{"id":5571,"date":"2016-10-11T20:13:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-11T20:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=5571"},"modified":"2016-10-12T11:39:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-12T11:39:57","slug":"snow-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.brickbuilt.org\/?p=5571","title":{"rendered":"Snow Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snowy landscapes are one of my favorite things to build, and they are something you don’t see all that often in the LEGO community. Keep reading to see how I generally build my snow-scapes.<\/p>\n

For this example, I’ll show 3 different techniques for snow that I often use. Here’s a simple base to work off of, the dark bley marks where some rockwork will go, and naturally the white plates indicate snow.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Now the snow construction begins. I want a good sized drift in the back corner so I start laying out some slopes marking its edge. You want subtle stepping going on between each slope, and you can see that on the right I’ve oriented a slope perpendicular to the others. Its good to do this occasionally to break up monotonous patterning. That particular 2×2 curved slopes is especially useful in snow-scapes as the front lip hangs over one half stud, giving a nice change from all the whole stud steps.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Not only do I step slopes forwards and back, I also raise them slightly when appropriate. For instance, the 1×3 slope on the left here is raised 1 plate to continue the snowdrift. I like to include a mix of studs and tiles in my snow, and using a jumper plate to center 1×1 plates can give a nice offset. This is visible on the left, just above the 2×4 wedge slope.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

A variety of curved and regular slopes in different sizes are useful to have, but you can make do without lots of fancy parts.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

I’ve begun to step the 2 perpendicular sections together, creating a bit of a convex slope, but trying to keep it nice and smooth.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

More subtle stepping, and the first section of the drift is nearly completed.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

There we go!<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Now let’s finish off the slope on the right side. 2×4 and 2×6 wedge slopes are really nice parts for snow, and another combination I like to use is horizontal tooth plates over tiles or wedge plates. I’ve used that design on the far right here, and also just left of the rightmost 2×4 wedge.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Some small curved slopes, plates, tiles, and cheese finish off the bottom drift.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

So lets progress onto some deep drifted snow coming over the top of the rockwork.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

I generally overhang slopes a full stud or two past the rockwork, and then use 1×1 plates and 1×1 round plates to give the hanging snow look. 1×1 plates with downwards hanging vertical teeth also work really well in this design.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Here you can see clearly how a few of these slopes are attached. The curved slopes allow for parts to be attached at 1\/2 stud offsets along the bottom which I utilized here on the 1×4 slope.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Just like with regular drifts, slight stepping is done throughout.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

White bricks fill in behind, and now I start to step up the end giving some height difference.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Now the whole front of the overhanging snow has been roughed out, but I need to fill in behind.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

The 2×6 wedge slope going perpendicular to the others gives the look of another drift on top.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Finished, though the bottom area still has some plain white plates that need detailing.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

Which brings us to the third method of snow-scapes: texturing flat areas. I do this by using small plates and tiles, and even some small slopes now and again. I generally place tiles and plates in patterns of 2, and alternate directions. Also trying to avoid overly large sections of bare studs by mixing in tiles.<\/p>\n

\"Snow<\/p>\n

And here’s the completed scene with a tree and border added:<\/p>\n

\"Overview\"<\/p>\n

Hopefully this tutorial will inspire you on how to create your own snow-scapes, and be sure to leave a comment if you have any questions or ideas for new tutorials!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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