Great video! Thank you for sharing. I'm a graphic design grad student and I attempted coloring the edges of one of my projects before finding this video. I'm excited to try again and get better results.
this was done the correct way. only do 2 adjacent sides first. Other tutorials do all 4 sides at once which is incorrect because not all cut paper will be identical.
Excellent tutorial. Just one clarification: those boards are not Masonite which is a thin, hard pressed board, usually 1/8-1/4 inch thick. The boards in the video are composite wood (used for a lot of cheaper furniture), also called MDF or particle board.
Hiya, I've been starting to airbrush as a hobby - particularly book edges. However when I try to spray white, it always disappears into the pages? Even if it's a first layer. I even tried with a spray can and that vanished too - covered my hands, the cardboards underneath, but not even a drop showed up on the paper. I wondered if you had any advice in getting the paper back to white and potentially layering white on top of other colours?
Thank you! Very well done. So many comments elsewhere about how printers keep their "secrets" to edge painting to themselves. So very kind of you to share. I may try this on business cards I recently ordered. I got a quote of $100 to edge paint 500 business cards, WAY more than doubling the cost. They offer edge painting for $35 if you choose one of 24 "standard" Pantone colors they offer, but I needed a different color. I suppose Pantone inks are expensive. I don't need Pantone, but I do want a match to the red printed accent on the card (CMYK equivalent of PMS 187C). The card thickness will be 16pt/350 gsm. Any special issues I should consider? Thanks in advance!
Thank you so much for this video. It's so clear and concise. You've got a subscriber for life here now. One question: You unclamped and started handling the card stock almost instantly after finishing. Does your paint mixture dry instantly?
Bha Ka It does not dry quite instantly, but it doesn't really need more than 4-5 minutes before it's cured. Honestly, if you're gentle with it and working in thin layers, you can handle it almost right away. The acrylic paint dries quickly if you don't over thin it. Usually, I let them sit for about 20 minutes (or overnight if I have a different job to work on), simply to ensure the edges are not soft from moisture as this can lead to a bit of ragging/tearing, but it's not usually a problem and many time I edge paint, separate, and print in the same day
gabriel cabrera I've done it both ways. I actually like to paint the edges first, because if something goes wrong, I'd rather it be before I spend all the time printing - I've never had edge painting go wrong, but you never know. Obviously if you plan to have a full bleed on some part of the print or you have the room for the gauge pins, edge painting first is nice. I like to cut my sheets to final size before printing when I can, prevents any chance of mis cuts(clamp slippage or accidentally mixing in prints upside down) or bad edge painting at the end. Feeding does not damage the edge paint or rub it off (at least when I'm hand feeding and using this edge painting technique)
Thank you so much for the video!! I've been searching for this and finally found it! Btw, is it possible to do it on a thinner paper stack? Like 100 pages of 140gsm paper???
Absolutely, it just doesn't look as striking because there isn't as much edge showing. I've done it on 300gsm and that's about as thin as I'll go since any thinner than that and the clients are almost wasting the money on having me do it. (UNLESS the thin sheets will stay together as would be the case with a bound book or notepad)
I've tried this, and it turns out horrible every time. The pigment (whether ink or acrylic I've done both) goes on WAY too thick and bleeds or tears. It also doesn't coat as even as the airbrush
I take the pantone booklet with me, and match by eye. If I need to adjust I do it by eye as well. Practice and an understanding of how to mix colors, essentially.
I hate my paper cutter currently. I'd recommend that no matter what you use that it clamps TIGHT and the blade is SHARP. I've used cheap cutters and generally the more expensive the better. When you get a stack cutter I prefer the ones with the wheel that tightens it as you can get it super tight. The clap style that has the handle won't get as tight on the stack
+Aline De Feyter I, personally, would not use acrylic spray paint because it would likely lay down very thick. Thus it would bleed more and make the cards stick together too much. Spray paint provides much less control - though I imagine some of the more expensive brands with adjustable nozzles might be okay if you can get a fine mist and lay down light coats. The other negative is you cannot mix colors, so it wouldn't work for a professional shop. If you try it and it works let me know.
***** Find a letterpress printer who will let you apprentice. It's the best way to learn the techniques, these machines can be dangerous if used unsafely so get proper training and then you can expand into artistic work. Possibly consider taking courses at a school which has this sort of equipment, many art schools still have letterpress in their print department.
Thank you so much, you are amazing!! Can I ask you about what did you study? I think that the only problem is that my university doesn't have a letterpress but I would like to know if maybe you can tell me about good universities in your country. I'm from Colombia, South America, thank you so much again and I hope you can answer to me again. Have a nice day! ;)
You will have to do your research based on where you would want to go. The Minneapolis College of Art and Design has some great print equipment. Many places do, but not all of them have lots of letterpress classes.
Great video! Thank you for sharing. I'm a graphic design grad student and I attempted coloring the edges of one of my projects before finding this video. I'm excited to try again and get better results.
this was done the correct way. only do 2 adjacent sides first. Other tutorials do all 4 sides at once which is incorrect because not all cut paper will be identical.
Excellent tutorial. Just one clarification: those boards are not Masonite which is a thin, hard pressed board, usually 1/8-1/4 inch thick. The boards in the video are composite wood (used for a lot of cheaper furniture), also called MDF or particle board.
I always get them mixed up haha, thanks for the clarification!
