Samara's Tavern

presentation of a work in process miniature house made from cardboard and wooden sticks - miniature grimdark workshop scenery - scrap building - Sarinar Atelier - no plastic except plants

The body

Made of corrugated laminated cardboard, coffee stirrers and toothpicks. This is the most detailed building I have made so far.

Each window is different. Carved by hand from coffee stirrers and glued with Pattex wooden glue. The goal was to embrace irregularities and give depth to every single detail.

The door actually opens and closes to enhancerealism. I created a mechanism with a toothpick and hinges made from finely carved coffee stirrers bits.

The interior, completly covered with coffee stirrer cut and glued by hand, give a warm and woody sensation that increase the "medieval tavern lost in the woods" atmosphere.

Materials : corrugated laminated cardboard, coffee stirrers, toothpicks.

Glue : Pattex wood glue, super glue.

The roof

Made from laminated cardboard, the roof is considered to be as important as the body.

The base, reinforce by a coffee stirrer framework, slide directly on the body while being detachable

The tiles, cut randomly by hand from the same cardboard, are finely selected and glued with precision to imitate the depth of a real slate roof. The excess glue is then taken away with a toothpick to increase the gaps and holes wiches will be sublimed by the dark wash and the dry brush.

presentation of a work in process miniature roof made from cardboard - miniature grimdark workshop scenery - scrap building - Sarinar Atelier - no plastic except plants

presentation of a work in progress roof and body of a tavern assembled - miniature grimdark workshop scenery - scrap building - Sarinar Atelier - no plastic except plants

A close-up view of a plaster texture on a carboard wall - Sarinar Atelier - no plastic except plants

Texturing

The texturing is a part where I apply a mixture of pva glue and coffee ground. The point is to add a plaster texture to selected part of the build, helping it to look more realistic.

Sometimes I mix the glue with cornstach also, but not this time for I wanted to be a bit rougher than usual on the texture.

The primer

The primer is an extremely important section of the build. It's applied with pencils (I don't like using spray paint, it might cover important irregularities on the build) and serve as a base line for the rest of the paint.

It also allows the futur paints to "grab" the build better and offer a much better cover for every other adjustements made in the next steps.

Cinematic view of a primer paint job - - Sarinar Atelier - no plastic except plants

Furnitures

Adding some furnitures is a must when you want to build a full scenery. The only thing difficult is to play with textures (here : wood, laminated carboard and painter tape) and scale (28mm is tiny !).

But when you want precision, you have to go deep into it I guess...

Paint, wash, drybrush and plants

Surpisingly, finishing the build is not what takes the most of time.

The base paint (acylics - titanium white, ocre, burnt sienna, deep blue and black) is applied first. Then, I apply my home wash (95% water, 4.5% black acrylic, 0.5% dish soap) to increase contrast and merge all the colors.

The finishing touches are two ligh drybrushes (a bit more clear than the base layer paint, then a white one), and glue some plants to give it life.

Presentation of a miniature tavern, front view - Sarinar Atelier - no plastic except plants

Writing a story, composing a music and making a video

In order to share the build as I see it, I also make a short video, compose a music for the occasion and post it for you to see !

Hope you enjoyed it !

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