Cloudy Background

Turned the flow of the clouds, now the problem is that there are lines at the seems of the wallcovering. From straight down, you can tell that the seems are flush , but from an angle and distance, they look like they have gaps. I tried to blend them in, but ran out of white paint   Tomorrow, I'll experiment with using water to activate the glue on the wallcovering. I'll also unroll a few pieces and let them lay flat overnight.

Since you are experimenting, maybe you could cut one of the edges irregularly, following the contours of the clouds and overlap them.

I did a quick cut of a scrap piece. It looks better since the vertical lines are gone. Maybe if I add some more layers, the blending will look better. I think I'll pick up some paint tomorrow and use a dry brush technique for blending.

Here are a couple of more shots with some more layers. Another thought to try tomorrow is to cut the wallcovering horizontaly in shapes around the clouds. Without blending, it's hard to say what the final product will turn out, but my gut is telling me it's time to move on to to attempting painted clouds, to be followed by an order from a backdrop shop...

After staring at the project for 10 minutes now, I've decided that the clouds are too busy. It was a nice try, but I think I'm concluding this experiment tonight. Anyone interested in a roll of wallcovering?

I agree, Stewart. I'll pass. 

Yea,  I have an unused roll or two also. 

Well..........if you are going to paint anyway, why not use what you have in post 2 (the one with the vertical line but the clouds oriented the correct way) and fill & and paint the line blending it in with the other clouds?

Seems to me if you are going to get good enough to paint clouds, you can "paint" some around the vertical area to hide it, and then have the areas between you painted clouds be the commercial ones. 

Might be worth a try...and about the only thing I see you did not try. Show us a pict  of the second post clouds "touched up" after you practice painting.

Greg

Stewart I'm using sky wallpaper such as this.  Just check out the many discount wallpaper stores around.  Cloud features are endless.

Wall paper should have a match pattern, (usually noted on the roll, before opening)  A larger match pattern, which can be present, even in the cloud paper, may force a lot of scrap to get the match again on a small diorama.   I have two different papers the smaller pattern wasn't too bad to match, the larger clouds were an issue/lot of waste paper.  After awhile you were thinking your mind was going South. 
Noted paper seam under the middle picture.

The two different papers.  Surprisingly the bus-i-er paper was an eas-i-er match.

Mike CT- What is your skirting material and how did you mount it under your face board?  Sorry for hijacking the thread.

$5 to $6 per yd material purchased at JoAnne Fabrics, per my sweetheart.  The small rods and cup hooks were a Walmart/Kmart issue.  She said those numbers would probably not work today, more expensive. 






Note that domestic engineering reviewed the original layout and require a square corner be modified on final design.

With the installation of the curtains, I have been acuse of sleeping under the layout.

Sky wallpaper? That sounds like a great idea for my HO layout.

Thanks, Mike. That cup hook idea is genius! I was thinking of something similar using shower rods and shower curtain hangers but I like your idea a lot better.

At the JoAnne Fabrics store in North Canton, Ohio, I purchased a clouds/sky poster that is 4 feet high by 12 feet long. It was only about $8.00 and my thoughts are that I can cut it into two, 2'x12' pieces and mount them on a masonite backer, using the carpet tape idea someone else on this forum mentioned. The total length of my backdrop is 27' and, if this initial attempt works, I'll pick up one more poster to finish off the background. I don't know, yet, how well the two pieces will mate, but I think it will come out okay.