shaping sand puzzle - life is a beach?

How to convert or sculpt a miniature? How to make a decent base or even a full diorama?!
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shaping sand puzzle - life is a beach?

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Hello from Paris!
I?m currently preparing this lovely lady (see pix at end of post), I?ve created some additional accessories for her - cocktail, sunglasses, Vogue magazine etc. The beach itself is a problem: the sand has to shape around the objects, and also around the towel, remembering so to speak the shape of the towel?s side before the dog moved into action and she moved around etc.
What is the simplest way to shape the beach? I have thought of the following options: plaster bands (sorry, I don?t know the right word for it in English), super-sculpey (shaped, imprinted and then baked), milliput (expensive!), resin, or even real sand (but how to ?fix? it into the right shape?)
All your input is most most welcome as I feel a bit out of my depth! But then again I bought this mini as I wanted to face some difficulty (lots of skin) so this beach problem is fun to face.... But not alone :-D

All ideas most most welcome!
Usurpator

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