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US 8,464,449 B2Granted
Diorama and method of making the same
AssigneeAxial-Digital Corp.
InventorAnthony D. Williams
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AssigneeAxial-Digital Corp.
InventorAnthony D. Williams
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Diorama made from a two-dimensional image having a background panel in which a background section of the image appears and a plurality of additional panels on which additional sections of the image appear. The additional panels extend forwardly from the background panel, with edges of adjacent ones of the panels coming together and the image flowing continuously between the panels. The two-dimensional image is transformed into a diorama by constructing a three-dimensional model of the diorama in the form of a plurality of panels on which different sections of the image will appear, converting the three-dimensional model to a two-dimensional layout guide with guide lines outlining the panels, superimposing the layout guide on the two-dimensional image, adjusting the shape and size of selected areas of the two-dimensional image to match the guide lines and create the panels, adjusting the areas of the image within the panels so that portions of objects appearing in adjoining panels are aligned with each other, printing the adjusted image, trimming the printed image along facing edges of adjacent ones of the panels, and bringing the trimmed edges together to form a continuous three-dimensional image.
A diorama in which the perspective effect of a two-dimensional image is enhanced, comprising a background panel and a plurality of additional panels extending outwardly and forwardly from the background panel with edges of adjacent ones of the additional panels coming together along corner lines and outer edges of the additional panels lying in a common plane spaced in front of the background panel, a focal area of the two-dimensional image displayed on the background panel, and images of contiguous areas of the two-dimensional image which have been adjusted to correspond in size and shape to two-dimensional orthographic projections of the additional panels displayed on the additional panels, with the focal area and the adjusted images forming a three-dimensional image of enhanced perspective effect and depth that flows smoothly and continuously between the additional panels and between the background panel and the additional panels, with portions of objects appearing on adjoining ones of the additional panels being aligned with each other and flowing smoothly across the corner lines between the panels.
An image of increased perspective effect for display as a diorama having a background panel and a plurality of outer panels which extend outwardly and forwardly from the background panel, comprising an image of a focal area of a two-dimensional image having the same size and shape as the background panel and images of outer areas of the two-dimensional image which have been adjusted to correspond in size and shape to two-dimensional orthographic projections of the outer panels, with adjacent ones of the adjusted images having outwardly diverging edges that can be brought together so that the image of the focal area of the two-dimensional image on the background panel and the adjusted images on the outer panels form a continuous three-dimensional image of enhanced perspective effect and depth that flows between the panels with portions of objects appearing on adjoining ones of the outer panels being aligned with each other and flowing smoothly between the panels.
A diorama made from a two-dimensional image by the steps of:
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