Using Construction Paper for Diorama Background

Video Transcript

"Another technique for making your background is using construction paper. Here I have some blue construction paper that I'm going to use over the entire back of the box. I'm going to take a pen and draw along the bottom of the box and that's going to be my cut-out line. I'm going to cut that out. Also, always keep your ruler on the inside of where you're cutting so you don't cut into the space that you're actually going to use. I don't care if you cut the other part, but the part that's going to go in the box, you want to keep that clean and free of nicks and little pulls. So, you've cut out the background for your picture. You're going to take your glue, you can also use double side sticky tape, but I prefer glue stick because you can reposition it before it dries. Double sticky you're sort of stuck, unless you put down more double sticky. Make sure you get into the corners the cop and the bottom. Put in your construction paper. Now, this is my sky. I want to put in some mountains, or some trees, or maybe some dirt along the bottom. Let's do dirt along the bottom, I like that idea. So, I'm going to take some scissors and I'm going to make an uneven, sort of wavy line. And, I don't want too much, so I'm just going to do that. I'm going to take this and measure it against the bottom of my box, and I need to cut it off right there. I'm going to glue this and put this on the bottom of my scene. I'm going to take that and put that right down there. Pull it over to the edge. Then I want to add, I think I want a few greenery, maybe some shrubs. So, again, I'm going to take my scissors, I'm going to cut out, it doesn't have to be an exact shape. Free form is alright. And, I think I'm going to put that there. So, even though my brown hasn't completely stuck down, I can still slip this underneath it. So, I'm going to glue this. Make sure you get that glued well, and I'm going to slip this in there, and not push it down. There! There's my simple background for my diorama."