by mike | Oct 16, 2018 | Modeling Techniques, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
Transitions on a layout can be troublesome. Done well, the eye moves easily across a scene. Done poorly, they stick out like a sore thumb. There are several transitions to deal with on a layout: from one scene to another, from foreground to the backdrop and from...
by mike | Oct 8, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
As I consider the scenery for the cameo, I want to move beyond the generic textures, colors and materials that look like everywhere and nowhere. Different regions have their own identifiable sense of place, that’s characterized by soil types and color, native plants...
by mike | Oct 2, 2018 | Detailing Track, Storytelling, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
The discussion about detailing track tends to focus on tieplates and four spikes per tie. While the myriad details are important, so is the right of way itself. A mistake I made on the old layout was making everything flat. I did raise the track up a bit, but could...
by mike | Sep 24, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
“I really like your idea here, but would have to worry about the time element going in the other direction, too short. You have already completed most of the work by salvaging the track work from an earlier layout. I would want to work on a layout for at least two...
by mike | Sep 17, 2018 | The Art of The Craft, The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
A painter understands the power of a picture frame. The right frame enhances the art and the wrong frame detracts from it. The same principle applies to 3D model building. As an artist, I’ve learned to see composition as an integrated whole rather than a collection of...
by mike | Sep 4, 2018 | The Modeling Conversation, The P48 Experience |
After a weekend of progress, and with a bit of work during the week, the new cameo is born. At this stage it’s nothing more than a quarter-inch plywood box built around a layer of thick EPS foam board. If that sounds flimsy, it isn’t. There is plenty of...
