There was no serious plan or sketches done prior to the start of this project. Our plan changed constantly as we built these structures, and our assembly of them didn't go quite as smoothly as …

  Portals are very abstract concepts. How do you represent a doorway to another space, place, time, or dimension? Clearly here we have plenty of room for artistic leeway. Since they don't have any real universally …

These two things are in many ways opposites, and a proper balance between the two must be achieved for good terrain. Everyone has their own opinion on where that balance point should be. We here …

One way we make crystals is by reshaping clear plastic objects. Basically any clear hard plastic item with flat sides can be used in this way. Just a few examples of things that will work are leftover …

  If you want to do some terrain for a barren waste table, or are trying to simulate the surface of Mars, then volcanic rock is a great material to use. It is most commonly found …

Making your plants in different sizes is very important to making them look realistic. Sometimes though, it isn't as simple as making a 'taller' version of a smaller plant, or the other way around. If …

Plastic beads are a great source for building materials when making alien looking plants. They come in a very wide variety of sizes and shapes and can be used in many different ways. Some beads …

As a general note all of the window openings on this structure were made 2” high. This is probably a little larger than they should be scale wise, however any smaller and they would be …

Alien looking plants can be easily made out of old soda bottles. These are simple plants to make and can be made out of recycled materials. All you need are used plastic bottles, scissors (preferably decorative …

Step 1: Find a mold There are several sources for these molds readably available if you know where to look for them. We have only tried this with soft silicone molds so far, but other types …