[82/83] "What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [UPDATED DESIGN FOR 2016]

[nubbins]

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 clouds












Layer 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

[nubbins]

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.

[m4nki]

Really cool videos! Would be nice to see more during future steps

[Lincoln6Echo]

uuuh I like the choice of colors! Very nice! 

[nubbins]

Layer six:Blue!
Layer seven: (more) White!
Everything's happening so fast!



I'm waiting for the eighth screen to dry right now, planning to print that later today; shooting up layer nine and *maybe * layer ten tonight. Two free colours for everyone

I've also been considering adding a unique hand-coloured detail to each poster, but WE'LL SEE. No promises. Maybe if we get to 50

Couple of detail shots of the print thus far:



Teeny tiny gif showing what's happening in real time:

[nubbins]

Layer 8: mid blue. Looking like 10 layers total so far.

[BitcoinPenny]

Oh, and will these be signed / numbered? (Forgive me if you've already answered this somewhere.)

Thanks,
Chris

[nubbins]

I wanted to add 1 more poster please.
https://blockchain.info/tx/63b56a36b9fafb932862e8f3f34f60c6878b08c4b982a005abb488f515857300

Got it, thanks!

Oh, and will these be signed / numbered? (Forgive me if you've already answered this somewhere.)

Yep! Each print will be individually signed and numbered.

Layer nine: red.



Current estimate is twelve layers. I think I'm getting carried away

[m4nki]

Looks really nice, can't wait!

[nubbins]

Layer 10: pink.

You can really see the height of the ink in the second photo. Check out the shadows & highlights where pink meets white.



Open in a new tab to view full-size... There's no counterfeiting these 



Looking like 13 layers total now. Sorry for all the suspense 

[Zeroxal]

The poster is starting to look ABSOLOUTELY gorgeous! I can't wait to get it hung on my living and bed room

Good job nubbins!!!

[nubbins]

More photos coming.

Early Bird pricing is still valid for the next 48 hours.

[Liad.Services]

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!

[nubbins]

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

[dexX7]

I take one.

Payment and shipping information sent via PM.

[aolley]

I can agree with all this! What will you make next?

[Blazed]

You guys think this is his best work? I have something much nicer he made for me...

[nubbins]

Behind glass, no less!

[wttbs]

I want one! I just send payment (tube shipping to the Netherlands).
https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/tx/dc191dc6b32a0047110c50c90f8c4176bf4389640c23e2890428f2ddbb3c4c98

[nubbins]

I want one! I just send payment (tube shipping to the Netherlands).
https://www.blocktrail.com/BTC/tx/dc191dc6b32a0047110c50c90f8c4176bf4389640c23e2890428f2ddbb3c4c98

Got it, thanks!

44 sold, 56 remaining. I'm taking a break from printing today. I'll likely finish up tomorrow, just in time for the end of the Early Bird special