Railroad Artist Gil Bennett on Backdrop Painting for his Sn3 Model Railroad
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
- We are back to Gil Bennett's Sn3 model railroad as he shows us his technique for painting model railroad backdrops. As we move toward painting our own backdrop for our 1:20.3 model railroad, we have been picking the brains of some of America's best artists who paint model railroad backdrops.
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Gil has offered a FUN workshop at train shows where he teaches a simple system for painting your own backdrop.
Not only is Gil a great artist, he is also a great teacher! He has some great ideas and tips, to make a railroad backdrop really work! I was thinking that the backdrop had to be just like a painting! Well... Not necessarily so! The backdrop is there to add dimension and depth to the model railroad.. But the focus should be on the trains!
His depiction of the high mountain dessert is so perfect.. It makes me homesick for the area where I grew up! Lots of mountains and hills, outlined in pine, juniper, aspen, and sage brush. His way of painting clouds really works well... The use of brushes and fingers really makes for a realistic scene!
Thanks Gil, for letting us come, and see your work!! :D :D
Fantastic. Easy looking but I agree hard to get right.
We were able to get Gil’s 2019 calendar!! Got the last one! About 2 months ago. Dang he does great work!!
Mr. Gill has talent that just flows from his
finger tips. Mind blown.......
We are doing a coal mine layout in O gauge so now inspired will be doing ours as a lourey!
Well he of northern chimneys and mills and matchstick men and dogs!!
Thank you for posting.
Yes mum asz frum Manchester!!
David and Lily.
Interesting. I hope others might find this informative. A lot of work goes into this.
Great video, what a talented guy he is, Thumbs Up!
Awesome video thanks
I'm thinking a show on photo backdrops now...
Oh wow... I didnt know this video existed, forgive me for my last comment regarding who to goto for landscape paintings. This gentleman is incredible, I've seen his artwork around and I want to say I have a calendar of his. I think I do... Anyways, just wanted to apologize again. You have a great mentor, hopefully he can help you with your Mountains and everything else art related.
It's nice to see he has the same enthusiasm he had years ago. Also folks may not know HE helped raise money to bring the lady back to life, 1990, this was when the experts said it was impossible. Gil was a believer, many thanks to him to help restore, 3rd most powerful passenger steam engine, Spokane Portland & Seattle 700. (Conservatively behind NP A4, Santa fe 2900s, NW J class, C&O 614)
Wow!!!! Love that locomotive. Was torn down for inspection when we were there. Love to ride behind it at some point
Yes, Gil makes it look easy. Talented guy.
Beautiful work! In addition to brushes, I also use improvised tools such as sponges, toothpicks and pieces of fabric to add texture to my paintings.
He makes it look so simple. He does great work.
WOW! He makes it look so easy!
OUTSTANDING! Need we say more? It all comes flushing back from background painting for Drama class. Well, that's what the report card said. A young lady was suddenly struck ill and hospitalized and I was drafted to finish her backgrounds for the props in a High School play. Volunteered by my 11th grade illustration instructor. Gil is such a pro. Someplace I have a calendar or two he has done. It's Gil Reed I have signed prints from. Gets confusing. I'll be honest if the guy running the camera didn't know what he or she was doing the subtle effects would not have showed as well as they did. This one is a Keeper. Kudos. Greg and Jeanne
Gorgeous!
What a great backdrop on an AMAZING layout. We are inspired!
Wow !! I don't think I have enough time left on Earth to build up to that skill level...but I'm going to try ! When you guys screw around you come up with some great stuff.
Beautiful!
I lovve his horizon line system!!!!! Almost no one does that and look how that helps blend the BG into the layout.
what I love about his railway is it's about the trains. That other layout you visit often, that village one, is great but the trains aren't really important. A layout should look realistic as possible but it's all about the trains
Nicely done
Again thanks for a great informative video. I have been wanting to paint a backdrop to photograph some of my weathered rolling stock and I think I am going to use Mr. Bennett's technique to produce something to help me get better photographic images.
I love the painted backdrops. Photo backdrops are fine too, but a good backdrop really improves a layout.
Excellent. Yes, it seems easy. But last time I tried an easy method, I wasn't able to adapt it to my model.
But I may try it, when I would have finished other projects.
After I build my house and its basement, I see some backdrop painting in my future. Or at least an attempt.
Thanks for the vlog toy man television
You are welcome!!!!
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First! :D
Great Video! Thumbs up!
Greetings From Poland?
HELLO!!!!!
Have you seen any layouts that use two different gauge model trains, for example an ho scale layout with an n scale train, my dad likes those kinds of layouts
Myabso!ute favourite is the hotel east in echo canyon
Very nice i use blow up pics of places very talented painter
Thanks Dale for posting this. Gil is an amazing talent and truly inspirational. One question , was Gil using oils or acrylics?
acrylics. super cheap acrylics, $1 per bottle. AND good paint! He uses oil sometimes in painting, but not on his backdrop.
I'm guessing Bob Ross could paint a giant backdrop in thirty minutes.
With a forest of happy trees.
Bob Ross hasn't painted anything ....since he died in 1995!
The hotel 8500 class
Nice video for Western US scenery but not so much for Northeastern US I've lived in both places and the pallet is very different and of course the trees/shrubs/grass/weeds
Yup. But the basic technique is the same. Just a lot more of it.
Gil's hair is not as cool as Bob Ross' fro, but he makes the whole thing look as easy as Bob did. I just wish it was as easy for me, as they make it look.
Gas turbine no 26
Very nice i use blow up pics of places very talented painter