06-12-2011, 09:15 PM
Charlie, the few times I get paint on the ballast, it is way to "strong" of a color. So, something has to be done about it, like I mentioned earlier, take a clean brush and water and wash the paint away. It just dissappears in the ballast. Now, I suppose less washing and it may leave just a faded rusty spot, which might be just what the doctor ordered.
Gus, thanks for the compliments. The scene still has a long way to go. For one thing, the colors are way too saturated, but the final blue washes should take care of that, and serve to blend everything into a cohesive whole.
Greg, thank you. I really am enjoying the painting. I made up my mind tonight to keep working on this section of the layout (the interchange with the SP)... finish the backdrop, then start on some actual 3D scenery, and get it looking respectable. Then we can really get an idea of whether the backdrop is going to work or not. For some reason, I'm not worried about it, I am confident that it will come out looking pretty good.
Here's where I am at the moment. Accomplished quite a bit today. This section is about 6 feet long, so each photo is around 2 feet. To me, it looks better in person than in the photos.
Note: The guide photos on the left of the backdrop where taken by me, on location. The photos of the multi-peaked building were taken off of Google-Earth street view.
Gus, thanks for the compliments. The scene still has a long way to go. For one thing, the colors are way too saturated, but the final blue washes should take care of that, and serve to blend everything into a cohesive whole.
Greg, thank you. I really am enjoying the painting. I made up my mind tonight to keep working on this section of the layout (the interchange with the SP)... finish the backdrop, then start on some actual 3D scenery, and get it looking respectable. Then we can really get an idea of whether the backdrop is going to work or not. For some reason, I'm not worried about it, I am confident that it will come out looking pretty good.
Here's where I am at the moment. Accomplished quite a bit today. This section is about 6 feet long, so each photo is around 2 feet. To me, it looks better in person than in the photos.
Note: The guide photos on the left of the backdrop where taken by me, on location. The photos of the multi-peaked building were taken off of Google-Earth street view.