07-07-2010, 12:58 PM
Re: texture -
Scale sand would have the texture of flour, but using flour on the layout looks "wrong". I think the guys arguing in favour of visible texture at the expense of exact scale representation may be onto something...
Re: "Proto-photo" backdrop versus model foreground -
There was an interesting article recently that showed how you might create a photo backdrop - but using photos of model structures. Although it sounded counter intuitive when compared with the "traditional" approach, it actually looks very good. It also allows you to correct the perspective problems that sometimes occur with the commercial backdrops.
Andrew
Scale sand would have the texture of flour, but using flour on the layout looks "wrong". I think the guys arguing in favour of visible texture at the expense of exact scale representation may be onto something...
Re: "Proto-photo" backdrop versus model foreground -
There was an interesting article recently that showed how you might create a photo backdrop - but using photos of model structures. Although it sounded counter intuitive when compared with the "traditional" approach, it actually looks very good. It also allows you to correct the perspective problems that sometimes occur with the commercial backdrops.
Andrew