Swamp House Making Of - Part 1

I was planning an old swamp cottage with skew walls and an exaggerated perspective. So I started with a rough sketch.

I use foam board to create the main house structures like the walls. I first measure and draw out the whole plan onto the board, and then cut it out.

After the first walls are cut, i check to make sure my scale is correct. This is better to do sooner than later.

Using matchsticks and balsa wood, I cut and glue window frame details

Work in some detail for the door by pressing into foam board using an embossing tool. Ballpoint pens also work pretty well for this.

I then finally assemble all the walls together.

I measure and cut out two pieces of flat cardboard which makes the rooftop. I will still ad some more material to this part depending on the texture I want.

Before moving on to step 2, I wanted to show the result of a little idea I had while  building this. I thought it would be great to include some real light effects by placing an LED inside the house.

Click here for Part 2