Critique my DoT style CP overlay

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Frostillicus:

--- Quote from: Cue-Ball on April 21, 2003, 01:17:32 pm ---Thanks for the comments, guys. I thought it looked pretty good, but wanted to get some other opinions. I actually tried to get a "glow effect" on the artwork, but couldn't come up with anything i was happy with.

I was planning to print on 20lb bond and then cover the artwork with matte laminate (which would then be covered by a clear lexan-type material). I've already got the lexan cut to go over the artwork (it's not really lexan, but is similar enough). The laminate should keep the artwork from fading and the matte finish should prevent the "wet look" that some people have gotten when putting arwork under lexan. The artwork itself will still look glossy though, since it will be covered with high gloss lexan.

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Have you tried the regular (glossy) laminate yet? I guarantee better results using that than matte finish. I don't have any 'wet-look' with mine, and like I said I used glossy laminate under lexan.

Cue-Ball:
I would prefer not to use the glossy laminate because of possible problems with the laminate "sticking" to the lexan. Using glossy laminate isn't necessary for a glossy finish since the lexan is what gives the CP it's gloss anyway. Just like automotive paint. The paint itself isn't that shiny. Once you lay down the clear coat and buff it, then it becomes shiny.

Since the glossy laminate has drawbacks, but no benefits, i will not use it. The matte laminate has benefits without any of the drawbacks so i prefer that route.

This thread illustrates what i'm trying to avoid:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=5477

Frostillicus:

--- Quote from: Cue-Ball on April 21, 2003, 03:39:10 pm ---I would prefer not to use the glossy laminate because of possible problems with the laminate "sticking" to the lexan. Using glossy laminate isn't necessary for a glossy finish since the lexan is what gives the CP it's gloss anyway. Just like automotive paint. The paint itself isn't that shiny. Once you lay down the clear coat and buff it, then it becomes shiny.

Since the glossy laminate has drawbacks, but no benefits, i will not use it. The matte laminate has benefits without any of the drawbacks so i prefer that route.

This thread illustrates what i'm trying to avoid:
http://www.arcadecontrols.org/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=5477

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That post, I know which thread that is without even looking at it, Dr. J's cp looking 'wet' under lexan. Only he used black paint against lexan, not a laminated overlay that is black. Apples and oranges.

I actually did an experiment when I was deciding what to do - you should try this. Get something printed on regular paper and laminate it. Now take that and put it under glass/lexan whatever, and compare it to another matte-laminated (or non-laminated) print under the same lexan/glass whatever. There is no way you can say the non-laminated one looks as glossy. Impossible. Even glossy paper doesn't give the same results. Your car paint example is correct, only the clear coat is the lamination in this case, not the lexan.

Obviously, use what you want, but after doing a lot of real-world research into this, I can definitely say best results are regular paper+regular glossy laminate under lexan.

EDIT: sorry I don't mean to sound harsh in this one ;) Just want everyone's stuff to look the best, and maybe i'm too into artwork....

Cue-Ball:
No offense taken at all, Frostillicus. I'm just extremely paranoid about the "wet look" happening to my CP. I know that Dr. J's CP was done using paint and not lamination, but the same thing can/does happen with lamination. If you look at the thread again you'll see that at least one other person reported this happening with lamination.

Maybe i'll just try using the glossy laminate and if i have a problem i'll send you the bill. ;)

paigeoliver:
it is looking good, but it is kind of "Busy". But perhaps it won't seem that way at full size.

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