Question on backdrops

[daan]

Daan, I think you mean "gouache".

Yep, inexpensive, waterbased and fastdrying..

[PhilaKnight]

Have a old book on layouts but its for HO scale uses mirrors to give a illusion of the layout being bigger.

[lionelsoni]

Daan, I think you mean "gouache".

[gwg50]

jaabat thanks for the link.

[Jumijo]

Gary, check this link out:

Painting a backdrop for your layout 

[gwg50]

Thanks guys

I already have the walls painted sky blue and have a lot of different paint & artist brushes so I guess I'll give it a try. I'll look for that book Jim.

Thanks Guys

Gary

[Sturgeon-Phish]

There are several companys that provide a background, but they are pricy.  I've heard of folks taking a landscape picture, fiddle with the pic so the lead and lag edge matches, then on a quality printer printing off the sheets and placing them end to end.

Like Daan said backgrounds are easy and cheap.  I did my background and I had maybe $20 in paint.  I got a Bob Ross book on landscapes and a set of artist's brushes from Walmart.  The different brushes make a big difference.  Here is what mine looks like

and I am NO artist

Jim 

[daan]

I don't know if you have the brand "Faller" in the usa? I noticed pola sells some on your side of ther pond, but on our side Faller also sells photobackdrops. I don't have the new ctt in yet, so I'm not sure if you mean a photobackdrop..

But take a look on the internet: google video and then Bob Ross. There are a lot of video's out on the www where he explaines very easy techniques for realistic landscape painting. I tried it with guage paint and it works very easy and gives a good result. Be aware that scenic backdrops 'shouldn't be too detailled, even a light blue shade to act as sky does miracles!

guage paint, I don't know if you have the same name, is a kind of water based paint which is close to oilpaint when it comes to mixing and combining shades, but it dries much faster.

[gwg50]

Hey Guys

I notice on page 24-25 in the new CTT. The panoramic vistas from SceniKing for backdrops. Is this the only one out there that does this or is there more?

Thanks Guys

Gary