The waiting room is coming alive . The books, take-a-ticket machine , pictures , lamps and information sign really sets the mood . The lighting is going to be the icing on the cake . This would be a great project to use an Arduino , you could control all of your lighting and have a real speaker in your speaker box playing the announcements . Looking forward to seeing the ceiling , thanks for the constant inspiration . Tom
I do actually plan to put in a speaker and play some of the sounds track🎵 I think I have made things really complicated for myself though lol! I looked into Arduino and I do want to try them out one day! I am so glad you liked the results😊
My grandparents had that side table. In the uk they were called telephone tables, so everyone had them in the hallway with their old house phone and phone books on. Ah the memories 😍 love your work, brilliant seeing this house coming along xx
Yes! When Ara said mid-century I thought: "Wait! That's me!". I remember those tables and here in Pennsylvania, USA they were called telephone tables. I hated them...lol.
This is coming together and looking totally amazing.I love how you think of every little detail and try hard to get as much accuracy into each setting.This was one of my favourite parts of the film.This and the part where they brought them together in the dining room inside their wedding attire I think this was such a well thought out film.Funny with a little scary..Perfect for kids like me lol.Can’t wait for the next section of this .Really exciting 🥰
Oh yes! I will definitely have to find away to have their wedding attire floating somewhere in the house since that's such an iconic scene (they all are really lol!) Funny with a little scary is perfect for me too!
Dang Girl you are amazing!👍 Your years of working on the Addams Family House sure paid off. The way you figure little ways to workout things in miniature. This is one of the reasons I so enjoy your videos.
Every time I watch it, until you add that black circle to the speaker I don't see it at all, but as soon as paint's there, it's like I'm looking at a real miniature speaker. Another amazing video, it feels like you're flying through the underground scenes, though I'm sure it doesn't feel like it to you.
I am totally in awe. The waiting room is beyond wonderful. This is truly a miniature movie set. You Ara are amazing. Everything turned out down to the tiniest detail. I can’t wait to see everything together. I really love ❤️ the longer videos too.
I'm totally delighted, charmed and captivated by your work on this project, especially the accessory details like the ticket machine, signs, etc.. They are lovely! I thought you used ceramic beads for the lamp so your painting was spot on. It's so good to see an artist put so much attention to detail in their work, maybe because it's my favorite part to do on my own projects and a lot of people unfortunately can't relate to the supreme thrill of that (lol!). The ceiling is stupendous! I can't wait to see how you did it and it really tricks the eye into going wonky. As for Stormy, my own doggie loved to come to my room and lie around while I worked secretly on Christmas presents. I would chase him out, though, when the time came for his and he didn't much appreciate that. My kitties were another matter; nothing would stop them from trying to stop me. What they say about kitties being Prima Donas is true. I could never get anything done. But I loved every one of them just the same. I read that Einstein and Hemingway had the same problem...we are in great company!
I think the little details are my favorite part too! Whatever can be done to get THAT much closer to realism is exciting! Our studio buddies are the best aren't they? I find Stormy brings a calming presence by just taking her little nap in the corner lol!
OMG... I love this SO. MUCH ! It looks so freakin' amazing.... this may be my favorite room in my favorite project... that ticket machine just blew my mind...🤯 simply perfect... and you really captured the 1950s vibe with the lamps, ( which DO look like ceramic btw ), the tables were spot on... lol... My elderly neighbor had the exact same ones in her house 🤣... I also learned about microwaving to soften glue, thanks for the tip! The desk area with the ticket machine and those filing cabinets... I just can't even.. honestly I just can't 😃 ... and yes, even though the chairs will be covered by the people the eye for detail still shines through... especially for the wooden chairs ... it adds subtle atmosphere that we unconsciously notice and it counts. I am in awe!!! You puppers is so darn cute.... Thank you for sharing, I love your videos and your talent... see you for the next one xxx
I am so glad you like how everything turned out! I had so much fun with this one! The microwave trick can be really helpful but just always do it in intervals... I had a friend stink up her house for days with an over fried mini chair!
Oooo... thx... thats a good tip... mini chair stink o.O and I saw you posted another one 🥰 I'm saving it for after supper... I always cast to my TV so I see all the details... lol xxx
Totally loving this build. It's one of my favorite aesthetics. It was neat to learn in one of your past videos that you were an architect. I can totally see it in how you design.
Thank you Daisy! I never made it to fully licensed architect but I did work in a firm for 4 years. I didn't realize how I would be using what I was learning in school😄
The waiting room is really coming along. the old furniture being refurbished into the room is a great way to use what is already available. I can just see Beetlejuice (say it 3 times now) sitting there from the scene where the woman is cut in half on that couch in the room.
I am always happy to use what I already have if I can! Thank you Jay😊 I am so glad you like the results... and the magicians assistant will most definitely be in attendance!
I am so blown away by your talent, I just found your channel after getting into building dollhouse kits, and Ive just binged it. Im obsessed with miniatures and piecing everything together. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
I absolutely love the waiting room. I think you nailed it so far. I can’t wait to see it all lit up. It’s funny how invested (or at least I do) your followers become in your builds. Thank you so much Ara, for allowing all the us to learn from one of the best.🙏🏼🥰
I finally caught up to the latest video! It's looking so amazing. To be honest, I've never watched Beetlejuice, but I do love miniatures so I'm here to mostly admire haha. Also, "the floor is her territory", my dog seems to think the same. You get too close to the floor and there Katara is, shoving her little nose into you.
I absolutely love all of it. The speaker is so simple but so fun. That nipper tool is very interesting. I can't imagine what it's for but it was a perfect tool for the task. My cat, Banner, is my Stormy. He climbs in my lap and comes right back when I put him down. I'm off to get a T-shirt before they're gone.
Thank you!! The nibbler tool is actually for sheet metal surprisingly. I use mine on matboard and it works pretty well :) Sounds like Banner is just as helpful as Stormy lol!
The evolution of this space is fascinating to see and inspiring! Modifying furniture doesn't seem so daunting, now. Thank you! The art is spot-on and I love the reading material. I'm excited to see all the people sitting there waiting. This is such a fun journey!
Modifying furniture can be so fun! I am glad the video helped you feel a little more comfortable with the process. I just had to add a 'Miniature collector' magazine in there for my own enjoyment😄 Thanks Rachael!
I really was impressed the way you turned the furniture into masterpieces of worn leather! The lamps are impressive too. All in all, the waiting room is spectacular! Way to go!
