps me creatively, so thank you! I also usually don't have a detailed plan, i just have a general direction to go in and see what happens.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, I wouldn't mind giving leather working a go.

[@markcollins3453]

Very very cool!

[@amandamould6774]

Good job its brilliant

[@TheLinuxCast]

This is great. Some good background music to take up the silent parts would make it better

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@medicwebber3037]

Really fantastic. And I'd say all the extra work on the siding of that house was soooo worth it! Thank you for the vid!

[@dodgydioramas]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@atarikid]

fantastic work.....

[@LoneCanadianPoet]

Real nice! Great detail!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thanks!

[@KelleyDoesStuff]

Incredible!! The attention to detail is stunning!

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@johndoyle9695]

I love what you did it looks very good.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@thaogcreative9883]

I'm really new to dioramas and this has given me some great ideas. looks awesome!

[@dodgydioramas]

Glad to hear it!

[@brianahawkins8124]

I LOVE IT! This is so giving me more inspiration for my Halloween Diorama project's.

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you, I do love Halloween

[@brianahawkins8124]

@@dodgydioramas Halloween's my favorite #1 holiday while X mas is #2.

[@dodgydioramas]

I'm old so Christmas is a huge pain.

[@kymscott2203]

amazing

[@fangoffenris31]

awsome!!!

[@pamelasteburg6006]

Wow!

[@OilersWorkshop]

Bro this is awesome

[@dodgydioramas]

Thank you

[@Chimer24-qs5wo]

Amazing build. Sometimes KZbin does recommend the right channel, that was the best half hour I've spent today. I've done individual roof tiles and bricks in the past, so I get what you mean about the process. Though mine were for much larger terrain. Now I'm wondering about dioramas. Thank you for sharing this. Subscribed )O(

[@dodgydioramas]

I'm really glad you liked it. I haven't made individual bricks yet, but I'm sure I will at some point. The next video out in a week or 2 will hopefully be more scary

[@Chimer24-qs5wo]

@@dodgydioramas Brilliant. Looking forward to it )O(

[@fingsandstuff]

Love it! Earned yourself a new subscriber.....

[@dodgydioramas]

Welcome aboard!

[@fingsandstuff]

@dodgydioramas cheers, I've been doing it for a couple of years now... just hard to find the time to create projects as I work two jobs...

[@dodgydioramas]

Yeah, I can't devote the time I would like to making.

[@kimberlyjarosch5540]

I definitely want to try this! Amazing

[@dodgydioramas]

Please do!

[@christiegarcia617]

Very nice

[@user-eq8dm7wy2r]

wow wow

[@TaroMaro-nx2zl]

8:44 'I've started to question my life's choices' 😂 yes right in the middle of the project you look around and go 'oh what have i done this is crazy will it even work why did i do this' but it always works out in the end!

[@dodgydioramas]

Got to try these things.

[@TaroMaro-nx2zl]

@@dodgydioramas absolutely and it turned out FAR from dodgy 👌 I'll be cheering in the background

[@juliahelland6488]

Looks amazing! ❣️ Thanks for sharing this! 💯

[@dodgydioramas]

Thanks for watching!