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Interesting topic. I am somewhat of an artist in many mediums practiced and used throughout my life. Modeling and dioramas was were I felt I could express "views" or view point by placing the model(s) in the right setting that emotes the most of the subject. It doesn't always have to be in the predictable way either. A lot of this carried over for me when I became a custom drum builder. Drums are pretty similar between companies, so there are characteristics that a company will use to separate themselves from others. In my approach, it was adding my artwork to the shell itself, actually hand painted or drawn, which at the time, wasn't a thing. Drums were usually wrapped, or stained, painted or the like, but actual renderings by artist was not yet a thing. I as well as maybe three others at the time were doing everything by hand and with many different subjects and styles.

This gained traction in the custom world rather quickly and eventually some of the big brands tried a dabble with it, but very quickly they put the graphics on wraps or skins, and they were graphic images. Some worked, some didn't. It's not as easy as it would seem to create and image that flows with the depth of, and roundness of a drum, not to mention the hardware type and colors. Anyway, I guess the point I am trying to express here with the combination of an instrument (model) and a distinct form of artwork working with the aesthetics of both (like becoming a working diorama), worked best when expressed from the artist themself. It is either appreciated or understood by the viewer, or it wasn't.

As artist/modelers/builders we express many aspects of life through our chosen subject and the way we present it. Stay true to yourself in that approach, it will help you find the best in yourself as you progress in the many techniques of modeling and forming dioramas. Some will be hits, some will be misses, but if we surrender ourselves to the easiest ways of end goals only, everything becomes a duller shade of gray. Anyway, I've rambled on enough and not even sure if this helps in regards to the topic itself...lol.

Just a small sample of the artwork I've done in the drum world...
[ATTACH=full]147557[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]147558[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=full]147559[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=full]147560[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH=full]147561[/ATTACH]

<blockquote data-quote="Dan the Modeler" data-source="post: 253231" data-attributes="member: 22301">Interesting topic. I am somewhat of an artist in many mediums practiced and used throughout my life. Modeling and dioramas was were I felt I could express &quot;views&quot; or view point by placing the model(s) in the right setting that emotes the most of the subject. It doesn&#039;t always have to be in the predictable way either. A lot of this carried over for me when I became a custom drum builder. Drums are pretty similar between companies, so there are characteristics that a company will use to separate themselves from others. In my approach, it was adding my artwork to the shell itself, actually hand painted or drawn, which at the time, wasn&#039;t a thing. Drums were usually wrapped, or stained, painted or the like, but actual renderings by artist was not yet a thing. I as well as maybe three others at the time were doing everything by hand and with many different subjects and styles.This gained traction in the custom world rather quickly and eventually some of the big brands tried a dabble with it, but very quickly they put the graphics on wraps or skins, and they were graphic images. Some worked, some didn&#039;t. It&#039;s not as easy as it would seem to create and image that flows with the depth of, and roundness of a drum, not to mention the hardware type and colors. Anyway, I guess the point I am trying to express here with the combination of an instrument (model) and a distinct form of artwork working with the aesthetics of both (like becoming a working diorama), worked best when expressed from the artist themself. It is either appreciated or understood by the viewer, or it wasn&#039;t.As artist/modelers/builders we express many aspects of life through our chosen subject and the way we present it. Stay true to yourself in that approach, it will help you find the best in yourself as you progress in the many techniques of modeling and forming dioramas. Some will be hits, some will be misses, but if we surrender ourselves to the easiest ways of end goals only, everything becomes a duller shade of gray. Anyway, I&#039;ve rambled on enough and not even sure if this helps in regards to the topic itself...lol.Just a small sample of the artwork I&#039;ve done in the drum world...[ATTACH=full]147557[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]147558[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]147559[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]147560[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]147561[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dan the Modeler, post: 253231, member: 22301"] Interesting topic. I am somewhat of an artist in many mediums practiced and used throughout my life. Modeling and dioramas was were I felt I could express "views" or view point by placing the model(s) in the right setting that emotes the most of the subject. It doesn't always have to be in the predictable way either. A lot of this carried over for me when I became a custom drum builder. Drums are pretty similar between companies, so there are characteristics that a company will use to separate themselves from others. In my approach, it was adding my artwork to the shell itself, actually hand painted or drawn, which at the time, wasn't a thing. Drums were usually wrapped, or stained, painted or the like, but actual renderings by artist was not yet a thing. I as well as maybe three others at the time were doing everything by hand and with many different subjects and styles. This gained traction in the custom world rather quickly and eventually some of the big brands tried a dabble with it, but very quickly they put the graphics on wraps or skins, and they were graphic images. Some worked, some didn't. It's not as easy as it would seem to create and image that flows with the depth of, and roundness of a drum, not to mention the hardware type and colors. Anyway, I guess the point I am trying to express here with the combination of an instrument (model) and a distinct form of artwork working with the aesthetics of both (like becoming a working diorama), worked best when expressed from the artist themself. It is either appreciated or understood by the viewer, or it wasn't. As artist/modelers/builders we express many aspects of life through our chosen subject and the way we present it. Stay true to yourself in that approach, it will help you find the best in yourself as you progress in the many techniques of modeling and forming dioramas. Some will be hits, some will be misses, but if we surrender ourselves to the easiest ways of end goals only, everything becomes a duller shade of gray. Anyway, I've rambled on enough and not even sure if this helps in regards to the topic itself...lol. Just a small sample of the artwork I've done in the drum world... [ATTACH type="full"]147557[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full"]147558[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]147559[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]147560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full"]147561[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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