The double decker rectangular table looks like one my parents had, and the lamps too. Ah the 70's with the brown and oranges and greens. The couches turned out nice
@@BentleyHouseMinis apparently it was a telephone table, which makes sense. Phone on top, phone book directly underneath. I've seen phone conversation benches too, it's a piece of furniture a seat on one end, and a phone table on the other end. A place to sit next to the phone while you're talking . I was lucky enough to have a huge basement in the house I grew up in, had lots of rooms. We 3 girls played down there all summer long, and in the backyard. There was another basement room with counter height work surface on three sides where we did crafts, kept our hamsters and turtles, easy bake ovens, creepy crawlers, other tabletop toys and games, like the visible woman my sister had, or the glow in the dark skull I put together. The floor was used when our dogs were having puppies. What a great place to grow up. And my parents workshop was down there, and lots of storage space. That basement was bigger than my apartment now. I don't think they count basements or attics square footage on home listings
@@recoveringsoul755 That sounds like the dream childhood honestly!! We had a basement in our house in IL as well and we also spent so much time down there. It was finished with carpet but I remember it was always cool especially in the summer. There was a fridge and a bathroom and a TV so we had everything we needed lol!
@@BentleyHouseMinis we didn't have a fridge down there or a tv, but we had a record player and wore out our 45's. So nice not having to put away all our toys every day. The bathroom, well a toilet anyway, was in the garage just a half flight of stairs up. My dad's workshop had a radial arm saw, a small lathe and other tools. But he made oil paintings down there too. My mom had boxes of large pillar candles that she found at yard sales and she would put then on the lathe and carve them into fun shapes. Even those candles were orange, brown and green, wow. My dad made model planes and helped me with all my dioramas. It really was a great place to grow up, and when we moved in I was 7 and the house came with an original Barbie cardboard house, which my older sister claimed but the youngest has now . I just want to go home now, back in time when my family was all still alive and everyone talked to each other. We could walk outside from the playroom in the summer, pick some plums off the neighbors tree on the way to the backyard, and play there. Or if we wanted to, we could go through a gate in the back fence because we weren't up against another house. There was a recreation center there, with tennis courts, basketball hoops, playgrounds, swings slides, open fields, hills to slide down on pieces of cardboard, ride bikes, and when it was developed a bit after we moved there, you could take classes. I took yoga, belly dancing, and took guitar with my dad. The local theater had a summer program of one movie a week that my older sister and I went to. We went to summer school to give us something to do. Last time I checked the house was well over 2M now. I guess I had a big she shed before I knew it was called that. Our backyard had an apple tree and a pear tree, who needs a fridge? We got snacks for the picking. There was also a glorious huge redwood tree, big incense cedar and a bunch of pines. And Ferns, they go with redwoods like peas and carrots. I'm sad I really only lived there for 11 years because I never really came home after college started. My older sister actually got a degree, but didn't do anything with it so She went home to live in the old playroom and worked retail somewhere until she got married. I really miss that house.
@@BentleyHouseMinis actually they did put the old fridge in the storage area of the basement cone to think of it, don't think it was always plugged in though. And when we got our first color tv, the old B&W one came to the basement. We mostly listened to music though.
So much to enjoy here. Thanks for running two paint on fabric techniques to see which one you liked best! I’m kind of a lamp junkie,so I do love the lamps! Long live the 70s!!! ✌️ my favorite piece is the ticket machine. You really made it look convincing right down to the notches between each ticket. Brilliant!!!
Lamps can be soooo cool! So I see how they would be addicting! I have one that was my husbands grandmothers and its a prized possession of mine! I am so glad you liked it!
@@BentleyHouseMinis I tried to buy a tee-shirt but it wouldn't let me go to payment I did the help thing but I still can't get to it boohoo I will try again tomorrow maybe its my signal x
@@jojosmumdorothy2829 I am sorry it wasn't working for you. I did check and some orders have gone through so I know its working for some people. Hopefully it will work better for you tomorrow. If not, they are really good about picking up the phone so hopefully they can get it sorted for you!
That faux leatherlook on the sofa, just great. love the lamps and tables. This room is turning out looking so amazing. So many little details that really help 'flesh' out the scene. :}
Hi Ara, as always I express to you my admiration for the professionalism and commitment you dedicate to the art of miniaturist in which you are always very creative and ingenious. I've been following you for years now and, even if sometimes late, I don't miss any of your videos that are for me just a vacation from everyday life. Speaking of holidays, I would have liked to order a T-shirt but when I went to the shop, at the time of check out I regretted that you ship all over the world, even to Burkina Faso but not to Italy, my country. 😞
Ohhhhh it's wonderful Ara! Wonderful surprise to wake up to this morning. Stormy bugs you from the knees down. I have cats they like to walk across my paint pallet when I'm not looking so I find painty toes in random places. 🤣 Gotta make the burnt cigarette guy. 😀
Bridges and water are also common themes in many old cultures of what happened to people after they died: they had to cross a bridge or water to get to where the afterlife was. (river Styx, Bridge to Niflheim, Polynesian water entrance to the afterlife, etc.) - so they are possibly multipurpose in movie :)
If people want to be able to recreate the 'INFORMATION' sign or any other small lettering without having to hand cut the letters or paint them yourself, look into mini resin/scrapbooking letter stickers! There's plenty of fonts and I believe they can come in pretty small sizes. It may be hard to find ones perfectly in scale but hopefully not impossible, especially with ordering online!
To see scenes from your favorite childhood movies come to life is just so cool. Your attention to detail beyond impressive. I look forward to every video!
I've been enjoying watching the Beetlejuice project come together. So much so, that I purchased a copy of the movie. It's the 20th anniversary edition! No wonder my memory is a bit fuzzy about the details. LOL I order a shirt and a couple of items from your store. I can't wait to get the shirt. I wonder how many people will be asking about the meaning of the 1/12 scale. It's going to be fun. Take care of your wrists and have a wonderful week.
The shirts will definitely be a good way to start a conversation I think!! It amazes me how many times I have watched the movie and I still find new details each time. So much is crammed in there! Thank you so much💖
Rather than using fabric medium, you can also use fabric softener. I have used it to both dye and paint on fabrics, and even tossed them into the washer, and the colours stayed on. It's so much cheaper to use, and most people have it at home. It keeps the acrylic paint malleable and not crusty. So it doesn't feel uncomfortable to wear if you want to paint like t-shirt or something.
You can't be proud of that 👏🤩 the room looks awesome. I love the aging on the Couches and the table. If this glue on the bases was hot glue you could disolve it with Rubber alcohol, so you don't need to force ot appart or heat it. Just use a Pipette and let it soak a bit, it works great
I had no idea about the rubbing alcohol! that's so great to know and I will try it next time :) I would worry about it staining the fabric but if I am going to paint it anyway, what does it matter lol!?
Here is an idea to make your leather couches look worn. I’ve noticed that when leather dries and ages it starts to crack and get lighter in color. So maybe try using a little bit of crackle effect in the places you want it to look worn. Maybe even try lightly sanding the painted fabric with and emery board to see if that does the trick. Maybe even a combination of the two. I like to look up reference photos in Google images to recreate just the right look I’m going for. Hope this helps😉, Dee😊
Love the double decker side table. We actually had 2 of those at one time. Our German Sheppard use to hide under them to avoid us kids until she grew too big to fit under them. Ours had metal covering over the bottom of the legs to protect them.
