"What is Bitcoin?" silkscreened posters [SOLD OUT]

[nubbins]

No gradients in the green layer, just a solid fill of a single color.





Next up: yellow!

[ducatitalia]

Fascinating...significant amount of tradesman effort goes into each piece...will be a work of art indeed...

[nubbins]

Tried a few different yellows before finding one I liked. A test print -- you can start to get a feel for the content now:



Close-ups:





Once the yellow is printed, we'll move onto probably a scarlet red, followed by a navy blue. We're a bit behind schedule, so I'm going to extend the early-bird pricing until you've all seen pictures of the completed posters.

[MGGB]

Well done! Can't wait to see the rest.  PM sent.

[iglasses]

I especially like the huge BTC log...ohhh wait 

I'M KIDDING!!!!   It looks awesome nubbins...can't wait to see it in person (and get it laminated )

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In my defense it's 4am and I have been assembling Ikea furniture (the devil) since 10PM and have at least another 3 hours to go which will put me at just about 25 hours straight AND I'm supposed to be 2hrs away at 12PM today for a poker tourney.  Not looking good for Parx today.

[cyclops]

I want one póster, please PM me with payment details.

[nubbins]

I want one póster, please PM me with payment details.

PM sent! 11 posters remaining, 10 if you include cyclops

[nubbins]

Finished the yellow, red tomorrow. Some more pictures:

[iglasses]

Jesus I never had any idea this process was this involved/messy!  What's the long term deal with any fumes that stuff throws nubbins?  You wear a mask or anything while do this?

Looks way cool though!

[railzand]

Wait, there's a typo: s/solutoins/solutions

[Fortify]

Wait, there's a typo: s/solutoins/solutions

Tried to find this because it would be a bad error, but solutions is spelled correctly in the photos?

[nubbins]

Jesus I never had any idea this process was this involved/messy!  What's the long term deal with any fumes that stuff throws nubbins?  You wear a mask or anything while do this?

Looks way cool though!

Enviro-friendly water-based inks from a company called Matsui. You can literally pour them right down the drain (although this would be wasteful; we save every drop). Printing is still an inky, messy business

Wait, there's a typo: s/solutoins/solutions

Tried to find this because it would be a bad error, but solutions is spelled correctly in the photos?

Mild panic upon first reading this, but I don't see it either

[railzand]

omg was meant to be a joke then my internet went down so i couldn't stop the hilarity. many apologies

[nubbins]

Here's the screen for the red layer. Don't dwell too long, more interesting photos below:



Red ink going down.



Detail shots:







The print thus far:



Next color is navy blue, which will hopefully get finished tonight. Then the prints are trimmed, sorted, and numbered!

[nubbins]

We mix our inks from scratch, using bases and pigments. Here, we're going for a nice midnight blue: matte base with reflex blue, process blue, and black pigments.



It takes a bit of stirring before the base accepts the pigment. Final color, wet and dry, is in the bottom left photo:



The finished print, awaiting trimming and numbering:



Detail shots:











At this point, the pre-order pricing is officially over, thanks again to everyone who purchased! The remaining eight posters will be offered at a cost of $45 plus shipping.

Stay tuned for pictures of cutting, numbering, packaging for shipment, and more!

[Branny]

What was the total time commitment on the posters?

[nubbins]

What was the total time commitment on the posters?

About 19 hours of work so far, five of which were spent designing the poster, separating the colors, printing films, etc.

[frankenmint]

These look very nice - its not my style, but I could see them being someplace like a class-room or a computer lab or maybe a library.  Definitely one for a bitcoin club for sure.

[nubbins]

A razor is used to score the side of the stack of papers. These small cuts act as guidelines for the cutter.



Posters this large must be cut one at a time.



Cut, numbered, and signed.



Just waiting on shipping supplies (cardboard padding), expecting to start mailouts Wednesday or Thursday!

Only eight posters left!

[railzand]

What's the best way to preserve these for a year or five?