Cordelia's Cafe | Modeling with Printed Paper Textures

[@DJE2025]

👍👍Great build Dave! Looks amazing on the layout, thanks for sharing!

[@debbiegipson4512]

In the words of Irving Berlin..." Things that really matter are the things that gold can't buy, so let's have another cup o' coffee and let's have another piece o' pie ".... You always amaze!!!😊

[@ArizonaGhostriders]

Good PS work! Came out great

[@NoelsterSF]

its amazing to me the added dimensionality you get from placing the individual boards across the top half of the facade. It really sells the effect.

[@Iskelderon]

I usually give them a little embossing effect by deepening the gaps between wood planks with a fine mechanical pencil. Makes the whole thing feel less flat.

[@thomassheffield620]

Hey Dave, in the 70s we had a family annual pass - cost us $5. There was one extra and that was a hand-signed Christmas card by Cordelia Knott. Nice memories. ...yes, I'm an old guy.

[@BNSFfan1848]

Nice video

[@qkh5600]

Merci pour cette intéressante vidéo ... surtout l'idée de superposition d'images collées pour donner le volume ...

[@davevan8864]

Very well done!!! I have a number of all paper buildings on my layout. Thanks

[@loispadgett6306]

Thanks Dave for another great build it looks great on the layout. You are a Master Artist. Thanks for sharing. GOD BLESS 🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖🚂💖

[@WheelchairGuyHobbyChannel]

Looks great Dave!

[@samfuller6273]

Very cool, Dave!

[@bradcraig6676]

Clapboard siding with layers of printed paper? That is genius.

[@cerisekappes580]

Looks awesome!!!! ❤🎉

[@jerelmani]

nice job dave!

[@vincenthuying98]

Dear Dave, beautiful way to do the clapboard effect! Love the build. Truly appreciate your quick go-thru on the Illustrator aspect. Even though I’m aware these programs require more training, as you’ve said and recommended, just the flashes of the ‘tools’ you used are helpful! It’s where the layman in me drowns in the vast ocean of options and opportunities these programs provide! Narrowing it down, like you did, definitely makes it more accessible! Looking forward to your next episodes. Cheerio

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Glad you got something good out of it!

[@caryhocker]

Another excellent structure build. I love your attention to detail, and superb execution.

[@gmmeier321]

Always amazing

[@darrylhuffman1564]

You could offer the laser printed portions as a semi-kit with your video serving as instructions. Just a thought. Great looking structure.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Darryl, the retail kit business is a massive amount of work that I simply do not have time to do. That said, select parts from my builds are made available to Thunder Mesa patrons.

[@mountainsprings3303]

Wow, what a fantastic video. Really loved the photoshop tutorial. Cheers.

[@matthewcragg3607]

5:41 Try layer overlay styles too in Photoshop to let some of the underlying “wood grain” show through the “painted” graphics.

[@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561]

Looks great, but Holy Cow that's a LOT of work.

[@adriannabcustomfurniture]

It goes by really quick once you get the hang of it. It becomes muscle memory the more you do it. Haha. I use Inkscape for mine since it's a free program and I learned how to use it before I learned how to use Photoshop. I have photoshop but I don't use it often. No matter what program you use, after about 2 months of using all the features, it is super easy. Surprisingly lol

[@jim45dbq24]

Dave, Another Amazing Build . How do you keep your gluing brushes from going hard? i have some that get PVA solid like a rock.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Dip them in water

[@politicsandtrains]

Thats awesome, what glues do you recommend for different parts?

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

I have a video on that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnbOe4tmj9ecbLM

[@jimmanley4300]

It appears that Textures dot com no longer gives the free credits. (Dave is most likely grandfathered in.) They only give you access to the free images they want to share. There is a simple solution though. Do an internet search for "CC0 textures" (that's CCzero). CC0 is a free license application to things on the internet. (Look up Creative Commons for more info.) Several websites come up. I like Poly Haven and ShareTextures dot com but find what works best for you.

[@ThunderMesaStudio]

Thanks Jim, good to know!

[@samfuller6273]

Man, I thought it looked good several steps before you were done.