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Spacing out the template so I can keep everything in registration for later stages.
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Spacing complete
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Back of plates labeled
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First
Etch Complete. The black areas are vinyl protectying the original
shiny surface. The first etch was a 1 minute straight bite etch
on all 126 plates so everything has the same overall tone.
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Next stencil
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I think this is the 4th stencil.
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Laying out the mounting board and making sure the spacing will work.
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Gluing up the spacers. I'm
using 1/4" MDF to bump the plates off the surface a little. This
makes it easier to ink without messing up the background and gives a
nice shadow showing the depth.
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Glue up complete.
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Double cleat mounting board.
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and painted. Jeessh! This mounting board took forvever to get a
nice smooth finish. Thank heavens for the invention of the mini
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Final spacing of the finished plates
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Final Glue up of the plates
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Inking up the plates. This one section took about 2 hours.
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Still inking
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Inking done
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Masking tape and everything cleaned up. Done! 20 days and a lot of all nighters from start to finish.
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detail of plates and their texture.
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here you can see some of the different color values and the way the textures hold more ink. Deeper etch deeper color.
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