Since there's ten new inches of snow in my New Hampshire backyard, it's time to head for the "woods" in my basement and add more forest to my long-neglected Youngstown & Southern Rwy.
My summer-harvested and dried out sedum and goldenrod have duly surrendered to hairspray and Woodland Scenics ground foam, and now nestle obediently in the distance. Slow-going work, but satisfying, too.
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Nice trees Paul.
The goldenrod doesn't give you any alergy problems?
Question about your backdrop painting - can you tell me what colors you used for the hills/mountains?
thx, Don
Thanks, Don.
No allergies to the goldenrod - although I think the problem is their pollen, and these old dried out thing don't have a trace of it
As for the backdrop painting. I picked one light color on a paint chip, and then had them mix two more, successively lighter shades. After painting, I airbrushed the color divisions to soften the transition and make things a bit "hazy" the way mother nature intended.
Some process pix here for you...
Looking real good.
Wow, Paul! You have done a great job of blending your backdrop with the foreground. Love the step by step photos too. Very nice job!
Art
VERY nice.
Very nice Paul - thanks for the info.
Don
Paul:
I really like the effects you've done with your background! Thanks for showing the procedure that you used...makes me want to try to do one on my own.
Neil
Paul....very nicely done. The backdrop painting is perfect with your foreground trees...
Alan
Looks very attractive and realistic. 
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