Great work so far. The interior walls just look too clean though. Are you going to weather them any?
Thank you, Willie, and also Mike!
I agree that they look too clean. They're inkjet printed on paper, so I suppose the easiest way to "weather" them might be to go back into the original image files on my computer and experiment with tweaking the colors on them. Still another alternative might be to go back to the website from which I downloaded the images I originally used to make these ones, and there choose something darker and more rustic, then repeat the process I used to create this particular wall image.
On the other hand, if I can do a light India Ink wash without smearing the original details in these images, that would probably satisfy and save a little time. Perhaps if I sprayed these with fixative at this stage, then did the wash, that would keep them from smearing? I don't know.
On reflection, I think trying that will be my next step -- get fixative, spray some of the papers I've already printed, then try a drybrush of India Ink Wash and see how that turns out.
If anyone has any other alternative ideas (keeping it simple, mind you).... I'd welcome them.
Probably the toughest challenge is that I don't really have any period-appropriate color images to which I might refer in order to get a clearer sense of the look or color shade that would be best for these interior walls. (As always, any references anyone can guide me to would be more than welcome!)
I am dealing with that same question as I think about the exterior -- whether to go with a dark brown like almost a creosoted surface, or a more natural wood brown (or perhaps weather-worn gray), or something like that. It's impossible to tell from the black & white pix I've been collecting what those colors should be.
(I've actually ruled out red, though, for the exterior. My plan is to paint all the depots on the line a somewhat subdued red with white trim. So I don't think I want any of the other wooden buildings to be that color or anything close.)
Thanks again, all, for the encouragement.
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