@@BentleyHouseMinis Will they become one of your kits? One evening Tinker (the G. S. dog) though she heard something or someone and leaped up so fast, she forgot she was under the side table and it went up with her. My dad had to act fast and grab the lamp before it became a casualty. Luckily he was sitting right next to it. LOL. Seeing the ones you made caused me to think back to that with affection.
Love the experimentation. This project is soooo much fun! If you wet the material and then paint with chalk paint and a wet brush, the fabric comes out more fabric looking. I use this on full size furniture :)
I’m not sure why but the ticket 🎟 machine just knocked me out. You are a magician!!! Thank you for sharing this project, you are bringing to life a very favorite movie of mine. I’m so happy to have found your channel!💚💚
Omgoodness!!!❤❤❤ Looks so Great Ara! I love the ticket dispenser! ❤And what a great surprise and totally unexpected at the end with the shout out! What a perfect place for the hand books, I don't know why I kept thinking they would be in the attic or around the house😂 never thought of the waiting room...oh and the dbl decker mid century side table...Im glad you did those, bc I planned on making one of those for one of my projects and it was interesting to see your take on the make..😊 And I was definitely excited about the shirts, I had to buy 2..I couldn't decide on the color, and it's always good to have a spare specially bc I'm so rough on everything ❤❤❤ Thank You Ara... Good Blessings too you!❤
Thank you Jolene!! The handbooks you sent are just perfect and would go well anywhere. But then I realized all the waiting room people are supposed to have their handbooks so you def have me on a head start! I hope you will share your version of the table with me when you make them! They are such a fun design😊 And thank you for buying the shirts... I bought 2 more as well😄
So awesome. I love your beetle juice room. You have great talent and skills. I enjoyed this video. I watched your Addams family house video. You really outdone yourself. The house is beautiful. I love it. I love the Addams family too. Looking forward for your next video. 😊
Oh my god it is so well done ,beautiful i love it , i have no words (POW, BOUMM) mind blown 🤯🤯🤯🤯... i am loving your work so creative , i cant , i cant😵😵😵😵lol ... have a great week ... AGAIN ... LOVE IT 😁😁
This is coming together so well!! I am looking forward to seeing what else you do! I liked seeing how you modified the furniture and then aged them. Everything has captured the essence of the room so well!!!
You are so very very talented!!!! Once again, a most enjoyed video in your Beetlejuice series. I think the end result will be absolutely fantastical ✨👍🙌
You could put the book on the floor, as if it fell off the ledge and just wasn't picked up. Also, maybe everyone sees a different set of paintings based on how they died. Like Adam and Barbara see bridges, but Miss Argentina sees knives, or the burn victim guy sees flames.
This is looking amazing! Outstanding! I love how your ceiling looks! Can't wait to see how you did that! Keep up the great work! As always ... Have a better day!
YAY! The room is looking super spectacular!🤩 I love the aging on the leather couches and sofa and the side tables and coffee table are wonderful. I LOVE the "Now Serving" sign! I can't wait for when you do add lights to it.🥰The ticket machine, the information sign, and lamps are cute important touches to the room. I love the books and magazines you put on the tables, I'm glad you were able to get copies of the "The Book of the Recently Deceased." Thanks to the person who made it for you Ara. I can't to see more process on the Beetlejuice house in the future. 😊
Brilliant !!!! And each time I see you working on the Beetlejuice-house, I want to watch the movie NOW. So maybe the movie-company could support you, because they get free advertising while you create the house... ;-)
The waiting room looks awesome! All of those details make it rich with atmosphere. I will love seeing the dolls for the waiting room being created! Thank you so much for this project on Beetlejuice. It's a lot of work, but your talent always comes through!
I have never done a miniature, despite my shortcoming (ha) I love your channel! Due to my lack of experience I suffer from not understanding the time and skill that goes into the projects. All of that to say, I don't know much, but this Beetlejuice waiting room is one of my favorites so far!
Incredibly, this is the waiting room to life after death. Really good, for everyone who has to wait there, the absolute horror and that's how it should be. ^^ 👍
Chalk paint. Kinda watered down with fabric softener and then a light sanding between coats… finish off with a wax sealer coat I dig waverly brand at Walmart for basic crafting needs. I painted a whole full size chair that way!
I never really looked at the waiting room pictures before .. what a way to tie in the plot! Totally amazing work, Ara. I think the fabric medium stuff is more so the fabric can be washed (and the paint stay soft), but if you don't intend on washing something, your mod podge method is perfectly fine. Yes, fabric "drinks" paint like I guzzle water on a hot day - unashamedly, unabashedly, and with delight. Lol. Good to see stormy "helping" mom with the ceiling patern. So cute! Sorry, am exhausted today - was the day-long travel to/from my unavoidable appt every 3 months. Only to get home and discover lil girl kitty (10 months old) learned how to UNPLUG a lamp. So, I was giggling while you were wiring yours, wondering if the underworld ever had to deal with a kitty who was a bit too smart for her own good... (and now I need to find a way she can't easily unplug stuff.) Hugs and smoochies to stormy, and hope everyone is doing well over at Bentley House =D
So funny about the art in that room. Reminds me how important it is to really drink in all the details of every set design in movies to pick up the stuff like that and truly immerse yourself in the full experience of the film.
