Just a note to the MR editors that building flats are TWO-dimensional, not ONE-dimensional as appears in the October issue of MR.
Unless they’re painted on the backdrop, even buildings printed on paper are, technically-speaking, three dimensional. This one’s mounted on a styrene sub-structure, so it’s definitely three dimensional…
…and this one, even moreso:
That the quality of the printing suggests even more depth is an added bonus…
…sometimes…[:(]
The degree to which the dimension of depth is used can often create the illusion of there being more depth than is actually present, although the viewing angle also comes into play with that, and not always in a good way.
Wayne
An example of printed buildings used with low relief structures at Boothbay Railway Village. There is more work to be done with this scene
The printed buildings are in 3 parts. The front is photo paper sprayed with a matt clear coat. The middle is matt board. I lay the front piece on the matt board, and cut out the windows and doors with a sharp hobby knife, cutting throught the matt board. The back is an identical image of the front sprayed with gloss clearcoat to show shiney glass windows. I glue the back piece to the rear of the matt board so the windows show through, and the front piece on to the front of the matt board. It gives a bit of depth to an otherwise flat image.
The green and tan buildings are the same plastic model kit split apart lengthwize to make low relief houses. The different colors and some details make them appear to be similar but different designs.