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Using Slides as Backdrop Painting Guides

Magazine:

Railroad Model Craftsman 1978-12

Page:

74

Author:

Sam Powell

Category:

Painting & Weathering

The author shows how he photographs a real scene, has the slide developed, and then projects the slide onto the backdrop of his layout. He then traces and paints the scene over top of the projected image. Photos from his S-scale layout show the results.