@@recoveringsoul755 So true! I do that with places I visit (public or private), but forget to do so with movies & TV. I think it's because with film, it's rare you get a spot where you can actually take the time to really REALLY look at the scenery. The only times things seem to get noticed is if: 1) the scenery is used a LOT - like, a kitchen or living room. 2) If things move around in the background in a scene (example, a book is open at one point in a dialogue, closed the next second, then opened again, etc, while 2 characters are talking and nobody touches the book). 3) If the character(s) utilize an object within the scenery. Otherwise, to our brains, it's "background noise" and promptly ignores in in favor of the action/dialogue going on. I need to rewatch some of my favorite movies and this time, focus more on the background sets/scenery. I'm pretty sure I'll be amazed at how awesome and creative these set makers/decorators are! Might even give me ideas for my own minis, or even full-sized creations. =D
@@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501 yeah I like to watch twice, at least. Like I watched the Martian all the way through once, slept in it but plot holes were bugging me. The next day I watched it again, slowly, pausing to notice when they slipped in the skinny body double always with their head covered. I even looked up stuff about potatoes online. In Good Will Hunting I paused on the first scene with Robin Williams to read the chalkboard behind him. Even if I go to a movie with another person it seems like I notice all kinds of things that they missed. But I don't even know how people watch these days, I have a dvd player on my laptop. Most people don't pay attention, but every movie watched a second time you will notice stuff you missed the first time
@@recoveringsoul755 YESSSSSS! I did the same thing with Good Will Hunting the 2nd time! That chalkboard... it was mesmerizing. The 1st time, I noticed it, but didn't want to interrupt the flow of the movie. I refuse to go to theaters anymore (or watch "live TV"), so everything I watch is either streamed or on DVD/blu-ray. I guess I insist on being able to pause now lol. But the 1st viewing is ALWAYS (except for bathroom breaks) a straight-shot through. Any subsequent viewings, I feel more free to pause, to contemplate, to look at the scenery, etc. Very few keep my attention for long the second time, so I have no qualms about pausing and checking out the background, comparing what I remember the first time through (plot-wise) and trying to determine what actions/dialogue would have changed the course of the events if done differently, get the time to observe the background sets, etc. If you haven't seen it, I recommend watching The Shack (google it, it makes me cry every time I watch it), but the background settings... STUNNING. Truly beautiful, and serve as a stark contrast point to really drive home the message behind it. Honestly, if I had the energy/health/space... I'd replicate The Shack in mini. I know I couldn't do it justice, but... it just sticks with me how well they used the environment to reflect the emotional effect on the family - and the main character particularly. And when he finds the shack, it is a direct contrast to everything he is suffering and feeling. Then, later, as his family is healing from its fractured state, again, the environment reflects this. Definitely worth watching through the first time... but more-so the subsequent viewings to fully appreciate how everything... EVERYTHING... just adds to the emotions, plot, the underlying message... etc. Now, I gotta watch Beetlejuice again, cus the past 2 attempts, I got sucked into the movie itself and forgot to focus on the background. This time... handy pause button under my fingertips. Ok, it's a goal... just not for today (my free time is almost up lol)
I was blown away by those details too and I am really looking forward to finding more little secrets by just studying the scenes😊 I hope you can figure out a way to protect your smart cat from herself! How scary! Thank your for the info on the fabric medium. I reread the back and you are right! It says it makes paint permanent when washing. That's good to know. It really did make it paint a little more smoothly though so I will definitely use it until its all gone ;) Have a great week and weekend!!
I am loving all of your builds!! Thank you so much for sharing your processes and progress with us! It really gives me ideas on how to make different miniatures and different effects. Also, it helps me know that a beautiful miniature can still be reached when using foam board instead of purchasing a wooden dollhouse, which I love! You're my favorite youtuber to watch and you're so inspiring! Keep up the good work!❤
Thank you Kylie!! I really enjoy working with foam board actually. If it didn't warp so much it would be the best building material in my opinion. Too bad it warps!
Oh, my goodness! I would love it if you would sell that .stl for the lampshades!! I have been trying to create one and I just can't get it right! This is fabulous!
The waiting room is coming alive . The books, take-a-ticket machine , pictures , lamps and information sign really sets the mood . The lighting is going to be the icing on the cake . This would be a great project to use an Arduino , you could control all of your lighting and have a real speaker in your speaker box playing the announcements . Looking forward to seeing the ceiling , thanks for the constant inspiration .
Tom
I do actually plan to put in a speaker and play some of the sounds track🎵 I think I have made things really complicated for myself though lol! I looked into Arduino and I do want to try them out one day! I am so glad you liked the results😊
This grown ass man has been enjoying the Beetlejuice episodes a lot. My favorite movie! Keep’em coming.
Thank you! I am so glad you have been enjoying them😊
My grandparents had that side table. In the uk they were called telephone tables, so everyone had them in the hallway with their old house phone and phone books on. Ah the memories 😍 love your work, brilliant seeing this house coming along xx
Yes! We had that and a larger corner one growing up in my parents house. West Coast U.S. 😊
My grandparents had a telephone table too! With an old chorded rotary phone and giant phone book 🥹😂
@@laureencriss8220 yes! Same area too
I had memories of my grandparents having one too! It's a classic!
Yes! When Ara said mid-century I thought: "Wait! That's me!". I remember those tables and here in Pennsylvania, USA they were called telephone tables. I hated them...lol.
This is coming together and looking totally amazing.I love how you think of every little detail and try hard to get as much accuracy into each setting.This was one of my favourite parts of the film.This and the part where they brought them together in the dining room inside their wedding attire I think this was such a well thought out film.Funny with a little scary..Perfect for kids like me lol.Can’t wait for the next section of this .Really exciting 🥰
Oh yes! I will definitely have to find away to have their wedding attire floating somewhere in the house since that's such an iconic scene (they all are really lol!) Funny with a little scary is perfect for me too!
Dang Girl you are amazing!👍 Your years of working on the Addams Family House sure paid off. The way you figure little ways to workout things in miniature. This is one of the reasons I so enjoy your videos.
Definitely! I would not be able to do a lot of these rooms without what I learned from the Addams. 11 years of training there lol! Thank you Debbra!
I can just watch you work for hours . . . In fact, I have been watching you work for hours (instead of doing my work). Fun. Thanks.
Every time I watch it, until you add that black circle to the speaker I don't see it at all, but as soon as paint's there, it's like I'm looking at a real miniature speaker.
Another amazing video, it feels like you're flying through the underground scenes, though I'm sure it doesn't feel like it to you.
Thank you! I was so happy that paint trick worked out! I only have 2 underworld scene left which kind of makes me sad honestly lol!
I am totally in awe. The waiting room is beyond wonderful. This is truly a miniature movie set.
You Ara are amazing. Everything turned out down to the tiniest detail. I can’t wait to see everything together.
I really love ❤️ the longer videos too.
Thank you Jennifer😊 I appreciate it!
I'm totally delighted, charmed and captivated by your work on this project, especially the accessory details like the ticket machine, signs, etc.. They are lovely! I thought you used ceramic beads for the lamp so your painting was spot on. It's so good to see an artist put so much attention to detail in their work, maybe because it's my favorite part to do on my own projects and a lot of people unfortunately can't relate to the supreme thrill of that (lol!). The ceiling is stupendous! I can't wait to see how you did it and it really tricks the eye into going wonky. As for Stormy, my own doggie loved to come to my room and lie around while I worked secretly on Christmas presents. I would chase him out, though, when the time came for his and he didn't much appreciate that. My kitties were another matter; nothing would stop them from trying to stop me. What they say about kitties being Prima Donas is true. I could never get anything done. But I loved every one of them just the same. I read that Einstein and Hemingway had the same problem...we are in great company!
I think the little details are my favorite part too! Whatever can be done to get THAT much closer to realism is exciting! Our studio buddies are the best aren't they? I find Stormy brings a calming presence by just taking her little nap in the corner lol!
OMG... I love this SO. MUCH ! It looks so freakin' amazing.... this may be my favorite room in my favorite project... that ticket machine just blew my mind...🤯 simply perfect... and you really captured the 1950s vibe with the lamps, ( which DO look like ceramic btw ), the tables were spot on... lol... My elderly neighbor had the exact same ones in her house 🤣... I also learned about microwaving to soften glue, thanks for the tip! The desk area with the ticket machine and those filing cabinets... I just can't even.. honestly I just can't 😃 ... and yes, even though the chairs will be covered by the people the eye for detail still shines through... especially for the wooden chairs ... it adds subtle atmosphere that we unconsciously notice and it counts. I am in awe!!!
