03-23-2011, 12:00 PM
Gus, I agree that the trees break the backdrop scene into two pieces. I was thinking that was a good thing, but now I will have to reconsider. Perhaps some shorter trees as you suggest will give a different feel. I'll have to try that. I'll also see about extending the building to the left.
docWayne, back to the painted building... the paper mock-up is taped to the backdrop about 1/4" above the layout right now. I'm afraid to move it up too much, as the painted backdrop building on the other side of the bayou is making me think they need to be about the same height. I agree that the building under discussion is a bit "ambiguously" spaced in the distance. I had drawn up a couple of the buildings in various sizes, and then also varied the door size to suggest it was further away, and it didn't seem to matter much.
I'll try all these suggestions and see what we have.
docWayne, back to the painted building... the paper mock-up is taped to the backdrop about 1/4" above the layout right now. I'm afraid to move it up too much, as the painted backdrop building on the other side of the bayou is making me think they need to be about the same height. I agree that the building under discussion is a bit "ambiguously" spaced in the distance. I had drawn up a couple of the buildings in various sizes, and then also varied the door size to suggest it was further away, and it didn't seem to matter much.
I'll try all these suggestions and see what we have.