Surprint Question

[Pirate]

I have seen some art with surprint written on top and know what the word itself means. My question is does this mean there is some type of overlay on the art or does it have a different context in OA?

[LordZarak]

I have several pages marked "surprint" and all of them have an overlay page of some sort.

 

 

 

[Sharkey]

I have seen some art with surprint written on top and know what the word itself means. My question is does this mean there is some type of overlay on the art or does it have a different context in OA?

 

EDITED

It is possible that this is a spot-varnish or enhanced color or overlay technique that may not require an overlay. So although there could be an overlay, there is not necessarily an overlay.

 

 

 

 

[Pirate]

How does it affect collect ability and value with some of you?

[malvin]

How does it affect collect ability and value with some of you?

 

I have tons of pages with overlay, does not affect collectability or value with me at all.. can't speak for everyone though!

 

Malvin

[LordZarak]

I can see how overlays can be unattractive. I view them as part of the production process and wouldn't be put off by artwork that has one (or more).

 

Besides, you can sometimes just flip the overlay aside and display the art without it as I do with non-essential overlays.

[Pirate]

I have seen some art with surprint written on top and know what the word itself means. My question is does this mean there is some type of overlay on the art or does it have a different context in OA?

 

EDITED

It is possible that this is a spot-varnish or enhanced color or overlay technique that may not require an overlay. So although there could be an overlay, there is not necessarily an overlay.

 

 

 

 

so what does it do, give it a blurry or double vision look?

[Sharkey]

I have seen some art with surprint written on top and know what the word itself means. My question is does this mean there is some type of overlay on the art or does it have a different context in OA?

 

EDITED

It is possible that this is a spot-varnish or enhanced color or overlay technique that may not require an overlay. So although there could be an overlay, there is not necessarily an overlay.

 

 

 

 

so what does it do, give it a blurry or double vision look?

 

Not sure what you mean.

 

You mean the overlay? Often the overlays are clear acetate with certain portions of the art on them (See Cover to FF 90 as an example). However, they may be partially opaque, depends on what they're trying to overlay.

 

Back in the day, there would be an overlay for each color run of the 4-color process. If they didn't align them properly the finished piece would look blurry or have a "double vision" look to it.

 

Spot varnish tends to enhance color or glossiness.

 

 

 

[Pirate]

guess my question is what is spot varnish. I don't see anything in the scan that looks like an overlay or anything.

[Pirate]

PM sent Rhino

[DiceX]

"Surprint" means to print something "on top of" other process colors.

I'd have to see the art to tell you for sure what the directions are, but it is probably talking about something in the art that they want to print in black ink that they want to print on top of the other ink colors.

 

Meaning, when they are putting color into the art, they want that particular black object/text/whatever to print on top of the other three process colors, instead of the underlying colors being knocked out to white in the areas where the black ink is to be printed.

 

It has nothing to do with an acetate overlay. It's a term used in separating the film.

 

You'd be surprised at the stuff I could tell you about the printing process from the notes jotted on artwork. (thumbs u

 

 

[Pirate]

thanks for everyone's help, will just see what it looks like if and when it gets here.

[Pirate]

any recommendations on how to reattach a wood balloon to a page? Would it be considered restoration?

[LordZarak]

I've used double sided tape to reattach word balloons. Very easy and no concerns about glues.

[Pirate]

thanks

[DiceX]

Originally, they were attached with glue sticks.

I wouldn't use anything that can yellow the paper over time, such as tape.

 

I don't know what you should use.