You puppers is so darn cute.... Thank you for sharing, I love your videos and your talent... see you for the next one xxx
I am so glad you like how everything turned out! I had so much fun with this one! The microwave trick can be really helpful but just always do it in intervals... I had a friend stink up her house for days with an over fried mini chair!
Oooo... thx... thats a good tip... mini chair stink o.O
and I saw you posted another one 🥰 I'm saving it for after supper... I always cast to my TV so I see all the details... lol xxx
Totally loving this build. It's one of my favorite aesthetics. It was neat to learn in one of your past videos that you were an architect. I can totally see it in how you design.
Thank you Daisy! I never made it to fully licensed architect but I did work in a firm for 4 years. I didn't realize how I would be using what I was learning in school😄
The waiting room is really coming along. the old furniture being refurbished into the room is a great way to use what is already available. I can just see Beetlejuice (say it 3 times now) sitting there from the scene where the woman is cut in half on that couch in the room.
I am always happy to use what I already have if I can! Thank you Jay😊 I am so glad you like the results... and the magicians assistant will most definitely be in attendance!
I am so blown away by your talent, I just found your channel after getting into building dollhouse kits, and Ive just binged it. Im obsessed with miniatures and piecing everything together. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Welcome to the channel! It's definitely an addicting hobby lol ;)
@@BentleyHouseMinis Thank you!
I absolutely love the waiting room. I think you nailed it so far. I can’t wait to see it all lit up. It’s funny how invested (or at least I do) your followers become in your builds. Thank you so much Ara, for allowing all the us to learn from one of the best.🙏🏼🥰
Thank you Dianne💖💖 I love that part of the channel too! I feel like they become group projects in the end sometimes!
I finally caught up to the latest video! It's looking so amazing. To be honest, I've never watched Beetlejuice, but I do love miniatures so I'm here to mostly admire haha. Also, "the floor is her territory", my dog seems to think the same. You get too close to the floor and there Katara is, shoving her little nose into you.
Hahaha! Yes... it's like sitting on the floor is a magnet to pups! I am so glad you are enjoying the videos!
I absolutely love all of it. The speaker is so simple but so fun.
That nipper tool is very interesting. I can't imagine what it's for but it was a perfect tool for the task.
My cat, Banner, is my Stormy. He climbs in my lap and comes right back when I put him down.
I'm off to get a T-shirt before they're gone.
Thank you!! The nibbler tool is actually for sheet metal surprisingly. I use mine on matboard and it works pretty well :) Sounds like Banner is just as helpful as Stormy lol!
The evolution of this space is fascinating to see and inspiring! Modifying furniture doesn't seem so daunting, now. Thank you! The art is spot-on and I love the reading material. I'm excited to see all the people sitting there waiting. This is such a fun journey!
Modifying furniture can be so fun! I am glad the video helped you feel a little more comfortable with the process. I just had to add a 'Miniature collector' magazine in there for my own enjoyment😄 Thanks Rachael!
I really was impressed the way you turned the furniture into masterpieces of worn leather! The lamps are impressive too. All in all, the waiting room is spectacular! Way to go!
Thank you so much Nicki!!😊
Man your really on it getting alot done on this project and pumping out the videos. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Justine! I feel like it's going slowly so I am glad to know it doesn't seem that way on your end!
Well done! APPLAUSE!!! All those details, wow, you have definitely captured the spirit of the underworld in this
Thank you my friend! 😊
Omg all that wood furniture looks BEAUTIFUL 😍 Who cares if a lot of it isn't visible, it looks like it was rly fun and satisfying to make
The double decker rectangular table looks like one my parents had, and the lamps too. Ah the 70's with the brown and oranges and greens. The couches turned out nice
My grandparents had that table too! I remember playing with my Barbies on it lol! Thank you my friend😊
@@BentleyHouseMinis apparently it was a telephone table, which makes sense. Phone on top, phone book directly underneath. I've seen phone conversation benches too, it's a piece of furniture a seat on one end, and a phone table on the other end. A place to sit next to the phone while you're talking . I was lucky enough to have a huge basement in the house I grew up in, had lots of rooms. We 3 girls played down there all summer long, and in the backyard. There was another basement room with counter height work surface on three sides where we did crafts, kept our hamsters and turtles, easy bake ovens, creepy crawlers, other tabletop toys and games, like the visible woman my sister had, or the glow in the dark skull I put together. The floor was used when our dogs were having puppies. What a great place to grow up. And my parents workshop was down there, and lots of storage space. That basement was bigger than my apartment now. I don't think they count basements or attics square footage on home listings
@@recoveringsoul755 That sounds like the dream childhood honestly!! We had a basement in our house in IL as well and we also spent so much time down there. It was finished with carpet but I remember it was always cool especially in the summer. There was a fridge and a bathroom and a TV so we had everything we needed lol!
@@BentleyHouseMinis we didn't have a fridge down there or a tv, but we had a record player and wore out our 45's. So nice not having to put away all our toys every day. The bathroom, well a toilet anyway, was in the garage just a half flight of stairs up. My dad's workshop had a radial arm saw, a small lathe and other tools. But he made oil paintings down there too. My mom had boxes of large pillar candles that she found at yard sales and she would put then on the lathe and carve them into fun shapes. Even those candles were orange, brown and green, wow. My dad made model planes and helped me with all my dioramas. It really was a great place to grow up, and when we moved in I was 7 and the house came with an original Barbie cardboard house, which my older sister claimed but the youngest has now . I just want to go home now, back in time when my family was all still alive and everyone talked to each other. We could walk outside from the playroom in the summer, pick some plums off the neighbors tree on the way to the backyard, and play there. Or if we wanted to, we could go through a gate in the back fence because we weren't up against another house. There was a recreation center there, with tennis courts, basketball hoops, playgrounds, swings slides, open fields, hills to slide down on pieces of cardboard, ride bikes, and when it was developed a bit after we moved there, you could take classes. I took yoga, belly dancing, and took guitar with my dad. The local theater had a summer program of one movie a week that my older sister and I went to. We went to summer school to give us something to do. Last time I checked the house was well over 2M now. I guess I had a big she shed before I knew it was called that. Our backyard had an apple tree and a pear tree, who needs a fridge? We got snacks for the picking. There was also a glorious huge redwood tree, big incense cedar and a bunch of pines. And Ferns, they go with redwoods like peas and carrots. I'm sad I really only lived there for 11 years because I never really came home after college started. My older sister actually got a degree, but didn't do anything with it so She went home to live in the old playroom and worked retail somewhere until she got married. I really miss that house.
