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on: April 05, 2016, 01:24:44 PM
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All rolled posters have been shipped and should arrive at their destinations within a week (North America) or two (elsewhere). Still no photos, sorry, it's been a busy couple of weeks. We rent out a room on AirBnB and had to soundproof the walls after some really noisy neighbours moved in. Flat packs will ship out tomorrow and hopefully I'll have some more photos to show by then. Stay tuned!
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on: March 30, 2016, 06:29:28 PM
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Super excited about receiving one of these posters! Thanks, nubbins. Oh, and will we receive the number edition (#XX out of 83) in the order they were purchased / reserved, or will the numbers be assigned randomly? How's that work? (Just curious.) Regards, Me I'll be sending them out according to the order in which they were purchased. I entertained requests for specific numbers last year, but it was an extreme hassle to organize
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Economy / Collectibles / Re: [53/??] "What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [UPDATED DESIGN FOR 2016]
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on: March 29, 2016, 06:53:04 PM
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Printing is complete. Next stage is working on the hand-inked details on each poster! I've also pared down the edition size, so there'll be less than 100 posters for sale; the original plan was for an 8-layer print, and I included an appropriate amount of extras in the edition for spoilage. Now that we're at 14 silkscreened layers with some hand-inking on the horizon, we've understandably burned through our extras and then some! Final edition size is estimated to be approximately 80 prints, which I guess is good news for everyone who's snagged one so far; once the hand-inked details are added, I'll trim the edition, sign and number each print, post a final round of photos and declare the Early Bird pricing officially over. I'll be opening up general web sales on a dedicated site at that point as well, so expect the remaining ones to sell quickly. Packaging materials are on the way, and mailouts are looking like they should meet the end-of-month deadline, give or take a day. Thanks again to everyone who's ordered so far, stay tuned for a mess of photos! EDIT: Just one to keep you sated until I get a chance to post some more. Check out the sparkle in the black gold ink!
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Economy / Collectibles / Re: [37/100] "What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [UPDATED DESIGN FOR 2016]
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on: March 26, 2016, 05:58:24 PM
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More photos coming.
Early Bird pricing is still valid for the next 48 hours.
I am interested, Are you shipping to israel? I have no problem in adding the shipping fees . Thanks! Sure, no sweat. Add an extra 0.025 BTC UPDATE: more photos!Rack full of prints! Layer 11: beige. Detail layer, no close-up shots. Mixing the ink on the screen to work out streaks. Layer 12: violet. Detail layer. No close-ups! Here's the ink getting mixed. Layer 13: black gold.This one's straight black mixed with pure metallic gold. Tough to photograph, but it shines like satan's gold tooth if you can get the light to hit it just right. Before and after layer 13: I think I only have one layer left to go. *Maybe* two. This is officially the most complicated print I've ever produced, and the final edition size will likely be less than 100, because it's very difficult to push a squeegee 4,000 times without making a few mistakes
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Economy / Collectibles / Re: [36/100] "What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [UPDATED DESIGN FOR 2016]
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on: March 23, 2016, 05:09:33 AM
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The third layer was pretty boring. This colour is called "puke yellow" and it looks like hot vomit on white paper, but has a really nice subdued lime sort of look on the dark green background. Layer four was supposed to be a nice bright yellow, but the ink was just too transparent to get good coverage on a dark background. Soooo, I scraped the yellow ink off the screen, printed the layer with white ink instead, then cleaned off all the white ink and ran through the entire edition again with a yellow topcoat. Here's a print with just the white underbase, and with the yellow on top. Nice and bright! Since this layer ended up being two layers and took quite a bit more time than I'd planned for, I entertained myself by taking some time-lapse videos of the print process.
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Economy / Collectibles / Re: [33/100] "What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [UPDATED DESIGN FOR 2016]
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on: March 21, 2016, 02:27:50 PM
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I'll buy one of these posters! Regards, Chris Sent you a PM! 35 posters spoken for, 65 remaining. Two layers down so far. Those of you who own a print from last year's edition and have spent time admiring the background sky/cloud layer will appreciate seeing what the same effect looks like with near-complementary colours. Layer 1: blue/orange split fountain storm cloudsLayer 2: green grass <weak trolling attempt>
This is actually a great time to mention that 90% of the screenprinting work we do is wholesale jobs for other artists and clients; silkscreen prints look and feel way nicer than digital prints, and for the size we're dealing with here (18x24"), they're actually way more economical, too. Most of what we do involves taking poster/print designs from independent artists and producing beautiful hand-made prints of their designs, which they can then sell to help support further art creation. It's a great way to get good, original, unique art into people's hands while also making sure the artist gets a fair cut. If any artists have any questions about silkscreen printing, shoot me a PM and I'll answer any questions you may have. Price the thing in bitcoin and I'll buy one!
[This means remove mention of counterfeitables in the OP]
I caved! Please see OP for prices in actual units of currency. One poster, roll shipped (N. America/W. Europe): 0.15 BTC One poster, flat shipped (N. America/W. Europe): 0.2 BTC Extra posters, each: 0.1 BTC
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Economy / Collectibles / Re: [33/100] "What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [UPDATED DESIGN FOR 2016]
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on: March 20, 2016, 01:04:07 AM
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I'd like to buy one. Couldn't find the design anywhere, though. Can you send me the design, if possible? Read the OP before posting. By paying for the early bird you do not get to see the design until final prints are done. Wasn't the early bird only till 15 March? Last year, I think I extended the early bird pricing until fairly late in the actual printing process, with the idea that you get a discount for purchasing before the final design is revealed. Laying down the first of two background floods right now, pictures later tonight / tomorrow
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