Re: Manual engraving video

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Am 2006-11-22 um 21:26 schrieb Arvid Grøtting:

> The problem is twofold: This print shop doesn't stock any cream- 
> colored A3 paper
> which would be nice, and the finished sheet music is almost *too*  
> sharp.
>
> So what I'm looking for is a bit more smudge, a bit of roughness,  
> some printing
> artefacts.

I guess you get the right paper at an artists supplier.
If you need really much, ask at a printshop for samples and if they  
would order for you.

> I don't think you get to "feel the print" in any literal sense with
> traditionally engraved scores -- the ink is in the depressions,  
> remember...

Depends on the ink. There are "thick" gravure inks. (for artists, not  
industrial print)

> > But I'm sure that there are PostScript driven
> > etching devices for this purpose.

There are - for industrial gravure printing. But if you don't sell  
your scores in millions, that doesn't make sense. ;-)

There are different methods of "computer to gravure cylinder"...


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