Step by Step

Backgrounds and Murals

Step by Step

Reverse painting is quite a different process from a regularly rendered image. Scroll through the images below to see how this scene was painted on the backside of seven plastic panels. Note how the final view is the 'reverse' of the previous images. This is how the panels appear from the front - the finished product!

Starting- highlights and details first!

...........and building tone.

middle areas.

Building........

Now the intermediate....

Now the background color and a protective coat of clear.

Finally, we get to see the front side. Note how the scene has reversed direction.

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