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Tracing services

Aug 1, 2012 2:14 PM

Hey everyone,

 

Since my drawing skills are rather limited I was wondering if anyone out there would know of a, preferably free, service that would trace or draw an image and convert it to a 2 colour file for me. I have to draw 2 pieces of licorice for a corrugate job I'm working on and am not good with shading etc. I've included a screen cap of what I need to draw.

I'm trying to avoid screens but I do have the option of creating a 2nd Red with screen in order to achieve the best result.

Therefore, to be clear, this needs to be made up of 2 reds of the same PMS value with one printing as solid and the other as screen.

 

Thanks a bunch,

 

Jeff

 

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414 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: [scott w], Aug 2, 2012 5:41 AM
 
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  • [scott w]
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    1. [scott w],
    Aug 1, 2012 2:27 PM   in reply to Jeffcd19
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    I don't know of any free services. There are plenty of people willing to work for money though.

     

    For the record, any screen would be seen as the same color. So, technically what you describe is a one color Pantone piece, not two.

     
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    Aug 2, 2012 4:02 AM   in reply to [scott w]
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    What I mean by 2 colours is that all the solid would be made up on 1 plate of PMS red and all the screen would go on a second hit of PMS red. My printer would have to do it this way because if he wants to put presure on the red he can do it independantly of the other red. If it's only one plate the screen will fill in.

     

    Jeff

     
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    Aug 2, 2012 5:20 AM   in reply to Jeffcd19
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    The image is contrasty enough that it could be rendered well as line art (no dots). But anything worth having is worth paying for. And people generally don't appreciate what they don't pay for.

     

    This is an excellent opportunity for you to learn to use the drawing tools.

     

    JET

     
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    Aug 2, 2012 5:41 AM   in reply to Jeffcd19
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    Jeffcd19 wrote:

     

    What I mean by 2 colours is that all the solid would be made up on 1 plate of PMS red and all the screen would go on a second hit of PMS red. My printer would have to do it this way because if he wants to put presure on the red he can do it independantly of the other red. If it's only one plate the screen will fill in.

     

    Jeff

     

     

    So silk screened then? Otherwise there would be no double hit of the same color on any press. It's all one plate.

     
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