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Gary's "Painting Backdrops from Prototype Photos" How-To - MasonJar - 06-09-2012 Many of our members watched in amazement as Gary's remarkable layout build - which included a purpose-built building - began to mirror the real world in an uncanny way. Statements of incredulity were quickly followed by questions on how such remarkable results were achieved in a seemingly effortless way. While Gary's models are indeed remarkable, it is his backdrops that have had the biggest impact. Modest to a fault, Gary is convinced that anyone can replicate what he has done with some time and practice. To that end, he has put together this "how-to". Originally presented to his local club, his detailed presentation is now here at Big Blue. It is bittersweet that we present this fantastic tutorial a year following the sudden passing of biL Marsland. Gary gives a lot of the credit for his success to biL - a life-long artist and designer - who in his short time at Big Blue inspired many, and freely gave guidance and support to Gary and all those following his many threads. Table of Contents - Click to jump to each section: 0. Introduction & Overall Process 1. Finding Prototype Scenes 2. Obtain Photos 3. Edit, Print, and Splice Photos - Experiment with Photos - Tape Photos Together 4. Draw Outlines 5. Paint the Major Areas and Details - Paint Consistency - Dry-brush Technique - Is Black Really Black? - Notes on Painting Techniques 1 - Notes on Painting Techniques 2 6. Shadow and Light 7. Light Blue Wash 8. Hiding the Layout / Backdrop Junction 9. Final Thoughts Gary's Threads Original Building WOOHOO! Good weather = time to build Painting Threads Backdrop at the Team Track Backdrop - Houston Skylines Backdrop at Mason Park Bridge Adventures in Perspective Introduction & Overall Process - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Finding Prototype Scenes - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 8 9 10 11 Obtain Photos - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 12 13 14 15 Edit, Print, and Splice Photos - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 16 17 18 19 Experiment with the Photos - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Tape Photos Together - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 28 29 Draw Outlines on the Backdrop - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Paint the Major Areas and Details - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Paint Consistency - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 Dry-Brush Technique - MasonJar - 06-12-2012 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Is Black Really Black? - MasonJar - 07-11-2012 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 Notes on Painting Techniques 1 - MasonJar - 07-11-2012 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 Notes on Painting Techniques 2 - MasonJar - 07-11-2012 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Shadow & Light - MasonJar - 07-11-2012 114 115 116 117 |