Diorama Breakdown: How to Make a Japanese Style Garden

Today, I am showing you how I made the Japanese House Garden scene that you’ve seen from my Nendoroid Sakura Miku: Bloomed in Japan photos. I googled inspirations and analyze if I can pull it off with the materials I currently have. I always want to take photos of my figures in ‘engawa’ or Japanese porch/veranda.

How to Make Cherry Blossoms Vers 2

It’s the season of cherry blossoms in Japan, so I made another tutorial for everyone to enjoy for their toy photography. Years ago, I made a video tutorial on how to make a sakura-inspired tree. The difference of today’s tutorial is that I painted the center part of the flower with darker shade of pink. This…

Watch: How to Make a Beach Umbrella

As part of my diorama project in last Sony’s event, I made a quite number of DIY miniatures for a real summer vibe. This includes making a beach umbrella to complete the summer gears needed of my Nendoroid and Cu-poche. Since I couldn’t make something from scratch due to lack of time, I found an interesting…

Video: Setting Up Umaru-chan’s Apartment

Today, I am showing you how I set up Umaru-chan’s apartment. The reason why I didn’t glue the wall permanently is because I recycle the materials for future projects. Most of my diorama/room sets are made to be assembled so that after shoot, I could just safely remove the parts and keep them in an organizer…

5 Tips to Improve Toy Photography in the New Year

Every year, I always share the highlights of my hobby life with everyone but this new year it’s going to be different. 2015 was one of the best year for me as Kixkillradio. Having a collaboration with your favorite figure manufacturers and popular camera brand is just amazing. It’s every toy photographer’s dream. While having…