Gravity Falls is an American animated series created by Alex Hirsch. It tells of the twins, Dipper and Mabel, who spend their holidays visiting Stan's cousin. He owns a Miracle Shack gift shop in the small town of Gravity Falls in Oregon. The guys will find out that something strange is happening in these places. In the first season, Dipper and Mabel find diary number 3. It contains various notes about mysterious creatures and supernatural phenomena occurring in Gravity Falls.
Diary No. 3, along with diaries No. 1 and No. 2, was written long before the twins arrived in Gravity Falls. Ford Pines, Uncle Stan's brother, wrote down a list of all the paranormal phenomena and strange creatures that inhabit the city.
If you want to learn how to make a diary from Gravity Falls, photos with step-by-step instructions will help you catch the general idea. The main thing is to show maximum imagination and a little patience for such an exciting activity.
DIY Supplies
To learn how to make a diary from Gravity Falls, you should prepare a few things. Here they are:
- An empty box in the shape of a book.
- Dark violet paint.
- Black paint.
- Masking tape.
- Postcards and other paraphernalia from the animated series.
How to make a Gravity Falls diary
1. Take a book-shaped casket and paint the cover with dark purple.
Most likely, it will be necessary to cover the surface with paint in several layers, giving each of them some time to dry. To prevent the "pages" of your diary from being colored along with the cover, use a masking tape.
2. Draw a hand and angles
Print out images of your hand (6 fingers), preferably several copies of different sizes, until you find the right one. Use a clerical knife to cut out the picture. Using masking tape, attach a sheet of paper with a cut out outline of your hand to the cover of your diary. Tape the entire cover with masking tape, with the exception of the corners and the “arm”. After the entire diary is glued with tape, cover it with several layers of gold paint. Do not forget to draw two golden stripes on the spine.
After the paint has dried, peel off the masking tape. Next, we need the “hand” that we previously cut out. Using a clerical knife, cut out the diary number (1, 2, or 3) in it. Fix the “hand” with the number cut out in it on the cover using a masking tape. In black, paint the number into several layers. After the paint has dried, you can remove the tape.
3. Add “defects” and varnish the diary.
In the series, the diaries are more than 30 years old, and, of course, they do not look like new. If you wish, you can also add some visual defects to your creation.
After that, cover the cover with a small layer of colorless varnish. So you will be sure that the diary will live for several years.
Take care of the content
To keep your diary box empty, print or draw the pictures themselves with cartoon characters, locations, or anything else. You can also go to the official website of "Gravity Falls" and independently create a wide variety of postcards.
Here you can choose the background and characters, as well as post interesting inscriptions. If you have thematic magnets, trinkets, bracelets and other accessories, you can safely put them here. So your collection will not gather dust on a shelf, and on occasion you can get your casket and look at your favorite little things.
So, now you know how to make a diary from Gravity Falls - 3, 2 or 1. Good luck!