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General Category => Comic Related Discussion => Topic started by: chrisbeneke on September 22, 2016, 12:12:05 PM

Title: Craftint Color Printing process explained
Post by: chrisbeneke on September 22, 2016, 12:12:05 PM

Hi DCM,


A Brit on the Yahoo Platinum Age Comics group has been dissecting color comics printing processes in exhaustive detail for some time and finally tackles the cheap, no-union-labor-required Cratint process that made the whole golden/silver/bronze eras so special. Also reveals why the current re-colored reprints usually look and feel so wrong.


https://legionofandy.com/2016/08/26/ben-day-dots-part-8-1930s-to-1950s-the-golden-age-of-comics/


Enjoy.


cb

Title: Re: Craftint Color Printing process explained
Post by: Yoc on September 22, 2016, 12:32:04 PM

Interesting!
Thanks CB.
:)

Title: Re: Craftint Color Printing process explained
Post by: srca1941 on September 23, 2016, 07:19:38 PM

Very interesting. I've just scanned through it, but I can tell that this is something I'm going to want to read. Thanks for sharing it!!!

-Eric

Title: Re: Craftint Color Printing process explained
Post by: crashryan on September 23, 2016, 07:34:21 PM

This is a superb resource. It explained a lot of things I've wondered about for a long time. I had no idea Craftint of the Doubletone board was related to newspaper comic coloring.

I used a lot of Craftint board years ago. The developer gave off an ammonia smell. I still have a few bottles left but the liquid has evaporated leaving a few crystals. I admire the Craftint work of Roy Crane and Leslie Turner. Used well it was an incredibly versatile tool.