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 06/23/2004 01:59:03 AM · #1
ANy 1 have any good tutorials on makeing muslin backdrop.
 06/23/2004 02:06:58 AM · #2
Buy an iron -- muslin wrinkles.
 06/23/2004 08:05:58 AM · #3
See my reply in this thread.

As for wrinkles, a lot of photographer's find this a good thing about muslin (since it provides some "character" to the background, compared to something like seamless paper) and have no problem smashing their muslin into a tiny bag for storage. =]
 06/23/2004 10:08:22 AM · #4
Originally posted by EddyG:
As for wrinkles, a lot of photographer's find this a good thing about muslin (since it provides some "character" to the background, compared to something like seamless paper) and have no problem smashing their muslin into a tiny bag for storage. =]

I think in most cases (for photo backdrops), graceful folds are good but wrinkles are bad. But muslin is light, cheap, compressible, and neutral in tone/color.
 06/23/2004 10:34:10 AM · #5
I like them all wrinkled up. The painted ones get a little extra wrinkly, but if you let them hang for a bit, or clamp them down and just give them a little tug you can suppress the biggest of the wrinkles. I hate folds... I can deal with wrinkles, but creases are the worst! I checked on prices of raw and bleached muslin... If you can get a good deal on E-Bay, its actually not much more to have them made versus making them yourself. BUT you do have to pay close attention to the auctions. The most I paid for any muslin was about $50 for a 10'x24' white muslin. The really nice ones are really pricy though, so I've been considering making some myself as well.

Bob
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