Red Flowers

Red Flowers as a compositional accent in a scene

Red Flowers is a scenic low vegetation by Woodland. The name designates it as red flowering growth. It is not a model and not a kit, but a finishing element that is added to a diorama right at the very end.

Red leads the eye, and that is why it is used sparingly

In a green scene, red is the strongest color you can use. The eye jumps to it before anything else, which is both an advantage and a trap. An advantage, because you can use it to show a viewer where to look on a diorama, typically at the main figure or at the place of the action. A trap, because if red is scattered evenly over the whole area, the gaze is broken up and the scene loses its center of gravity. The proven rule is to keep a pronounced accent in one or two places and to let the rest of the scene work with subdued shades. That holds doubly if you are going to photograph the diorama, because a photograph strengthens contrast further.

What to bear in mind when placing them

• Plan the accents out before you start gluing. Moving them later means damaging the growth.
• Place the strongest accent close to the main motif, not at the edge of the scene.
• Plant with tweezers into a drop of glue applied to the terrain.
• Complete a cluster with greenery around it, so that the growth reads as rooted.
• If the scene is to serve for photography, check the composition through the viewfinder before it dries.

Who the material is for

For modelers who are finishing a vegetation scene and want to give it a compositional center of gravity, and for players fine-tuning the look of terrain elements. Technically it is simple work; only the layout is demanding.

Look for the number of elements, their dimensions and the volume of the package on the packaging. Ventilate when working with glues and keep the material out of the reach of small children.