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16th September 2009, 10:02 AM #1
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An interesting casting idea (for me anyway)
Seeing the postage stamps cast in clear resin made me start thinking, which is unusual.
Would it be possible to cast a newspaper clipping in clear resin? The reason i would like to do this is to make a pen from a birth notice for a friends son.
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16th September 2009, 11:15 AM #2
All that is plastic
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Yes you can, either print it on a label or be sure to seal the original before casting.
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16th September 2009, 11:15 AM #3
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Yes you can but you have to seal it before you cover it with resin.
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17th September 2009, 08:01 AM #4
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So what is it that you use to seal the paper with first?
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17th September 2009, 11:39 AM #5
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You can use spray varnish or WOP.
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20th September 2009, 02:04 AM #6
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I would scan the newspaper and print out a copy AFTER doing some cleanup in
a photo editing program.
Newspaper is very thin, and everything will show through it. You will see that even
when you scan it.. you can see the ink from the other side of the page.
And when you get newspaper wet (like with resin) it's translucent. Not what
you need for casting.
Once you clean it up in the photo editor, you can print it out on your label so
that it looks like the original, but it has the qualities you need for casting.
(opacity, color, contrast etc.)
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20th September 2009, 04:27 AM #7
Sum ergo cogito (Cogito)
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Backing sheet for copying
To scan or photocopy, use a BLACK backing sheet, to effectively "erase" the printing on the reverse side of the original. Use the copy for embedding.
Cheers,
JoeOf course truth is stranger than fiction.
Fiction has to make sense. - Mark Twain
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20th September 2009, 11:08 AM #8
Enemy of mediocrity
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Great idea
... show us the results when you give it a go
It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
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