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Backdrops can make or break the appearance of a layout. Photo-realistic backgrounds have the tendency to dominate a scene, causing the eye to focus on the backgrund instead the foreground. Painting your own background requires a lot of artistry, which not everyone has. Even a simple backdrop with some clouds is a lot more difficult to create than one would think. Before you invest a lot of time and money into something you may not like later on, start with a simple backdrop - just a very light blue or very light gray. You can add clouds later, if you like. One of the very few really fantastic examples of a backdrop is on Troels Kirk´s On30 layout - have a look: <img src="http://www.railroad-line.com/forum/data/kirk/200912115506_w21.jpg" alt=" " /> See how many different shades of blue the sky has and how many different colors the clouds have! Btw, Troels is a professional Swedish artist.
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