Hello and welcome to Chubby Munchkin Studio
I had a huge I had a huge crush I had a huge crush
I had a huge crush on ashitaka when I watch Princess Mononoke for the first time
Yes I love howl too
it is very hard to choose between two of them
And today let's take a trip to the miniature world of Shishigami and kodamas
for this project I started with the base
I smear plaster on the seven by seven wood base and create a pond in the middle
I painted a layer of black wash I will cover the entire surface with turf later
But i'm preparing the bottom layer just in case I'll miss any spots
I painted a layer of matt mod podge around the pond as adhesive for the earth-tone turf
I choose earth-tone over green turf here because I notice is usually more muddy and less grassy around the river or pond
Half of this area will be submerged in the resin
I mix up different shades of green turfs and cover up the forest ground
Trying my best to cover all the sides and edges
To create a rotten wood that half merged in the water, I found a small dry branch in the backyard
Brushed on a layer of matte Mod Podge to hold the fine turf in place
I marked where I want the trees to be according to the tree sizes
then drill holes into the plaster
I rip off the pastel tree roots, expose the wire part, and twist them together
Be sure to break off the pastel little by little because it can easily crumble
and a large chunk of pastel can come off
Instead of putting sand and rocks in the bottom of the pond
I painted three shades of blue instead
I wanted to create the clearest purest pond
and this is where shishigami will be standing on
Pouring resin is always my favorite part ..well...as long as it doesn't leak
Carefully place the rotten wood near the shore
Place the shishigami on the water as a reference for the ripples
I use gloss Mod Podge for the ripple effect
I 3d printed the Shishigami and I painted it with acrylic paint
I airbrushed the gloss Mod Podge to spread them naturally
Time to channel my inner Bob Ross and give all these happy little trees good friends
As you can see I accidentally break off some pastel on the tree
Don't worry, because we don't make mistakes, we just have happy accident
You can fix it with plaster or like what I did: cover it up with some bushes
I use homemade liquid scenic glue to hold the bushes in place
Add as much bushes as needed
I also added some different colored tree to brighten the color
Removing the masking tape and paint the base
And don't forget about those cute kodamas made with air-dry clay