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Post by neverland on Jul 22, 2020 18:34:17 GMT -5
I would like to enhance my pre-printed backdrop by applying paint. Have any of you done this to your backdrops? Would like some tips, pros and cons. Mine is mounted to a thin sheet of luan.
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Post by BAZman on Jul 26, 2020 11:43:13 GMT -5
There are lots of YouTube’s and we did it in the Niles Depot (Fremont, CA).
Partially dry brush (so your mistakes are as obvious and you can go over them again for a bit more noticeability).
Use colors very close to blend into new paint.
Distance is very soft (mutes) colors, foreground brighter but not as saturated (you want a tree, bush, rocks and soil to be detailed). Dry brushing helps here so. Also stipple (tap the brush)
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Post by neverland on Jul 27, 2020 18:25:53 GMT -5
There are lots of YouTube’s and we did it in the Niles Depot (Fremont, CA). Partially dry brush (so your mistakes are as obvious and you can go over them again for a bit more noticeability). Use colors very close to blend into new paint. Distance is very soft (mutes) colors, foreground brighter but not as saturated (you want a tree, bush, rocks and soil to be detailed). Dry brushing helps here so. Also stipple (tap the brush) Thanks! Would you recommend acrylic or watercolors? Dry brush for sure. |
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Post by BAZman on Jul 30, 2020 12:01:13 GMT -5
Depends on the medium (paper, wood, plastic) and existing paints (craft, acrylic [both water or oil] or . . . Water can soak thru some paints and warp the medium. It can also cause bleeding of existing paints or underlying medium. I’d use acrylics (most craft paints are). Thin with water, 10-20%. Get angle brushes and sponges (good for tree shapes- no two will be the exact same and you just need to dip, blot on a paper towel/rag and then stamp a few. I have several oil paintings from railroad artist Rod Aszman (https://rodaszman.com) that are ‘retouched’ to enhance highlights. Note most all paintings you buy are printed on industrial ink-jet printers, even the famous Kincaid’s. About $20 bucks to reprint  sell for high hundreds each. Yesterday, my Windows lock screen came up with one of those silhouette type mountainous views showing layer depth but no real detail whatsoever. These are the types of backdrops that you can stipple on these slight color enhancements on top of it to make a come out into more of a 3-D and attractive looking image. |
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Post by neverland on Jul 30, 2020 13:15:43 GMT -5
Depends on the medium (paper, wood, plastic) and existing paints (craft, acrylic [both water or oil] or . . . Water can soak thru some paints and warp the medium. It can also cause bleeding of existing paints or underlying medium. I’d use acrylics (most craft paints are). Thin with water, 10-20%. Get angle brushes and sponges (good for tree shapes- no two will be the exact same and you just need to dip, blot on a paper towel/rag and then stamp a few. I have several oil paintings from railroad artist Rod Aszman (https://rodaszman.com) that are ‘retouched’ to enhance highlights. Note most all paintings you buy are printed on industrial ink-jet printers, even the famous Kincaid’s. About $20 bucks to reprint sell for high hundreds each. Yesterday, my Windows lock screen came up with one of those silhouette type mountainous views showing layer depth but no real detail whatsoever. These are the types of backdrops that you can stipple on these slight color enhancements on top of it to make a come out into more of a 3-D and attractive looking image. My backdrop is of a Southern Appalachians print clearly taken in late summer. Then I went and planted several trees in autumn colors. Duh! Thought if I dry brushed some russet, orange & golden yellow lightly on the mountainside photo, it would give the effect of trees turning. 🤷♀️ |
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sell for high hundreds each.