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February05 Posted: Jan 09, 2005 07:29 PM

Graphic Artists- HELLLLLLp

How would you go about doing something liek this? (although this isnt what im trying to make, its similar in theory)

do you get plain white cardstock and have the ink color the page? or do you get the colored cardstock.. BUT how do you print in WHITE????

sorry, im clueless, and this has been bothering me for days

TIA!

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Backinneyork Posted: Jan 09, 2005 07:35 PM

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I am not a GA, but all of the invites that I have seen like this use colored cardstock. The print is either flat using pantone colors or thermography.

February05 Posted: Jan 09, 2005 07:37 PM

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Posted by Backinneyork

I am not a GA, but all of the invites that I have seen like this use colored cardstock. The print is either flat using pantone colors or thermography.

i dont know what pantone or thermography are

ETS: so that means that this, most likely, cannot be done on jsut a regular printer??

riniko Posted: Jan 09, 2005 07:46 PM

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I am not a GA either. I read somewhere that someone who made something similar actually used color for everything but the text. The text was the color of the cardstock.

I imagine that it would eat up your printer cartridge.

Backinneyork Posted: Jan 09, 2005 07:50 PM

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Thermography is raised lettering. Pantone, Inc. is the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems and leading technology for the selection and accurate communication of color. It's sort of a color reference guide..

Are you trying to make these yourself?

February05 Posted: Jan 09, 2005 11:20 PM

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Posted by Backinneyork

Thermography is raised lettering. Pantone, Inc. is the world-renowned authority on color and provider of color systems and leading technology for the selection and accurate communication of color. It's sort of a color reference guide..

Are you trying to make these yourself?

yes. well, i dont know that i'll be able to,,, but i've been curious for a while now of How its done. I'm trying to bring my creative skills to the next level (like beginner 2 instead of 1)

akaMrsT Posted: Jan 10, 2005 12:39 AM

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I made a sample of something similar for menus. I used white paper and purple ink --- purple background. It does take a lot of ink.

I did not try it with purple card stock and white/silver ink. Sorry.

Maybe stop by staples or some place and get a colored piece of cardstock (like .50) test it out at home?

CubanBride Posted: Jan 10, 2005 07:00 AM

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nevermind

MCDO15 Posted: Jan 10, 2005 07:45 AM

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This invite is probally made on a special press. This is an encore invite and i know its pricy cause i wanted it. An avg printer at its best wont be able to repoduce the feel and smoothiness of the invite. You can come close to it...but actually feeling this invite in person its so much different

February05 Posted: Jan 10, 2005 06:24 PM

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Posted by MCDO15

This invite is probally made on a special press. This is an encore invite and i know its pricy cause i wanted it. An avg printer at its best wont be able to repoduce the feel and smoothiness of the invite. You can come close to it...but actually feeling this invite in person its so much different

I was thinking of this type of thing for our CD covers.... is anything similar possible with a regular printer?? (it doesnt have to be high quality paperstock as it will be in a CD case)

MCDO15 Posted: Jan 10, 2005 07:02 PM

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i would try to find a good copy of that picture and then use the blank part as part of the background.....
if u give me more info, i will try and put somthing together quick or try to regenerate that color in PhotoShop

fm if you like

ops, almost forgot..as for the paper.. i would use a high glossy paper to give it a clean look