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Hi folks,
I just came across this video which shows what seems to be a very easy method for painting coniferous trees on a backdrop. The trees in this example are a bit large for most backdrops, but I think the technique could be used to add depth to a backdrop forest.
My freestanding layout won't have a backdrop, but after seeing this I kind of wish it did.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
I dunno, Dave...I'm not seeing any "happy little squirrels".
Wayne
doctorwayneI dunno, Dave...I'm not seeing any "happy little squirrels".
So get some brown paint on a fine tipped brush! Don't forget to add in the acorns (although none of the trees in the example would produce acorns but this is where a bit of artistic license would work well!)
Cheers!!
At least the trees have friends...
Ricky W.
HO scale Proto-freelancer.
My Railroad rules:
1: It's my railroad, my rules.
2: It's for having fun and enjoyment.
3: Any objections, consult above rules.
Refresh my memory Dave, don't you have a divider in the middle? View block, or whatever you want to call it?
IF you did, trees would look good on that.
Mike.
My You Tube
It goes to prove that the good ideas last. I first saw a very similar picture done nearly 30 years ago.
Start painting the picture from the back and work forward. All the time giving depth to the picture.
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
For all the Bob Ross fans who want to paint trees on their model railroad backdrops:
York1 John
Gotta love Larson.
John A new highway is being built across Nebraska. The entire length of the highway is in a tunnel. They're calling it The Scenic Route.
A new highway is being built across Nebraska. The entire length of the highway is in a tunnel. They're calling it The Scenic Route.
I drove across Nebraska once...
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
mbinsewiRefresh my memory Dave, don't you have a divider in the middle? View block, or whatever you want to call it?
Hi Mike,
No, there will be no divider. The center of the 12' x 5'4" layout will be a city scene with several taller downtown style structures as well as a trolly line going through the middle of town. I'm hoping that the structures will be tall enough to act as a sort of visual break by blocking part of the view of the tracks on the opposite side of the layout. I'll have to do a side view drawing to see if the buildings will actually do what I want them to. I have the option of adding additional stories if needed.
I dunno if this will come across as bragging...don't mean it to be, but I actually found out this technique on my own. I wanted to display my new HO Lionel Challenger, so I crafted a short diorama and painted a backdrop for it using this technique. It seemed to come naturally, and it was pretty good, if a little paint-by-numbery. My new backdrop needs 'something', and I think this has sparked me to make it a goal to naturalize what I have crafted so far. Thanks for the ideas!
Excuse the poor quality...pre-digital, and pre-knowing-much-about-photography.
selector I actually found out this technique on my own. I wanted to display my new HO Lionel Challenger, so I crafted a short diorama and painted a backdrop for it using this technique. It seemed to come naturally, and it was pretty good, if a little paint-by-numbery.
Hi selector,
I think the backdrop looks pretty good!