Model diorama depicting a mammoth with long tusks being attacked by prehistoric hunters armed with spears Mammoth. Model of a brown woolly mammoth with long ivory tusks on a black background An original skit that reflects a period in our history through a collectible toy...

A PAPO toy figurine that works very well at 1/32 scale...

Model bust of a woolly mammoth, carved with its trunk raised, placed on a cutting mat The mammoth is carved so that it can be placed in a swamp with half its body submerged; therefore, the head is modified so that it is raised. The tusks are heated to reshape them (using a light torch or boiling water)...

Model of a mammoth with tusks; red arrows indicate the parts on a blue cutting mat

A metal rod is inserted into the tusk and then secured with Super Glue...

A model of a mammoth sculpted from modeling clay on a wooden base next to a Giotto packet

The chest is filled and reshaped using FIMO modeling clay, then re-engraved...

Tusks and a trunk being crafted, depicted against a background showing prehistoric hunters attacking a mammoth

The drawing used to depict the scene. On the table are the figurine's original tusks...

Painting

Two 1/32-scale woolly mammoth models, one painted brown and the other gray The finished model with its new tusks. It is painted with Rembrandt oil paints in shades of brown lightened with white. The photo shows the original piece on the left and the creation based on it. Aside from the animal’s new pose, the painting has gained in realism...

Black-painted mammoth figurine on a wooden base with cut-out foam pieces

Set Design

The setting. A 40 cm x 25 cm picture frame serves as the base. Foam board with the paper removed is used to raise the entire structure...

Model of a woolly mammoth with long tusks on a diorama featuring bare trees, currently under construction

We use heather roots to create the dead trees—which have been treated with bleach to whiten them. They are then glued to the base using masonry filler from a cartridge. The tubes arranged around the base will be used to secure plants to the ground...

Model of a woolly mammoth seen from the back on a snowy diorama with dead trees

The plaster is also used to create the river water and the footprints...

Model of a woolly mammoth stuck in a diorama with dead trees and snow Another view...

A mammoth's leg emerging from the water near a slope of green grass in the diorama

The grass is made from looped carpet that has been cut with a lawn mower and glued to the plaster...

Action Figures

Three resin figurines of prehistoric hunters mounted on bottles used as temporary bases

The NEMROD brand miniatures sold by Historex are assembled and glued, then primed with white before being painted with oil paint from a tube...

Diorama of a mammoth being attacked by prehistoric hunters throwing spears in a marsh The figurines placed on the set...

Resin

Woolly mammoth model on a diorama with dead trees and Gédéo Crystal Resin The resin: the "Résine Cristal" brand, sold at art supply stores. The background is painted with dark brown acrylic paint. The resin is applied in 5 layers, each 2 mm thick, with 24 hours between layers. The first layer is tinted with green acrylic paint on the bottom and brown on the surface. The swirls are created using cotton balls...

Model of a woolly mammoth making its way through a muddy swamp in a diorama featuring grasses and trees

...We dip small strips of cotton into the resin, then place them on the layer of dry resin, position them in place, and let them dry before applying another layer of resin...

A painting of a misty landscape featuring a lake, fir trees, birch trees, and mountains in the background