@@BentleyHouseMinis actually they did put the old fridge in the storage area of the basement cone to think of it, don't think it was always plugged in though. And when we got our first color tv, the old B&W one came to the basement. We mostly listened to music though.
The 3-D printer lines give the lamps a “pottery” look.
I was worried about those but you're right! Happy accident ;) Thanks Robin!
So much to enjoy here. Thanks for running two paint on fabric techniques to see which one you liked best! I’m kind of a lamp junkie,so I do love the lamps! Long live the 70s!!! ✌️ my favorite piece is the ticket machine. You really made it look convincing right down to the notches between each ticket. Brilliant!!!
Lamps can be soooo cool! So I see how they would be addicting! I have one that was my husbands grandmothers and its a prized possession of mine! I am so glad you liked it!
The brown paint is back!! This turned out really cool, I love the tables that you made! They are just perfect!!
Lol yes! I had to get my favorite paint color in there! Thank you Daniela!
Your lamp shade gave me an idea you could use the wire that holds a Cork in a champagne 🍾 bottle to make a lampshade .x
Oh that's a fantastic idea!
@@BentleyHouseMinis I tried to buy a tee-shirt but it wouldn't let me go to payment I did the help thing but I still can't get to it boohoo I will try again tomorrow maybe its my signal x
@@jojosmumdorothy2829 I am sorry it wasn't working for you. I did check and some orders have gone through so I know its working for some people. Hopefully it will work better for you tomorrow. If not, they are really good about picking up the phone so hopefully they can get it sorted for you!
That faux leatherlook on the sofa, just great. love the lamps and tables. This room is turning out looking so amazing. So many little details that really help 'flesh' out the scene. :}
😄😄 Come August this will be a very fleshy scene indeed lol! Thank you Yezzy!
Hi Ara, as always I express to you my admiration for the professionalism and commitment you dedicate to the art of miniaturist in which you are always very creative and ingenious. I've been following you for years now and, even if sometimes late, I don't miss any of your videos that are for me just a vacation from everyday life.
Speaking of holidays, I would have liked to order a T-shirt but when I went to the shop, at the time of check out I regretted that you ship all over the world, even to Burkina Faso but not to Italy, my country. 😞
Ohhhhh it's wonderful Ara! Wonderful surprise to wake up to this morning. Stormy bugs you from the knees down. I have cats they like to walk across my paint pallet when I'm not looking so I find painty toes in random places. 🤣 Gotta make the burnt cigarette guy. 😀
If Stormy had cat like jumping skills I am sure she would be walking across my desk too!😄 So glad you enjoyed the video!
Amazing!!!
I've been waiting with baited breath all week long.
Okay, now I've seen the video, and I confirm, this is owesome ! So much work !
😊😊 I am glad for the confirmation! Thank you Alphonsine!
Bridges and water are also common themes in many old cultures of what happened to people after they died: they had to cross a bridge or water to get to where the afterlife was. (river Styx, Bridge to Niflheim, Polynesian water entrance to the afterlife, etc.) - so they are possibly multipurpose in movie :)
I think you are right! I want to do more research on this in the future. Its fascinating!
If people want to be able to recreate the 'INFORMATION' sign or any other small lettering without having to hand cut the letters or paint them yourself, look into mini resin/scrapbooking letter stickers! There's plenty of fonts and I believe they can come in pretty small sizes. It may be hard to find ones perfectly in scale but hopefully not impossible, especially with ordering online!
To see scenes from your favorite childhood movies come to life is just so cool. Your attention to detail beyond impressive. I look forward to every video!
Thank you very much Angela!💖
I've been enjoying watching the Beetlejuice project come together. So much so, that I purchased a copy of the movie. It's the 20th anniversary edition! No wonder my memory is a bit fuzzy about the details. LOL I order a shirt and a couple of items from your store. I can't wait to get the shirt. I wonder how many people will be asking about the meaning of the 1/12 scale. It's going to be fun. Take care of your wrists and have a wonderful week.
The shirts will definitely be a good way to start a conversation I think!! It amazes me how many times I have watched the movie and I still find new details each time. So much is crammed in there! Thank you so much💖
It looks so amazing with all the furniture! Looking forward to see this space populated with the dolls. :)
Thank you! I am excited to see that too!
Bridges and water are also significant in a bunch of cultures to crossing over to the afterlife. Double reference. Boom.
I learned that this week as well! I love learning through miniatures!
Awesome…awesome….awesome… you…my dear are brilliant ! Love it allllllll…….
😊😊 Aww thank you Durelle!
Stormy is so cute
Tim Burton would totally be amazed by your work. Take all the time you need & see you on your next video. :D
😊 Thank you Briana! If he ever sees it someday I would be honored!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Oh I know you would.
Rather than using fabric medium, you can also use fabric softener. I have used it to both dye and paint on fabrics, and even tossed them into the washer, and the colours stayed on. It's so much cheaper to use, and most people have it at home. It keeps the acrylic paint malleable and not crusty. So it doesn't feel uncomfortable to wear if you want to paint like t-shirt or something.
You can't be proud of that 👏🤩 the room looks awesome. I love the aging on the Couches and the table. If this glue on the bases was hot glue you could disolve it with Rubber alcohol, so you don't need to force ot appart or heat it. Just use a Pipette and let it soak a bit, it works great
I had no idea about the rubbing alcohol! that's so great to know and I will try it next time :) I would worry about it staining the fabric but if I am going to paint it anyway, what does it matter lol!?
Here is an idea to make your leather couches look worn. I’ve noticed that when leather dries and ages it starts to crack and get lighter in color. So maybe try using a little bit of crackle effect in the places you want it to look worn. Maybe even try lightly sanding the painted fabric with and emery board to see if that does the trick. Maybe even a combination of the two. I like to look up reference photos in Google images to recreate just the right look I’m going for. Hope this helps😉, Dee😊
I do have some crackle medium so I will have to try that!
I love the lamps! So cute the entire space is as usual Excellent!
Thank you Kosmo!! 😊
Love the double decker side table. We actually had 2 of those at one time. Our German Sheppard use to hide under them to avoid us kids until she grew too big to fit under them. Ours had metal covering over the bottom of the legs to protect them.
Thank you Andee! They were surprisingly quick to create too! Aww sweet pup!
@@BentleyHouseMinis Will they become one of your kits? One evening Tinker (the G. S. dog) though she heard something or someone and leaped up so fast, she forgot she was under the side table and it went up with her. My dad had to act fast and grab the lamp before it became a casualty. Luckily he was sitting right next to it. LOL.
Seeing the ones you made caused me to think back to that with affection.
Tim burton is a visionary, but I bet he loves miniatures! I mean he did make claymation movies 😂
He is! I bet he like miniatures as well!
I think this is my favorite room so far Ara! Can't wait to see the ceiling installation details and lighting!
Thanks so much!
