A little experiment with some photos

[PaleKing]

I thought I'd try a wee backdrop for a couple of shots of my recent Revilers Landspeeder and one or two others:





My Truthsayer in some ruins:


And lastly - a swampy background for a Warmachine Cryx Bonejack:


I think I need to sort out the "hovering on water" effect that results from not blending the base in. I wasn't really paying attention when I set it up.



I think it works out better when it's more blurred. The Bonejack just looks like a model in front of a photo - which of course it is..

[Private Iron]

Works really well, i'd be tempted to crop out the flying stand for the land speeder though.

[PaleKing]

I have no photoshop skills so I don't know how I'd do that. The shot is only a model posed in front of a A3 printed landscape photo so there are no post-production type edits in there at all. If anyone can show me how to do edits such as you've suggested I'd definitely like to know how please.

[Idj]

there you go, looks cool.
would have gone for a more baron desolate land, doubt the imperium would appreciate greenery but there you go.

[Private Iron]

Ah right, i was thinking you'd shot the mini against a plain background, cut it out and pasted it over the pictures, couldnt tell you how to do it myself - just know that its possible

[PaleKing]

I just printed a couple of A3 sized landscapes out and set them up behind the model. Just the same way as using a blue/white gradient paper. It would look better with cooler images but it's just a first experiment really.

[Big Dog]

Those look really good, it adds a lot to the model to see them in front of a backdrop like that instead of just a plain back ground.

[GavX]

Its like looking at the front of a GW box! except not everyone is firing there gun, even if its pointed at there own foot... (Scout box...)
lookin' ace, for photoshopping ask Kev, hes a whiz with that

[Asurya]

Yep, very cool indeed.

Reminds me of the cover of the FW books. You look at those and forget you're just looking at models.