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Clumps of Grass

Making Grass Clumps

This is a short and simple tutorial on how to make grass clumps using cheap and readily available materials. Materials:

• 1) Painters brush (preferably those with white/cream colored bristles)
• 2) Wall putty / spackle
• 3) PVA glue
• 4) Static grass
• 5) Soil/earth or whatever ground material

Make sure to pre-cut the painters brush bristles to the desired length before proceeding with Step 1.

Step 1

Place a small amount (slightly smaller than an M&M chocolate candy) of Wall Putty or Spackle onto the desired location of the diorama. Gently press or tap the Wall Putty or Spackle until the desired shape is achieved – it must look like a small mound.

Step 2

Using an old brush, gently apply diluted PVA glue over the recently shaped Wall Putty or Spackle. The diluted PVA glue will provide additional adhesion for the next step.

Step 3

Plant the pre-cut painters brush bristles onto the center of the putty mound while the PVA glue is still wet.

Step 4

Place your index finger on top of the bristles and then rotate it gently until the bristles spreads outward evenly.

Step 5

Allow the semi-finished grass clump to set or cure. Once fully dried, you can trim some of the bristles to create an uneven form similar to real grass clumps.

Step 6

Cover the exposed putty mound with soil/earth or whatever ground material was used in the diorama.

Step 7

Wet the finished grass clump with diluted PVA glue and then sprinkle a considerable amount of static grass. Once dry, paint finished grass clump with the desired color to match diorama setting

final look

This is how the finished grass clump would look like.