First Attempt At Clouds...

[Lighthorseman]

Following the idea behind Gavin Miller's superb thread on backdrop painting ( http://www.the-gauge.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2906 ), I tried the technique.

Here's a shot with the unpainted hardboard.

 

[Lighthorseman]

Then...

Next, I painted the backdrop with what I hoped was a sky-blueish colour.

 

[Lighthorseman]

And Next...

Then I tried the cloud technique. I'm unsure of how well I did, but at least I can repaint over the clouds with the blue if I don't like the end result. As far as I am concerned, my first attempt shows that I need practice!!

One thing I know FOR SURE is that this technique is EXCELLENT!! Any dum-dum can get the hang of it!

 

[Lighthorseman]

The Sun Sets...

As the day drew to a close and the sun went down, I headed back to the workbench, taking a last quick look at the layout, mostly wondering If I would ever get the thing done.

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Looks good. But I'm one step below dum-dum.
Chrysler man Huh.....Charger and a Super B. Nice choice!

 

[tomfassett]

Judging by the era of the layout, I am unsure of something... Is that the 1891 Charger or the 1892 model? I'm pretty sure the Super Bee is the 1892 model year, but I couldn't see the tail lights to be sure...

 

[Tyson Rayles]

The clouds are coming along fine, but where is your GTX and Roadrunner at?

 

[Lighthorseman]

Sneakin' In The Mopars!

Hee Hee. The EVIL Anachronism Police were off harrassing someone else ('71 HemiCuda), so the '69 Hemi Daytona and the '70 440-6 R/T (both 4-speeds dontcha know...) were unmolested that day.

Sorry, it's better (I think) to sneak in pictures of cool Mopars than cool armoured vehicles. Less folks are offended that way.

 

[shamus]

Hi Steve, the clouds are coming along quite well, but where is the "Thunderstorm" one

Shamus

 

[marty w.]

Looking good. I'll have to try that myself.
BTW- Where are the real muscle cars? L-88 vette, LS-6 Chevelle
Marty

 

[roryglasgow]

Those clouds look great! I was concerned about how I would make a realistic backdrop. I'd never done anything like that before, but Gavin's technique is so simple and it's easy to get great results!

BTW, I like that old-timey building. I need something like that for my layout, too...

 

[Drew1125]

I've got a backdrop project coming up soon, & I think I'm gonna give this a try too!

 

[eightyeightfan1]

Must be a "ghost" burnout. There's no driver in the car.

 

[Lighthorseman]

Uyup. It's the mother of all CommandStarts.

 

[sgtcarl]

I got tons of cloud pictures, if anyone's interested

 

[Ralph]

Sure! Happy to see them! Feel free to start your own thread with them.
Ralph