Creating a back-drop pattern...

kelly1

Hello folks,

just wondering if anyone uses rippled glass or something similar to create patterns on a studio back-drop. I already got some coloured gels and now I want to add a bit of interest to the back ground.

I tried firing the light through a stack of drinking glasses but that didn't make any significant difference. I was thinking I could get a sheet of rippled glass or something similar. Any ideas people?

Thanks.

oshead

To work best you need a small light source and keep the glasses or other objects a good distance away from the light. Then tweak to your desire... Did you consider trying with glass blocks? You can get them for a few euro each in B&Q.

kelly1

Thanks David, I actually have a few glass blocks but I didn't think they would work. I suppose I could try snoot to make the light source smaller.

artyeva

€20 to €25 each in b+q. i know cause when i saw the price i laughed. then left.

oshead

artyeva wrote: »

€20 to €25 each in b+q. i know cause when i saw the price i laughed. then left.

Nah... they're cheap enough. Glass blocks in B&Q.

Another thing you could use. If you know the clear polypropylene plastic that's used to wrap around a bouquet of flowers. It's kind of rigid, creases easily and is very light. Get some lengths of that and scrunch it up. It creates wonderful random shadows. Here's an example of a test i did a few minutes ago.

kelly1

Great idea, sounds like a good option. I'll have to give that a whirl, thanks again!

artyeva

oshead wrote: »

Nah... they're cheap enough. Glass blocks in B&Q.

galway b&q must've had the decimal point in the wrong place then :rolleyes:

oshead

artyeva wrote: »

galway b&q must've had the decimal point in the wrong place then :rolleyes:

The price you got was probably for a 6 or 10 pack or something....

artyeva

nope - it was just for one.