Hinge
Gluing Short strips of tape make a hinge to keep the art- work lined up with the mat board for gluing. You should use tape in at least three different places on the sheets for good alignment and to help eliminate wrinkles and folds in the paper.
mat” view, below the “Rotate” tool select “Flip Horizontal” to “mir- ror” the image left-to-right. Fade the colors of the photo to make the artwork look distant. Stay in the Picture/Format view and click on the “Corrections” but- ton near the top left of the screen. A matrix of photo exposures will pop up. Brighten the image by 20
heights to less than full scale, so they appear as though seen in the distance. Start with the scale height reduced by at least 10 per- cent. Work from an entry door- way as a reference dimension. Most measure seven feet from threshold to top of trim. Bring the rulers into view on the Word Processor screen to measure the height of the print- out. Drag the cursor from a corner of the photo to ensure the aspect ratio remains unchanged. Use the printer’s “draft” mode and make a test print. Do a visual check of the size by holding the test print against the layout’s backdrop. Plan for some trial-and-error to arrive at the cor- rect height. Make fi- nal size adjustments and save the file. To
to 30 percent, but leave the Con- trast unchanged. Save the file. The last editing step is to ad- just the final size of the photo printout. Reduce the building’s
print the finished artwork, change the printer’s settings to “every day” print quality. Ordinary plain white copy paper is okay for fin- ished artwork. Some modelers
may prefer cardstock for its extra stiffness, which may provide bet- ter control for gluing.
Use a utility knife to trim the printout. Allow a margin of ap- proximately ½-inch along the bot- tom edge of the image for the tape needed in the next step.
Finishing
The material on which to mount the artwork should be rigid and accept adhesives well. Some choices include thin ply- wood, 3/16-inch foam-core board, 1/16-inch photo mat board, or chipboard — usually gray in col- or. I favor white mat board as the best choice, with foam-core board a viable alternative. Chipboard is least preferable. Although chip- board is easier to cut than mat board, its open-cell finish may lead to warping in high humidity. There are many adhesive choices. I like to use a spray ad- hesive. It is fast to apply, goes on evenly, and gives a strong bond. Rubber cement is also popular, but an even, flat coat can be diffi- cult to achieve. It takes more time to spread this cement versus the spray adhesive.
Spray
Adhesive Spread newspapers to protect the garage floor from spray adhesive. Place the hinged-togeth- er artwork on a smaller sheet of paper in the cen- ter. Spray adhesive on the open pair. Let air dry for one minute. Working from the hinged edge, roll the faces together. Lay a new small sheet of newspaper in the center of the stack, and repeat the process for each artwork assembly. To avoid breathing adhesive fumes, allow fresh air to enter the garage and wear a respirator mask.
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