#5863577 - 07/20/1206:50 PMRe: The Official "Matt and Kenny post before, during, and after photos" Thread.
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Matt brought the Pep and Superboy, along with a few other examples, to SD. It is truly astounding how good the work is and how great the books look. The books feel supple and natural. And, while the restoration is apparent on close inspection, it so vastly superior to previous techniques in approximating the original look. Just amazing.
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Do those wrinkles/pits where paper was replaced go away in a later process?
It always seems to come back to pressing around here!
But yeah..those will most all go away after the book is worked on a bit more, assembled and pressed. Although in my defense, I did say it was obviously not pressed yet.
This was just such a good example of the new CT process we worked on, I thought it was worth posting as is. But let's not focus on that when there are pesky wrinkles to discuss.
The color work is just wonderful. Do you match by eye, or is there a systematic way to do it? I've been mixing model colours (enamels and acrylics at various times) for forty years now and have got pretty good, but matching an existing colour like that with acrylics would be hard because they shift colour as they dry.
Do those wrinkles/pits where paper was replaced go away in a later process?
It always seems to come back to pressing around here!
But yeah..those will most all go away after the book is worked on a bit more, assembled and pressed. Although in my defense, I did say it was obviously not pressed yet.
This was just such a good example of the new CT process we worked on, I thought it was worth posting as is. But let's not focus on that when there are pesky wrinkles to discuss.
The color work is just wonderful. Do you match by eye, or is there a systematic way to do it? I've been mixing model colours (enamels and acrylics at various times) for forty years now and have got pretty good, but matching an existing colour like that with acrylics would be hard because they shift colour as they dry.
Serious question there. How do you accurately predict the colour once it dries? Blues in particular darken noticeably.
How long does it usually take to finish a comic that needs extensive restoration once you begin working on it? And what takes the longest, leafcasting or color touch?
#5874772 - 07/25/1201:22 PMRe: The Official "Matt and Kenny post before, during, and after photos" Thread.
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wow, as ever amazing work on these!!!
For my own personal preference all I'd mention is that the whites seem to come out VERY white and that blue is REALLY blue.
Are you ever tempted to think screw it and correct a horrible miswrap as well? I mean I look at the superbly #1 and think its extensively restored already so why not give it maximum eye appeal.
