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Reproducing Stickers From A Scan
MartyC:
--- Quote from: 24Mhz_Cruiser on December 13, 2006, 05:48 PM --- Just got to try and locate those damn fonts now....
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Try this site, thousands of free fonts .... http://www.dafont.com
Marty :daumenhoch:
macmark:
These font sites are handy for finding fonts too.
http://www.identifont.com/ - You can identify a font by answering a series of questions.
or
http://www.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/ - You can upload a scan and it tries to match the font. With this one a good, clean, black and white scan is normally best.
Mark
24Mhz_Cruiser:
Okay Adobe Illustrator experts, I've had a crack at the stickers:
Questions:
1) How do I ensure that they are going to be printed at the correct size by the printing place? If we have the dimensions of the original stickers, how can that be translated into Illustator, or is that a job for the printing firm?
2) How can I also ensure that the colour we've defined on the screen is what will be printed on the sticker?
3) On the headtube badge, behind the 'S' is a grainy/glitter effect. a) Will the printers be able to replicate this if I do it? and if so b) How the hell do I do that in Illustrator?
Cheers
Steve
macmark:
--- Quote from: 24Mhz_Cruiser on December 15, 2006, 04:36 PM ---Okay Adobe Illustrator experts, I've had a crack at the stickers:
Questions:
1) How do I ensure that they are going to be printed at the correct size by the printing place? If we have the dimensions of the original stickers, how can that be translated into Illustator, or is that a job for the printing firm?
2) How can I also ensure that the colour we've defined on the screen is what will be printed on the sticker?
3) On the headtube badge, behind the 'S' is a grainy/glitter effect. a) Will the printers be able to replicate this if I do it? and if so b) How the hell do I do that in Illustrator?
Cheers
Steve
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1) If you've traced from the original scans and they were done at 100% scale then your artwork should be the same size. Illustrator is not resolution dependant so a 1 inch bit of artwork can be scalled 1000's of times up with no loss of quality. But, to be on the safe side give the printer the dimensions you want the stickers to be.
2) The best way to match the colours is to give the printer the originals to match the colours in his pantone colour reference book. Bear in mind though that old stickers may have faded over time!
3) The grainy colour from the look of it was metalic ink. Depending on the printing process your printer uses it should be ok to match. If you're getting them done by a digital printer I doubt you'll get any luck matching that though. Litho would be best as the ink will have flakes in it to give it that grainy appearance.
Mark
24Mhz_Cruiser:
Cheer Mark, that's a great help. Thanks very much!
--- Quote from: macmark on December 15, 2006, 04:45 PM ---3) The grainy colour from the look of it was metalic ink. Depending on the printing process your printer uses it should be ok to match. If you're getting them done by a digital printer I doubt you'll get any luck matching that though. Litho would be best as the ink will have flakes in it to give it that grainy appearance.
Mark
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So if we decide to get it done by litho with the grain effect, what would be the best way of creating that in Illustrator? Would it be necessary to import as a bitmap instead, or can I apply a grain effect to a vector object? (Sorry, I know a little about Illustrator, but not that much!!)
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