my 1st painted sky

[DKS]

+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.

[coosvalley]

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 .....

[davidgray1974]

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.

[DKS]

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?

2000 GMR. Also: http://whiteriverandnorthern.net/chapter_6.htm