07-29-2010, 04:39 AM
Gary S Wrote:Tom, that is a good idea, but my fear is that I would need to use photos for the entire backdrop. Any idea on what it costs to reproduce a photo to poster size? With 170 feet of backdrop, that is alot of poster photos!
On the note of cost though, I am somewhat considering hiring an artist to do the backdrop scenes... man... would y'all lose respect for me if I did that? :oops:
Gary,
You are not the first to request such help. Here's a thread:
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in which I mention the Lyon Valley Northern - a local layout for which the owner (Chris) has painted a very effective backdrop. You might need to search a bit now, but he has posted pictures and videos of how to do it. He also delivered a very good clinic at the local CARM convention a few years ago.
Andrew