Re: Restoring artwork on glass?

Excuse my ignorance, but what kind of Gravitar is that? I've only seen them
in the Black Widow-style cab, and never with monitor glass art. Is this a
European version?

-roy-

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From: "James G Watt" <kinetic-arts@ntlworld.com>
To: <vectorlist@synthcom.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 7:47 AM
Subject: VECTOR: Restoring artwork on glass?

> I picked up a Gravitar machine the other day - need a lot of
> restoration.
>
> One of the most annoying things was the glass bezel art has had a large
> chunk removed from it :( Does anyone have any thoughts on the best way
> to sort this?
>
> http://www.kinetic-arts.co.uk/jamma/gravitar/grav_1.jpg
> http://www.kinetic-arts.co.uk/jamma/gravitar/grav_3.jpg
> http://www.kinetic-arts.co.uk/jamma/gravitar/grav_2.jpg
>
> As you can see in grav_3 there's a great big hole in the art. A number
> of ways to tackle it occur to me.
>
> 1: Make a reverse printout of the missing art - stick it to the front of
> the glass then trace through the back and hand paint the missing bit.
>
> 2: Print the missing art out on high gloss photo paper and position it
> in the space
>
> 3: remove all the art above the yellow line and print out the art on
> glossy paper - mount it in the space.
>
> 4: remove all the art above the yellow line and repaint it using art
> mask and an airbrush or spray.
>
> Anyone got any other ideas or advice?
> Anyone know what sort of paints to use and how to find matching colours?
>
> Thanks.
> ---
> James G Watt
> http://www.kinetic-arts.co.uk
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