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Re: my 1st painted sky
« Reply #30 on: September 01, 2012, 02:08:36 PM »
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+1.  I liked it better without the puffball clouds.

+1 from here, also.

For my layout, I went with wispy, indistinct cloud formations over a two-tone graded background; it gives the impression of distant clouds without drawing too much attention to themselves. It also helps to disguise changes in the backdrop direction--there is a curved corner at the left end of the image. Incidentally, I spray-painted the clouds using white and grey to get the desired effect.

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Re: my 1st painted sky
« Reply #31 on: September 01, 2012, 03:34:20 PM »
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David, is there somewhere I can see more of this layout?

Back to the topic....The clouds attract my eyes, that's the layouts job!!!

I think I would blend everything with a light spray of diluted white.....just my 2cents .....

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Re: my 1st painted sky
« Reply #32 on: September 03, 2012, 04:33:57 PM »
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Great work on the back drop!  I also love to see everyone else's examples.  I saw on another website where someone used rope lighting on a dimmer switch behind their scenery.  They basically left about 1/2" to 1" space between their scenery and backdrop and could dim the lights to vary the look from day to dusk to night.  Thought it was a brilliant idea.  Anyone else every tried this?  I'll try and find the diagram if anyone is interested.

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Re: my 1st painted sky
« Reply #33 on: September 03, 2012, 09:46:26 PM »
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Great work on the back drop!  I also love to see everyone else's examples.  I saw on another website where someone used rope lighting on a dimmer switch behind their scenery.  They basically left about 1/2" to 1" space between their scenery and backdrop and could dim the lights to vary the look from day to dusk to night.  Thought it was a brilliant idea.  Anyone else every tried this?  I'll try and find the diagram if anyone is interested.

I did this. 2" gap all around the edge of the layout. 3 colors of rope light: white (to kill shadows on the sky), orange/red (simulated sunset) and blue (twilight). 3 dimmers, one for each color. The white dimmer was also tied into overhead halogen lighting, and the blue dimmer also ran a blue rope light on the ceiling. Here is the wiring diagram for the dimmer system, plus some other goodies. It was all for this layout:

David, is there somewhere I can see more of this layout?

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