Re: Reproduction Updates.

So what's the general process for getting this done? Scan,
painstakingly convert to Illustrator by tracing the scan, generate an
output file, go to silkscreen shop, and then pay $x to print the
silkscreen?

I'm interested in this for my Tempest cocktail. For the benefit of
those who don't know, the Tempest cocktail (as well as the Space Duel
cocktail, I'd think) has its' artwork printed onto a piece of clear,
adhesive plastic which is then applied to the back of the tabletop
glass. The problem with this arrangement is that the decal has started
'flaking' around the edge of the glass due to age/exposure. I think
this is common with these cocktails.

I'm not sure of the practicality of printing the Tempest artwork onto a
piece of cardboard ala Ms. Pac-Man, but it might be work if it were
printed onto a piece of clear, non adhesive, plastic.

Is lexan a clear plastic? Also, is a 'die cut' when they cut these
things to some shape you define?

-Peter

Clay Cowgill wrote:
>
> > How do you get overlays printed? It sounds like you are making a huge
> > bitmap on a computer with the talk about fonts. What program are you
> > using? So if I wanted to make my own reproduction overlay, what would
> > I
> > need to do? The art is not a problem, since I work as an artist for a
> > video game company here in San Diego and I use Photoshop
> > extensively...but
> > what is the next step? Where can I get a bitmap turned into an
> > adhesive
> > overlay for $35?? One other thing I would like to do is get a
> > thin cardboard replacement for the Space Duel cocktail silkscreened
> > glass
> > artwork made, like the ones they sell for Ms. Pac-Man cocktails.
> >
> When we do screen printing everything is usually vector-based (like
> Adobe Illustrator) and not bitmap based (like Photoshop). Colors are
> usually specified by something like Pantone for particular areas of the
> image, but that depends a lot on the particular company doing the work.
>
> The MultiPac marquee for example is seven color (double-hit on black).
> Additional shades are produced by half-toning in the screens.
>
> We've done large bitmap outputs though too (usually delivered in a Jaz
> cartridge 'cause they're several hundred megabytes depending on
> resolution and DPI) which were then adhesive bonded to a lexan material.
> Die cuts can be pretty expensive, so we tend to keep things rectangular
> as much as possible. They look really nice-- don't know how durable in
> the long run though...
>
> -Clay
Received on Fri Mar 19 15:14:28 1999