Patent ID: 6032392
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: G09F

Abstract:
A method of producing an illusion of depth comprising the steps of:a) forming a plurality of sheets into a stack for serving as a viewing screen, each sheet having a thickness based on a desired degree of smoothness of the illusion and an amount of said plurality of sheets equal to the desired depth of the illusion divided by twice the thickness of a typical one of the plurality of sheet;b) selecting an amount of said plurality of sheets based upon said desired degree of smoothness of the illusion:c) forming a gap between each of said plurality of sheets, a size of said gap being equal to the thickness of one of said plurality of sheets;d) creating a design having at least one of relatively thin linear and curvilinear design elements on a design media capable of being illuminated by at least one of reflected and transmitted light, said design occupying a minority portion of the media, the remaining portion of the media providing a background; ande) illuminating said design with a light source having an empirically chosen intensity.