Hiya, I've been starting to airbrush as a hobby - particularly book edges. However when I try to spray white, it always disappears into the pages? Even if it's a first layer. I even tried with a spray can and that vanished too - covered my hands, the cardboards underneath, but not even a drop showed up on the paper. I wondered if you had any advice in getting the paper back to white and potentially layering white on top of other colours?
Excellent tutorial, keep up the excellent work.
Thank you! Very well done. So many comments elsewhere about how printers keep their "secrets" to edge painting to themselves. So very kind of you to share. I may try this on business cards I recently ordered. I got a quote of $100 to edge paint 500 business cards, WAY more than doubling the cost. They offer edge painting for $35 if you choose one of 24 "standard" Pantone colors they offer, but I needed a different color. I suppose Pantone inks are expensive. I don't need Pantone, but I do want a match to the red printed accent on the card (CMYK equivalent of PMS 187C). The card thickness will be 16pt/350 gsm. Any special issues I should consider? Thanks in advance!
Thank you so much for this video. It's so clear and concise. You've got a subscriber for life here now. One question: You unclamped and started handling the card stock almost instantly after finishing. Does your paint mixture dry instantly?
Bha Ka It does not dry quite instantly, but it doesn't really need more than 4-5 minutes before it's cured. Honestly, if you're gentle with it and working in thin layers, you can handle it almost right away. The acrylic paint dries quickly if you don't over thin it. Usually, I let them sit for about 20 minutes (or overnight if I have a different job to work on), simply to ensure the edges are not soft from moisture as this can lead to a bit of ragging/tearing, but it's not usually a problem and many time I edge paint, separate, and print in the same day
If you're de-bossing would it be best to paint the edges first?
gabriel cabrera I've done it both ways. I actually like to paint the edges first, because if something goes wrong, I'd rather it be before I spend all the time printing - I've never had edge painting go wrong, but you never know. Obviously if you plan to have a full bleed on some part of the print or you have the room for the gauge pins, edge painting first is nice. I like to cut my sheets to final size before printing when I can, prevents any chance of mis cuts(clamp slippage or accidentally mixing in prints upside down) or bad edge painting at the end. Feeding does not damage the edge paint or rub it off (at least when I'm hand feeding and using this edge painting technique)
Where would be the best place to find thick cotton paper for this type of work? Thanks in advance!
Sarah Loree Cruz I buy online -there are dozens of place. I like paperworks.com
nice vedio and what type of inks do you use are the uv based water or oil based
water based - for the edges I just use acrylic paint as it doesn't rub or transfer the way oil based inks can (they take much longer to dry)
@@PantheraPress Do the water in the color damage paper by any means?
Thank you so much for the video!! I've been searching for this and finally found it! Btw, is it possible to do it on a thinner paper stack? Like 100 pages of 140gsm paper???
Absolutely, it just doesn't look as striking because there isn't as much edge showing. I've done it on 300gsm and that's about as thin as I'll go since any thinner than that and the clients are almost wasting the money on having me do it. (UNLESS the thin sheets will stay together as would be the case with a bound book or notepad)
Why can't you just roll a brayer over the clamped edges? Does it not cover well or does it bleed through?
I've tried this, and it turns out horrible every time. The pigment (whether ink or acrylic I've done both) goes on WAY too thick and bleeds or tears. It also doesn't coat as even as the airbrush
How do you become a Pantone Color with acrylic paint?
I take the pantone booklet with me, and match by eye. If I need to adjust I do it by eye as well. Practice and an understanding of how to mix colors, essentially.
wow nice work
Can you tell me what paper cutter you use or recommend?
I hate my paper cutter currently. I'd recommend that no matter what you use that it clamps TIGHT and the blade is SHARP. I've used cheap cutters and generally the more expensive the better. When you get a stack cutter I prefer the ones with the wheel that tightens it as you can get it super tight. The clap style that has the handle won't get as tight on the stack
Do you really need an airbrush or can you also use an acrylic spray paint?
+Aline De Feyter I, personally, would not use acrylic spray paint because it would likely lay down very thick. Thus it would bleed more and make the cards stick together too much. Spray paint provides much less control - though I imagine some of the more expensive brands with adjustable nozzles might be okay if you can get a fine mist and lay down light coats. The other negative is you cannot mix colors, so it wouldn't work for a professional shop. If you try it and it works let me know.
Ok! Thank you very much and I'll let you know what the result is :)
Thor is amazing, I want to what you do, I'm studying Graphic Design and I like all these sort of things, what do I have too o to work in what you do?
***** Find a letterpress printer who will let you apprentice. It's the best way to learn the techniques, these machines can be dangerous if used unsafely so get proper training and then you can expand into artistic work. Possibly consider taking courses at a school which has this sort of equipment, many art schools still have letterpress in their print department.
Thank you so much, you are amazing!! Can I ask you about what did you study? I think that the only problem is that my university doesn't have a letterpress but I would like to know if maybe you can tell me about good universities in your country. I'm from Colombia, South America, thank you so much again and I hope you can answer to me again. Have a nice day! ;)
You will have to do your research based on where you would want to go. The Minneapolis College of Art and Design has some great print equipment. Many places do, but not all of them have lots of letterpress classes.
Ok, thank you so much for your help! :)
great video! super helpful
which paper you use? weight in grams etc?
+Ganzo McFly 600gsm Savoy or 600gsm Lettra work just fine
Nice video but how do you make money, it seems to take to long
I made a mistake I was going to say: This is amazing :P haha sorry