11-25-2010, 10:46 AM
Gary S Wrote:tetters Wrote:Okay. With all the talk about light and shadows on the last bridge, I insist that you get the shadows right on this one. The shadow cast by the prototype looks like a huge chunk of reel to reel movie projector film thrown across the street.
This will be a tough one. Because of the long length of the light source which is parallel to the bridge, there will be a decent shadow underneath. However, all the little I-beam sections which run from girder to girder will be perpendicular to the length of lights, and will not cast good shadows. The "film" shadow won't be there on the model. Don't know if i will take a chance on painting those in. We'll have to see. I suppose that it wouldn't hurt to try, but I wonder if the attempt would produce a decent return on the investment.
I, of course, was only pulling your leg. Although that would be cool if you could pull it off. I wouldn't try painting it.
Looking forward to another excellent bridge thread.
