In this new article, I will be researching how to make a miniature waterfall, fountain, beach, and stream in a new tutorial. So it will be all about making miniature water in all kinds of ways and forms.
I will be making more and more articles soon about how to do this or that, as with my previous article about miniature stone walls.
Let's dive right into it.
Updated 14/07/26
1. How to make a small miniature waterfall?
A. Indoors
Materials needed :
- (wood) glue
- toilet paper
- a saw
- acrylic paint: green, red, white, black, and burnt amber
- 'water' effect
- a flat brush
- varnish
A little tutorial :
If you want to see how the rocks are made, you can go watch the video underneath from the beginning. I am explaining what he does with the water itself; it starts about 6 minutes into the video.
- The base of the waterfall is a mix of toilet paper, wood glue, and water. Just apply the glue to the surface, put the toilet paper on it (2 or more layers, depending on the waves you want to create), add extra wood glue, and push it onto the plywood
- leave it to dry for at least 72 hours
- have black, green, white, and burnt amber acrylic paint ready and go steadily from white, add some green and brown further on (see video )
- smooth the edges with a wet brush
- leave it to dry for at least 8 hours
- the miniature waterfall itself:
- apply a 'water-effect' product to a black background and a piece of plastic and brush it with a flat brush
- tip white acrylic paint onto the water effect with the brush and make patterns for the waterfall
- leave it to dry
- Apply varnish on the waterfall surface and leave it to dry
- when it's dry, add a layer of wood glue on top to add depth to the water underneath the waterfall
- apply 5 layers of varnish to finish it off
- peel the waterfalls from the plastic and try to add them to the place you want them. Add some water effects.
- on the bottom, add a little bit of white acrylic paint by tapping a brush to it, the further off, the less paint
- add water effect to the bottom and smooth it out with a brush
B. Outdoor Waterfall
This one I found on Facebook, with a very good idea indeed!
Materials needed :
- shells
- aquarium silicone ( the one used for this fountain was called Sikaseal Aquarium)
- pale blue glitter or alcohol inks or food coloring
- resin
A little tutorial :
Making this miniature waterfall is easier :-).
-Silicone is a thick type of glue, used around the house for plumbing, roofing, etc, and comes in big tubes. But apparently, aquarium silicone comes in smaller tubes and is so much handier to make miniature water ànd is waterproof, so perfect for an outside fairy garden!
- Stack shells on each other in your miniature garden scene. Fill it up with the aquarium silicone and make a small 'waterfall' from it.
- In this picture, pale blue glitter was sprinkled over the silicone while it was wet. Then resin was poured into the shells and over the silicone. You could also use a food dye or a tiny little bit of paint.
- That's it, The End 😉
PS. You can also make an indoor miniature waterfall using hot glue, but somehow I don't think the effect looks as amazing as the previous 2 ways. You might disagree? I mean, you can just see that it's clumps of glue, sorry to say... (the pond looks fantastic though, look at the fishes wow !)
Have a look at this video also:
Check out 5 more ways to create a miniature waterfall diorama.