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Okay. Here’s some things that I’ve done. A couple decades ago I made a Tarot deck. https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ Sadly you ca

Okay. Here’s some things that I’ve done. A couple decades ago I made a Tarot deck. https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ Sadly you can’t get a copy right now, I really need to get a reprint happening. It’s got spot gloss on the cards so that’s kind of complicated to do. Then I went on to draw a comic book about a robot lady dragged out of reality by her ex-boyfriend. https://egypt.urnash.com/rita/ https://egypt.urnash.com/rita/ It managed to get cover quotes from Phil Foglio, Charlie Stross, and Peter Watts. You can buy a copy of the printed collection if it tickles your fancy. Now I’m working on a space opera comic. https://egypt.urnash.com/parallax/ https://egypt.urnash.com/parallax/ It’s still in progress, you can’t buy a copy. But you could support me on Patreon if you have a lot of money from your software job.

nestorD 5y ago
> A couple decades ago I made a Tarot deck. https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ Sadly you can’t get a copy right now, I really need to get a reprint happening. It’s got spot gloss on the cards so that’s kind of complicated to do. I don't know if it is the blocker but makeplayingcards.com has a `high gloss` finish and does print on demand.
- junon 5y ago
  Doing a full gloss is pretty easy. Doing spot gloss, where only spots of the print has another material (typically a gloss material) requires special printers or has to be done by hand, as I understand it (I'm not an expert). Finding places that does it can be tricky. I remember going down this road a few times in the past, too.
  - nestorD 5y ago
    What they call high gloss (the name is misleading) appears to be spot gloss: https://cd1.makeplayingcards.com/images/site/card-box-stock/mpc_scodix_480_01.jpg https://cd1.makeplayingcards.com/images/site/card-box-stock/...
    - junon 5y ago
      Oh yeah, sure looks like it indeed.
  - rhizome 5y ago
    It's also commonly known as "spot varnish" or "spot UV coating" and it's a very commonly available finish from offset printers, similar to foil stamping. It's just another layer in the separations.
  - egypturnash 5y ago
    Special printers and another step or three in the printing process, yeah. It’s a cool effect but it’s a thing you have to go to Serious Printers and set up a large run to do, no print-on-demand shop is ever gonna do this.
livinglist 5y ago
really nice

nestorD 5y ago

> A couple decades ago I made a Tarot deck. https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ Sadly you can’t get a copy right now, I really need to get a reprint happening. It’s got spot gloss on the cards so that’s kind of complicated to do. I don't know if it is the blocker but makeplayingcards.com has a `high gloss` finish and does print on demand.

junon 5y ago
Doing a full gloss is pretty easy. Doing spot gloss, where only spots of the print has another material (typically a gloss material) requires special printers or has to be done by hand, as I understand it (I'm not an expert). Finding places that does it can be tricky. I remember going down this road a few times in the past, too.
- nestorD 5y ago
  What they call high gloss (the name is misleading) appears to be spot gloss: https://cd1.makeplayingcards.com/images/site/card-box-stock/mpc_scodix_480_01.jpg https://cd1.makeplayingcards.com/images/site/card-box-stock/...
  - junon 5y ago
    Oh yeah, sure looks like it indeed.
- rhizome 5y ago
  It's also commonly known as "spot varnish" or "spot UV coating" and it's a very commonly available finish from offset printers, similar to foil stamping. It's just another layer in the separations.
- egypturnash 5y ago
  Special printers and another step or three in the printing process, yeah. It’s a cool effect but it’s a thing you have to go to Serious Printers and set up a large run to do, no print-on-demand shop is ever gonna do this.

livinglist 5y ago

really nice