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The marquee at the top is a American one, scanned and resized to UK proportions (580mm x 150mm) as we felt this was a better design that either the original UK design, or the American Cabaret Design.
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Above, the US Design for the Caberet
The US Marquee was scanned, and traced over with vectors in a package called Paint Shop Pro from JASC Inc. which allows for not only vectors, but layering should the file need colour seperating (say for silk screening).
This file is now produced and will be made available for download from the net here and Dave Langley's http://www.robotron-2084.co.uk website once the initial dozen production run has been completed.
A Sample has been produced on the 20th June,2000 using a self-adhesive vinyl printer, with the artwork then being stuck to 4mm thick plexus to test whether this technique would be good enough. One of the advantages of this technique is that it allows for a white backing to be used specifically for light dispersal when backlight, so hopes are high. Unfortunately, its disadvantage is that miniscule air-bubbles are possible in the application, and the black may not be strong enough to remain a pure black.
Below are 6 pictures of the first prototype - please note that the colours are approximation and that we have not yet tried to fully get the correct colours (we will be getting pantone colour ratings imminently). I have included an original US marquee for size comparison (obviously, the vector file can be re-proportioned to suit our US cousins).
Above: Both marquees (bottom is repro) snapped whilst ton the floor - notice how the colours are very dark on this prototype.
Above: The prototype held up to Light - Works well on the dispersal.
Above: Ickle-little UK one on my US Roby Cab, again for colour matching purposes
Above: Balanced on a Asteroids (colours works well here)
Above On the floor again, hopefully with a little less flare
Above: 200DPI close-up showing the colour half-toning. Whilst this thumbnail doesnt really demonstrate the problem, you really need to open the full picture to see the full problem.
Whats Next? Colour Matching and second Sample using this technique...