I meant latex house paint, not acrylic. Seems there are quite a few guides to sponge painting mottled patterns for walls, but this link mentions photo backgrounds:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4911138_sponge-paint-background-photography.html They are assuming a big sheet of foam-core but I think you should be able to paint fabric the same way. Not sure what fabric would be most cost effective though. Commercial cloth backdrops are generally muslin; must be a good reason for that. Also don't know about washing your DIY backdrop. Commercial ones are washer safe. Best if you can avoid walking on it so washing isn't an issue, I guess. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 7:58 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Keep in mind what David Hobby (The Strobist) often does with a > background: gaffer tapes it to a wall. No stand required. Don't be > tempted to use duct tape -- you shouldn't need to ask why. :-) > > I mentioned the backdrop thing to an artist friend and she said it's > fairy easy to create random mottled patterns--it's a stock technique. > I haven't got all the details yet but I gather that armed with a nice > palette of three compatible colours, plus a big brush, rollers and > sponges, you can lay the cloth or paper out on a big floor and go to > town. I figure interior acrylic house paint would do. > > A project for another day. I was lucky enough to pick up a 10'x20' > medium grey muslin for $20 a while ago and it's waiting for the right > shoot. > > Thanks, Walt! > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 11:21 AM, Walt <ldott...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Beautiful, Bruce. >> >> That background is something else. I'm just about to put together a DIY >> background stand made of PVC pipe. Then, all I'll need is a Louise. >> >> -- Walt >> >> >> >> On 7/31/2013 8:05 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: >>> >>> Fresh cut Sombrero Salsa Red coneflower ... >>> http://flic.kr/p/fkyb7X >>> >>> K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8 @ 135mm/F:3.5, 1/160th, ISO 100 >>> AF540FGZ in 31" fleaBay umbrella softbox, above left; AF540FGZ gridded >>> with Honl 1/8" Speed grid, background >>> Lr + Ps + Nik >>> Background is an abstract (acrylic on board) courtesy my wife Louise. >>> >>> Comments welcome. >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
