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DESIGNER:

Dirk Fowler

VENUE:

Bevers Crossing

Ropesville

USA

SUBMITTED BY:

Dirk Fowler

2002-07-29 08:55:18

BANDS:

Sweetwater

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Dirk Fowler :

Yes, new piece of paper everytime if you want the image to be really black. Luckily photocopies are cheap.

2002-07-30 10:34:37

Nolen Strals :

wow, nice to get some insight into the process on this. i never did a turpentine transfer with letterpress....sounds cool though... does it require a new piece of paper everytime? I really wanna see this thing in person now with the process being so involved.

2002-07-30 10:27:23

Dirk Fowler :

Nolen, yep, inked 'em by hand. Only did 25. I don't mind the time it takes, it keeps me off the computer. I don't sleep musch anyway. The type is lead. The Red is a linoleum block, and the image is a turpentine transfer. The pressure from the press transfers the image to paper. That's why I usually make the design so simple, because the process is a little complicated.

2002-07-30 10:21:43

Nolen Strals :

hey f2, when you say proof press, you mean one of the ones you have to ink the plates by hand everytime and that doens't have the auto-inking wheels? if so, that's quite a process...how many did you run? also, are you using polymer plates for the image/red shape? just wondering how you made that press-ready. nice work. i like the uneven-ness of the lower type too.

2002-07-30 10:14:27

Dirk Fowler :

No, it's nothing new. Just a simple poster for some very simple musicians. The bottle image is actually much darker than this picture. Printed on an old Vandercook proof press. Thanks for the feedback.

2002-07-30 09:17:28

El Negro Magnifico! :

I see where yer comin' from on that.

2002-07-29 23:41:02

Unflown :

Nothing new under the sun, but I dig this. The type IS makin' it even if the bottle is to light an image for the overall balance.

2002-07-29 23:35:19

El Negro Magnifico! :

Love the type at the bottom, who it's varied in size. Nice n' simple.

2002-07-29 20:05:55