John Hodgson Design Dark Ages/Early Medieval Background Experiments

Having purchased Jon Hodgson, Fantasy Ruins and Tunnels backdrop (A3) from the man himself at Carronade Wargame show 2025 I thought I'd have a go at attempting to take a few snaps of some old Dark Ages/Early Medieval miniatures against the  purchased  Sadly the battery on my camera died, following much use over last weekend and after taking a host of images of painted mini's. The battery strained then died whilst I attempted to use the last morsel of life leaving me with only two pictures. Well, it's a start!

The images have not been Photoshopped except in reducing the size of the files.

I think with a little with enough shuffling, wiggling and fiddling (ooh err!) with the juxtaposition of the miniatures and background there is great scope for bringing the miniatures alive! Now, all I need is a selection of arid and desert type backgrounds and I am going to be in the "zone" as they say. (Maybe I could paint them myself? I am trained in that manner, but I do know that in order to produce the quality Jon Hodgson's little masterpieces, it would take me an awfully long time!)

A couple of images for now: