Blended Backgrounds

Jim

 

     Would you please be a little more specific in what you are referring to; I am very interested.

 

Thanks

 

Ray Marion

Wow!  That is some nice work!

 

Dave

Ray, I think he is referring to the fact that the forground is modeled, and the background is painted.  This creates a seamless foreground/background.  

Ray,

Note how the background blends into the actual layout in the foreground. Read on page two how he does it. Some portions of his layout are only six inches deep, although, they look like they go on forever.

Great work

 

doug

Man, he is good!

Big Jim, thanks for sharing. That is very inspirational, and I can really use some inspiration right now.

 

Everything is so well done. I like the subtlety of the weathering and details. It's not all blaring and right up in your face, it's all just presented in a well-executed manner that lets you discover new things the longer you look.

That is really beautiful work.

You see a lot of model train pictures.  These picture are excellent quality photography, and some really amazing artistry, to blend a diorama to a backdrop. You have to assume the backdrops are also artisticly done.    Thank you for posting the links.  

Mike CT

Is it painted? Looks like some digital pictures with painted trees right over the image?
I look at this work and miss my HO layout!

Every once in a while you get a post like this. Makes wandering in the wasteland worthwhile. Thanks Big Jim.

 

          --Bob Di Stefano

Pardon my french, but that is ****ing amazing.

(my fingers censored what my mind was saying )

 

Impossible to tell where the table ends and the backdrop begins.

Only in a few images does a sight shadow give it away.

After looking at these shots again, I just realized I had this guy bookmarked:

 

http://www.modvid.com.au/html/body_tom_johnson.html

 

I can't remember how I found it but I saved the link because of the quality of the weathering is so good.

 

Getting back to Big Jim's link, I like the dead leaves on the roof of the general store, the white and brown insulators on the utility poles, and the shadows across the road in the background.

That is some talented quality work. As a painter myself I can appreciate the eye he has for color matching. Not easy to do...

What scale is that? I'm guessing HO but it didin't say anywhere.

Ok that is some of the best modeling I have ever seen.  Thanks for the link Jim.