Recreating missing logo stats 0

[menard10]

How difficult is it to recreate a missing logo/title stat? Apart from the actual artwork/word balloon size and artwork, what is the type of stock that would be approximate a newspaper or comic book stat?

[theCapraAegagrus]

What is a "logo stat"?

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/20/2022 at 2:21 PM, theCapraAegagrus said:

What is a "logo stat"?

 

[Sauce Dog]

On 4/19/2022 at 8:19 PM, menard10 said:

what is the type of stock that would be approximate a newspaper or comic book stat?

This is far too vague. Stock will be 100% different depending on the year the original was printed, as well as other variables including gloss.

If you are also trying to make it as accurate as possible then the printing method needs to be factored in - you should opt doing a proper offset print if possible as you can't simply use a digital print if accuracy is the goal of this reproduction (You can, but only if you are trying to fill in a hole that can trick a semi-blind person from a distance - or if this is just a casual fix for a book that is not valuable. If doing a Digital print you should take care to replicate any misalignments of the CMYK print so they are consistent)

[Hero Restoration]

On 4/19/2022 at 5:19 PM, menard10 said:

How difficult is it to recreate a missing logo/title stat? Apart from the actual artwork/word balloon size and artwork, what is the type of stock that would be approximate a newspaper or comic book stat?

PhantomRestoration on Instagram creates clear overlay of stats, looks nice, but doesn't alter original art.

[PovertyRow]

If you are looking to reproduce original art the "stat" is short for "photostat". It is done in a "stat camera" which allows you to adjust magnification or reduction of the image size. Very common in my day in the advertising and printing fields. (My first good job was as a stat camera operator). The paper is similar to thin glossy photo paper and is light sensitive. It is held against the head of the camera via a vacuum and the light source can be either overhead for opaque art or from below for transparencies. After the exposure it is run through a developing machine with rollers. To use it the image is cut to remove the excess paper and run through a waxer, which applies a layer of wax to the back. This allows it to be positioned on the original are board. You often see these yellowed due to the wax and also the relative instability of the art itself over time. 

[MAR1979]

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