Since I started this blog, I was quiet unhappy that I didn´t have a nice large photo background for taking photos on my table (Like for example one, which the Perry brothers use on their facebook page). Because of that I researched and learned that most hobbyists use MDF or Cardboard painted or with photo as a backdrop for taking pictures. Although the results are very nice, I searched for something with larger screen space, which is more practical, which is easy to store and something with which I could take photos without someone who holds the background all the time.
The idea
Using a tripod projector screen as a basis. I found one on ebay (used) for 2 EUR. As the 4:3 format is rarely used nowadays lots of used dia projection screens are available out there for really small money. The screen size is ca. 120 x 120 cm, which is plenty for wargaming photos.
Once it arrived, I started to paint a cloudy sky on it with acrylic paints. Because the sky blue was too blue for my taste, I mixed in some white, a bit of black and added some water.
Then I started to paint from the top down until the whole screen was in a nice sky blue.
After that I used some citadel white primer (corax white) and carefully added some clouds.
Finally I mixed some sky blue with white, again added some water and painted some blue spaces between the corax white clouds.
The result …
and some test shots
I´m 100% happy with that solution and hope that I could give some good inspiration.
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Love it! I’m always struggling with background for my photos. I’ve been looking a 3D printed paper stands and trying to find larger printed paper, but this might be the ultimate solution!
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Eric, I also was never happy, but this works like a charm. Have a look for used ones, they are really cheap.
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What an excelkent idea!
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Just what I was looking for 😀 brilliant idea, will steal shamelessly!
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You are welcome 👍🏼
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It does just look really good! Well done you! 🙂
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Thank you John.
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I like it. Thankfully I haven’t needed to go that big yet and a light box is sufficing at present.
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Brilliant ideal mate, I’m amazed no one has thought of it before, a timely post by yourself as we have had the old fence in the driveway that I have used as backdrops for my Dios in the past replaced with a new metal one and what did my youngest daughter say when she saw I ! Hey dad a great back drop for your dios eh! Two thousand dollars ageists your Two Euros! I think your idea is by far the better !!
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Hi Pat, haha, I like your daughter. Maybe I would never have had the idea if I would live in a house with an old garden fence like you, too 🙂
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This is really smart and it is amazing what a background can do you for your pictures. Thanks for sharing this! 🙂
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Thank you, too Kuribo! 👍🏼
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