Blog: Acceptable Radiation
Owner: Ardyer
Author: Andrew
Post: Fun with Backdrops
So a short post this week, but this has been one I've been wanting to publish for awhile. For a proper Oldhammer photograph, you need a proper old school backdrop!
I had a backdrop that I had made previous with my airbrush and some acrylic paints. But it wasn't quite the mood or the detail I wanted to look proper old-school.
Thankfully, I got the chance to take a Bob Ross painting class with Robert Kingery (learn more at his website). He normally does classes for veterans, but he's a bog nerd too, so he offered to run the class for us. He's a great dude!
I even made sure to bring along some inspiration to give me ideas!
In the Bob Ross method, you have to paint wet oils on top of other wet oils so that they blend automatically. While not everyone's favorite look, it is ideal for Warhammer backdrops because it makes everything a little softer, as if it's out of focus, and doesn't distract from the models. As you can see, like all landscapes, you start with the horizon lines.
After the horizon, I added the mountains and the the background trees, as well as leaving space for a water feature.
While I'm definitely a nerd, I'm not the only nerd who did this! I am very happy with mine, but some of the others did amazing work, as you can see. I am pretty sure I used too much magic white, which made mine even softer around the edges. But, for a backdrop, that's not a big deal. If you have a chance to take a class like this, it was a blast and I highly recommend it!
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Owner: Ardyer
Author: Andrew
Post: Fun with Backdrops
So a short post this week, but this has been one I've been wanting to publish for awhile. For a proper Oldhammer photograph, you need a proper old school backdrop!
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Ol' Joe Kennedy and his boys |
I had a backdrop that I had made previous with my airbrush and some acrylic paints. But it wasn't quite the mood or the detail I wanted to look proper old-school.
Thankfully, I got the chance to take a Bob Ross painting class with Robert Kingery (learn more at his website). He normally does classes for veterans, but he's a bog nerd too, so he offered to run the class for us. He's a great dude!
I even made sure to bring along some inspiration to give me ideas!
In the Bob Ross method, you have to paint wet oils on top of other wet oils so that they blend automatically. While not everyone's favorite look, it is ideal for Warhammer backdrops because it makes everything a little softer, as if it's out of focus, and doesn't distract from the models. As you can see, like all landscapes, you start with the horizon lines.
After the horizon, I added the mountains and the the background trees, as well as leaving space for a water feature.
And here I've added the happy little trees! Oh, and finished everything else off too.
While I'm definitely a nerd, I'm not the only nerd who did this! I am very happy with mine, but some of the others did amazing work, as you can see. I am pretty sure I used too much magic white, which made mine even softer around the edges. But, for a backdrop, that's not a big deal. If you have a chance to take a class like this, it was a blast and I highly recommend it!
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The undead attack an adventure's camp |
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