Lisa
Thank you Lisa! This might end up being my favorite too lol!
Looking so good Ara! Love the furniture and little books!
Thank you!! I really had fun trying to get a worn leather look!
Love the experimentation.
This project is soooo much fun!
If you wet the material and then paint with chalk paint and a wet brush, the fabric comes out more fabric looking. I use this on full size furniture :)
Thank you Adrienne! I am excited to try the chalk paint technique!
I am really enjoying this series. Haven't seen Bettlejuice in years but lovely all your creative solutions to (miniature) problems. Great work!!
Thank you Sarah!! It feels like problem solving is 50% of this art form sometimes lol!
I’m not sure why but the ticket 🎟 machine just knocked me out. You are a magician!!! Thank you for sharing this project, you are bringing to life a very favorite movie of mine. I’m so happy to have found your channel!💚💚
😊😊 Aww thank you MrsC B! I just knew I had to do the ticket machine justice since its a source of comedy in that room. I am so glad you liked it!
Omgoodness!!!❤❤❤ Looks so Great Ara! I love the ticket dispenser! ❤And what a great surprise and totally unexpected at the end with the shout out! What a perfect place for the hand books, I don't know why I kept thinking they would be in the attic or around the house😂 never thought of the waiting room...oh and the dbl decker mid century side table...Im glad you did those, bc I planned on making one of those for one of my projects and it was interesting to see your take on the make..😊 And I was definitely excited about the shirts, I had to buy 2..I couldn't decide on the color, and it's always good to have a spare specially bc I'm so rough on everything ❤❤❤ Thank You Ara... Good Blessings too you!❤
Thank you Jolene!! The handbooks you sent are just perfect and would go well anywhere. But then I realized all the waiting room people are supposed to have their handbooks so you def have me on a head start! I hope you will share your version of the table with me when you make them! They are such a fun design😊 And thank you for buying the shirts... I bought 2 more as well😄
This is amazing, I love your attention to detail is so freaking good. Everything is coming along nicely.
Thank you so much Christina!😊
Gaddam that room is lookin trippy!! I love that effect the floor gives. Awesome looking project
😊 Thank you!! Trippy is definitely what I am going for!
I love that little telephone table almost as much as I love Stormy's helpfulness 🥰
She's always so helpful lol!
I get so giddy watching your Beetlejuice videos!
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So awesome. I love your beetle juice room. You have great talent and skills. I enjoyed this video. I watched your Addams family house video. You really outdone yourself. The house is beautiful. I love it. I love the Addams family too. Looking forward for your next video. 😊
Both houses are really fun to work on but I am enjoying how different they are too! There is a lot more color and whimsy in the Beetlejuice house!
Oh my god it is so well done ,beautiful i love it , i have no words (POW, BOUMM) mind blown 🤯🤯🤯🤯... i am loving your work so creative , i cant , i cant😵😵😵😵lol ... have a great week ... AGAIN ... LOVE IT 😁😁
Thank you Nathalie!! I am so glad you liked it so much!!
This is coming together so well!! I am looking forward to seeing what else you do! I liked seeing how you modified the furniture and then aged them. Everything has captured the essence of the room so well!!!
Thanks so much Kat! 😊
Tu m'inspire TELLEMENT ! WOW une fois de plus chaque détails est fait avec ton talent unique ! BRAVO !
Thank you Lise!!💖💖
The room looks great! I re-watched Beetlejuice the other day because of you! Such a classic!
I need to rewatch it again soon... I have watched the Waiting Room scene 20 times alone this week though lol!😄
To make your paint more opaque, add cornstarch. Works great! Crackle paint would look like aged leather.
I will try that! Thank you Renee!
It’s all coming together!
Your creativity is amazing Ara! Thanks for sharing. 🥰
Thanks so much 😊
That looks so cool! I love watching your projects come together.
Thank you Liz!
You are so very very talented!!!! Once again, a most enjoyed video in your Beetlejuice series. I think the end result will be absolutely fantastical ✨👍🙌
Thank you so much Karina!
You could put the book on the floor, as if it fell off the ledge and just wasn't picked up.
Also, maybe everyone sees a different set of paintings based on how they died. Like Adam and Barbara see bridges, but Miss Argentina sees knives, or the burn victim guy sees flames.
Your attention to detail is just amazing.
😊 thank you!
I have not watched that show but your creations are amazing. I loooove watching you
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This is looking amazing! Outstanding! I love how your ceiling looks! Can't wait to see how you did that!
Keep up the great work! As always ... Have a better day!
Thank you Sean! The video for the ceiling should go up soon!
Aaaah, been out all day! Just saw this. I will look forward to watching tomorrow.
Looks amazing, Ara! So much work and ohhh all the details! Phenomenal job as always ❤️ 😍
Thank you Chantal!! I appreciate it so much!
YAY! The room is looking super spectacular!🤩
I love the aging on the leather couches and sofa and the side tables and coffee table are wonderful.
I LOVE the "Now Serving" sign! I can't wait for when you do add lights to it.🥰The ticket machine, the information sign, and lamps are cute important touches to the room.
I love the books and magazines you put on the tables, I'm glad you were able to get copies of the "The Book of the Recently Deceased." Thanks to the person who made it for you Ara.
I can't to see more process on the Beetlejuice house in the future. 😊
Thank you!! I was able to get the lights into the sign so I hope you like the results when you see the next video😊
Ohhhh how fun to make some of the deceased people! Can you make the flat guy on the cable ?
They will be a lot of fun to make! I am excited! I am not sure if he will be made yet, but if I have a spot for him then I will!
cant wait for the ceiling one it looks so good!
Brilliant !!!!
And each time I see you working on the Beetlejuice-house, I want to watch the movie NOW.
So maybe the movie-company could support you, because they get free advertising while you create the house... ;-)
Haha well if they ever did reach out that would be amazing! There are rumors there will be a Beetlejuice 2🤷♀️
Haven't watched the video yet, but with the picture, it seems owesome ! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thank you!! 😊
I am loving this project so much. You are amazing and so talented. Thank you for sharing your process with us.
Thank you Rose! I am happy to share!
Def worth the wait!
The waiting room looks awesome! All of those details make it rich with atmosphere. I will love seeing the dolls for the waiting room being created! Thank you so much for this project on Beetlejuice. It's a lot of work, but your talent always comes through!
I am so excited to start on the dolls too! I can't wait!
I have never done a miniature, despite my shortcoming (ha) I love your channel! Due to my lack of experience I suffer from not understanding the time and skill that goes into the projects. All of that to say, I don't know much, but this Beetlejuice waiting room is one of my favorites so far!
I always love hearing that people who don't make minis still enjoy my videos! That means a lot to me! Thank you😊
Incredibly, this is the waiting room to life after death. Really good, for everyone who has to wait there, the absolute horror and that's how it should be. ^^ 👍
A fate worse than death... the waiting room😄 Thank you Jens!
