Realistic Epoxy Resin Water Tutorial: How to Create Depth in Wargaming & Dioramas

In this terrain building tutorial, I'll show you how to make epoxy resin water look deeper using simple painting and pouring tricks. Perfect for wargaming boards, realistic dioramas, and Warhammer scenery Pouring epoxy resin deeper doesn’t automatically make it look deeper. In this build I created a 4.5cm deep resin sea as part of the sea/harbour board. The thickness alone isn’t what makes it feel deep. In this video I break down the structural design, layered tinting, surface texture and scale tricks that create the illusion of depth in miniature resin water. Whether you’re building a wargaming board, diorama ocean, resin river or realistic shoreline terrain, these principles apply to any epoxy resin water feature. In this video I cover: • Why thickness alone doesn’t create depth • How a painted base gradient increases perceived depth • Why slopes and elevation changes matter before pouring • Using scale variation (sand vs rocks) to reinforce distance • Placing below-surface details to anchor perspective • Layering resin tint properly instead of over-darkening • How water texture supports the illusion underneath If you want to make epoxy resin water look deep without wasting material, this breakdown shows you how to design depth intentionally instead of relying on volume. Products Used: (These are affiliate links which help support the channel at no extra cost to you.) Epoxy Resin – https://amzn.to/4kHG2rC Resin Pigments – https://amzn.to/4roKFtp Vallejo Water Texture – https://amzn.to/3OlN0Xn Foam Board / XPS – https://amzn.to/4bVXEhj Silicon Mixing Jugs (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!) - https://amzn.to/3OxCBI6 Sealant - https://amzn.to/4cBEwoZ