I've had this idea for an underwater diorama for some time now, and finally finished building and painting it all up.

The figures are all handsculpted, 55mm scale. The entire diorama is scratchbuilt, from fruit packaging, plastic tubes & card, etc. It is meant to be wall-mounted, but I have made a small stand for it too.

The bubbles were cast in tinted water clear urethane from a master made from sculpey and small round beads.

I aimed for a bit of contrast in this piece, with the diver and mermaid's colors, their skin exposure, the ominous sea mine and the tranquility of the scene.