I just adore this channel so very much! Dollhouse youtube...who knew
😊😄 Thank you!!
This is absolutely incredible!!
Thank you Dustin!
I love watching these rooms come together! Your work is amazing 😃
😊😊 Thank you!!
I can't wait to get space so I can try miniatures I love your projects.
It's a blast!!😊
Looking great. Terrific difference on the appearance of the sofas and chair.I love the perspective on the ceiling too.
Thank you Min!
It’s been awhile since I’ve watched one of your videos. Great to see your work again! I have a helper too, mine is of the feline persuasion. 😺💜
Helpers in the craft room are so sweet (most of the time... until they demand attention😄) Thank you Julie!
Chalk paint. Kinda watered down with fabric softener and then a light sanding between coats… finish off with a wax sealer coat I dig waverly brand at Walmart for basic crafting needs. I painted a whole full size chair that way!
Thank you for the tip!! I will have to try that!
@@BentleyHouseMinis btw I am loving your beetljuice house. I am so ready to do some mini crafting!!!!
Amazing. This is my favorite series to watch.
😊😊 Aww thank you!
Awesome. Makes me want to watch the movie again. Great job!!!
Thank you!! I need to watch it about 20 more times lol!
Looks absolutely amazing!
I've been so looking forward to this episode! Thank you
I never really looked at the waiting room pictures before .. what a way to tie in the plot! Totally amazing work, Ara. I think the fabric medium stuff is more so the fabric can be washed (and the paint stay soft), but if you don't intend on washing something, your mod podge method is perfectly fine. Yes, fabric "drinks" paint like I guzzle water on a hot day - unashamedly, unabashedly, and with delight. Lol.
Good to see stormy "helping" mom with the ceiling patern. So cute!
Sorry, am exhausted today - was the day-long travel to/from my unavoidable appt every 3 months. Only to get home and discover lil girl kitty (10 months old) learned how to UNPLUG a lamp. So, I was giggling while you were wiring yours, wondering if the underworld ever had to deal with a kitty who was a bit too smart for her own good... (and now I need to find a way she can't easily unplug stuff.)
Hugs and smoochies to stormy, and hope everyone is doing well over at Bentley House =D
So funny about the art in that room. Reminds me how important it is to really drink in all the details of every set design in movies to pick up the stuff like that and truly immerse yourself in the full experience of the film.
@@recoveringsoul755 So true! I do that with places I visit (public or private), but forget to do so with movies & TV.
I think it's because with film, it's rare you get a spot where you can actually take the time to really REALLY look at the scenery. The only times things seem to get noticed is if: 1) the scenery is used a LOT - like, a kitchen or living room. 2) If things move around in the background in a scene (example, a book is open at one point in a dialogue, closed the next second, then opened again, etc, while 2 characters are talking and nobody touches the book). 3) If the character(s) utilize an object within the scenery. Otherwise, to our brains, it's "background noise" and promptly ignores in in favor of the action/dialogue going on.
I need to rewatch some of my favorite movies and this time, focus more on the background sets/scenery. I'm pretty sure I'll be amazed at how awesome and creative these set makers/decorators are! Might even give me ideas for my own minis, or even full-sized creations. =D
@@abigailphoenixthepaperaddi2501 yeah I like to watch twice, at least. Like I watched the Martian all the way through once, slept in it but plot holes were bugging me. The next day I watched it again, slowly, pausing to notice when they slipped in the skinny body double always with their head covered. I even looked up stuff about potatoes online. In Good Will Hunting I paused on the first scene with Robin Williams to read the chalkboard behind him. Even if I go to a movie with another person it seems like I notice all kinds of things that they missed. But I don't even know how people watch these days, I have a dvd player on my laptop. Most people don't pay attention, but every movie watched a second time you will notice stuff you missed the first time
@@recoveringsoul755 YESSSSSS! I did the same thing with Good Will Hunting the 2nd time! That chalkboard... it was mesmerizing. The 1st time, I noticed it, but didn't want to interrupt the flow of the movie.
I refuse to go to theaters anymore (or watch "live TV"), so everything I watch is either streamed or on DVD/blu-ray. I guess I insist on being able to pause now lol. But the 1st viewing is ALWAYS (except for bathroom breaks) a straight-shot through. Any subsequent viewings, I feel more free to pause, to contemplate, to look at the scenery, etc.
Very few keep my attention for long the second time, so I have no qualms about pausing and checking out the background, comparing what I remember the first time through (plot-wise) and trying to determine what actions/dialogue would have changed the course of the events if done differently, get the time to observe the background sets, etc.
If you haven't seen it, I recommend watching The Shack (google it, it makes me cry every time I watch it), but the background settings... STUNNING. Truly beautiful, and serve as a stark contrast point to really drive home the message behind it.
Honestly, if I had the energy/health/space... I'd replicate The Shack in mini. I know I couldn't do it justice, but... it just sticks with me how well they used the environment to reflect the emotional effect on the family - and the main character particularly. And when he finds the shack, it is a direct contrast to everything he is suffering and feeling. Then, later, as his family is healing from its fractured state, again, the environment reflects this. Definitely worth watching through the first time... but more-so the subsequent viewings to fully appreciate how everything... EVERYTHING... just adds to the emotions, plot, the underlying message... etc.
Now, I gotta watch Beetlejuice again, cus the past 2 attempts, I got sucked into the movie itself and forgot to focus on the background. This time... handy pause button under my fingertips. Ok, it's a goal... just not for today (my free time is almost up lol)
I was blown away by those details too and I am really looking forward to finding more little secrets by just studying the scenes😊 I hope you can figure out a way to protect your smart cat from herself! How scary! Thank your for the info on the fabric medium. I reread the back and you are right! It says it makes paint permanent when washing. That's good to know. It really did make it paint a little more smoothly though so I will definitely use it until its all gone ;) Have a great week and weekend!!
I am loving all of your builds!! Thank you so much for sharing your processes and progress with us! It really gives me ideas on how to make different miniatures and different effects. Also, it helps me know that a beautiful miniature can still be reached when using foam board instead of purchasing a wooden dollhouse, which I love! You're my favorite youtuber to watch and you're so inspiring! Keep up the good work!❤
Thank you Kylie!! I really enjoy working with foam board actually. If it didn't warp so much it would be the best building material in my opinion. Too bad it warps!
So clever, I love this waiting room.
I love watching your videos! I do not have the patience to do this but I love miniatures. You are sooooo talented 😁
I am so glad you are enjoy the process! Thank you Sherry!
Hello Hope all is well with you and your family. This project is so amazing. You are so talented
Thank you Erica! We are well and I hope you are too!
Oh, my goodness! I would love it if you would sell that .stl for the lampshades!! I have been trying to create one and I just can't get it right! This is fabulous!
Thank you Kim! I have never sold STL's before. I need to look into what I need to include👍