Thanks all! I just wish I had more time to do more backing/resto practice! It's a challenging hobby that allows me to focus & forget daily stresses, if only for a few hours a week.
@Bruce, it certainly must be a learning experience handling a lot of different linen/paperbacked items. Too see all the different types/levels of product used & restoration expertise...advanced & less so...
It's been just over a year since i started this venture/hobby/passion and i am pleased with the progress I've made & skills I've developed. But, I've still got a long way to go in all areas.
Ive linen backed or paperbacked about 15 total pieces. Wish i could do more; time always an issue-kids, work, family fime, etc...
up next, looking towards some more modern paper...maybe some 70s & 80s...not sure how i'll do with the "glossier" posters.
Oceans 11-Yugo completed this weekend. Here is the before of the corner-paper infill to be added along with pencil color.
After-paper infill & watercolor pencil application. I taped the corner to attempt to get a straight corner; worked well until I pulled the tape off-less than 24 hrs. The tape pulled off some of the paper infill. I used low tack yellow Frog tape. Had to burnish quite a bit to bring back a light shine to the corner of the paper. Always a learning experience each poster...
Ok. Had never heard of "ink smudge transfer" and it makes me realize that i am quite uninformed on how posters are printed--- Although this is the 2nd poster that I have encountered it with.
...that being said... I left the poster as it was originally printed. I think it looks good and will look great once framed and on the wall.
Thanks guys. ...finally picked up a magnetic white board to photograph better before & afters. I already have the digital Nikon, tripod, light umbrellas, this was the last piece!
Get rare earth magnets, skittle pot design are easiest for handling, buy a pack of 10 for when you have extras for the heavier pieces, plus the kids will play with them, some will make their way to the fridge etc etc. They're small so way less noticeable in the pics than standard magnets but also far stronger.
Tip: If the noticeboard is fixed to a wall (in garage etc) but you have to set up the camera and lights each time, then a suggestion is to put marks on the floor so you can simply drop the tripod and lights back in the same position everytime (I've marked circles with permanent markers for each legs so they go straight into the same place each time).
Once the camera and lights are in place I shoot with a remote rather than touching the camera and bumping/moving it; I also fix the the focus - but then I might shoot 50, 100 posters or more at a time - for you that may be overkill of course.
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@Bruce, it certainly must be a learning experience handling a lot of different linen/paperbacked items. Too see all the different types/levels of product used & restoration expertise...advanced & less so...
Finally got around to cutting down the first one sheet I backed just over a year ago.
Not perfect, could use some small paper infill on top border, more color infill left of "20th Century", and also...etc.
but from a "reasonable viewing distance!" Hey!...
BEFORE...
Jimmy's left shoulder still bothers me...less is more...
You are famous: https://www.facebook.com/vintagemovieposterforum/
i still have to grab my training wheels for more things than I'd like to but, ...all in good time...
thx for the post, David.
It's been just over a year since i started this venture/hobby/passion and i am pleased with the progress I've made & skills I've developed. But, I've still got a long way to go in all areas.
Ive linen backed or paperbacked about 15 total pieces. Wish i could do more; time always an issue-kids, work, family fime, etc...
up next, looking towards some more modern paper...maybe some 70s & 80s...not sure how i'll do with the "glossier" posters.
Here is the before of the corner-paper infill to be added along with pencil color.
After-paper infill & watercolor pencil application.
I taped the corner to attempt to get a straight corner; worked well until I pulled the tape off-less than 24 hrs. The tape pulled off some of the paper infill. I used low tack yellow Frog tape. Had to burnish quite a bit to bring back a light shine to the corner of the paper. Always a learning experience each poster...
Up next, I've started working on the fold lines of The Train Robbers.
...that being said...
I left the poster as it was originally printed. I think it looks good and will look great once framed and on the wall.
...finally picked up a magnetic white board to photograph better before & afters. I already have the digital Nikon, tripod, light umbrellas, this was the last piece!
First practice using natural light & my iPhone.
Good photo too, no barrel roll!
...then mounting the whiteboard in my poster room, then set up of light umbrellas, then practice with the Nikon...maybe by the end of the year...
I like the magnets too. Yessir
Tip: If the noticeboard is fixed to a wall (in garage etc) but you have to set up the camera and lights each time, then a suggestion is to put marks on the floor so you can simply drop the tripod and lights back in the same position everytime (I've marked circles with permanent markers for each legs so they go straight into the same place each time).
Once the camera and lights are in place I shoot with a remote rather than touching the camera and bumping/moving it; I also fix the the focus - but then I might shoot 50, 100 posters or more at a time - for you that may be overkill of course.