steveo3002
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do you think a regular home printer would print on bag material?
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Inktjet won't, I'm afraid. The ink won't fixate on the bag material. You could try spraying the material with a special spray, used to make material "printable" (InkAid, or something like that)...
Why don't you sign up for the interest thread for these bags in the junkyard? 4 accurate bags with a screen accurate logo and shape, on the correct material for $40. I don't think you can have better results with a home printer (not even close).
There are specially coated inkjet and laser printer foils. Ask your office supply retailer. You should buy a silver foil. Or better: a silver iridescent foil (but I fear, this kind of foil doesn't exist for home printers).
Soon I will post a "do it yourself" guide to make an (I hope) accurate copy of the bag with your home equipment. But first I need to try my idea by myself. In the meantime, you can order Daniel's bags.
Update almost 2 years later. My tutorial: http://www.therpf.com/f9/rolands-bttf-ii-blast-past-bag-tutorial-194191/
Yes, now that I have finished my vectorized logo, my next project is the receipt. I will provide two versions: black letters on blank background and blank letters on blue background (for printing in blue on a milky transparent foil or paper).
Yes, of course you can use it. The more accurate bags people will get from you, the happier I am.
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DBCooper
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The receipts were printed on clear plastic sheets. Like used with overhead projectors. You can get 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of it at printshops (Kinkos).
The bag was also described as being holographic, 9 x 15 with the logo printed on both sides.
These were taken from the auction catalog.
Best,
DBCooper
The bag was also described as being holographic, 9 x 15 with the logo printed on both sides.
These were taken from the auction catalog.
Best,
DBCooper
steveo3002
Sr Member
i look forward to the diy guide , im sure the $40 ones will be great , i dont have $40 to spend on 4 bags , but if i can make one for cheap id give it a try
could even try a nice makrer pen?
could even try a nice makrer pen?
Next one from me: the "Blast from the Past" receipt! As usual, completely vectorized and in correct size. You can download PDFs of the blue receipt, the yellow "carbon copy" and a version with blank background for printing on a colored paper of your choise.
Because an ordinary home printer isn't able to print white color, I recommend to print the blue receipt not only on a transparent paper or foil, but rather on a white or "milky" semi-transparent paper or foil. Then the letters will not be completely transparent.
The PDF files:
Blue receipt: Blast_From_The_Past_Blue_Receipt_remade_by_Roland_Zubcic.pdf
Yellow receipt: Blast_From_The_Past_Yellow_Receipt_remade_by_Roland_Zubcic.pdf
White receipt: Blast_From_The_Past_White_Receipt_remade_by_Roland_Zubcic.pdf
Preview picture:
Because an ordinary home printer isn't able to print white color, I recommend to print the blue receipt not only on a transparent paper or foil, but rather on a white or "milky" semi-transparent paper or foil. Then the letters will not be completely transparent.
The PDF files:
Blue receipt: Blast_From_The_Past_Blue_Receipt_remade_by_Roland_Zubcic.pdf
Yellow receipt: Blast_From_The_Past_Yellow_Receipt_remade_by_Roland_Zubcic.pdf
White receipt: Blast_From_The_Past_White_Receipt_remade_by_Roland_Zubcic.pdf
Preview picture:
YenChih Lin
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Danke Roland!
Onkelpsycho
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I always thought the letters ARE transparent?!?
Nicely done Roland, super clean. I was wondering about the receipt as I thought the printing was silver on the blue plastic, wondering if it could be done with that iron on silver foil?
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They are definitely white or pale gray printed on a blue transparent foil. Look at the auction scan of the original receipt. At point 1 you can see a small scratch on the print and at point 2 you can see, that in the middle is a slight unevenness, because there is not enough printing ink.
Onkelpsycho
Sr Member
Maybe it's just a rest of blue ink...?!?
For me it looks like a normal foil, maybe a little bit like milkglass optic, where you can't see trough... But to me it looks not gray or anything...
For me it looks like a normal foil, maybe a little bit like milkglass optic, where you can't see trough... But to me it looks not gray or anything...
Definitely not! Another indication of a white or gray print on blue background is the thickness of the logo shape. It's thicker than it should be. The same on the letters and the barcode. If it were blue printed on white background (inverted print), the logo would be thinner, because the blue ink would flow from the outside to the inside of the logo shape.
Maybe we can find out who bought the original receipt from the profiles in history auction and just ask him . Since there is no way I can print white, I'll just print blue on a transparant sheet. Close enough.
O yeah, and almost forgot: thanks so much for doing these, Roland! Great, great work!
. Since there is no way I can print white, I'll just print blue on a transparant sheet. Close enough.O yeah, and almost forgot: thanks so much for doing these, Roland! Great, great work!
steveo3002
Sr Member
whats needed to print white /grey , looks to me like the orig is shiney plastic so im not sure paper would look right
Paper would not look good, that's for sure. You can buy transparant sheets to print on with an inktjetpaper. Pretty easy to find and not that expensive. I think that will be a good option.
Another option is tracing paper, I think. It has a white / semi transparant appearance. But I'll keep it with the transparant sheet...
steveo3002
Sr Member
maybe if one of us can find someone that can print it , we can get a large sheet made and have one each?
If we think about it: almost each prop, that is made for the future Hill Valley, is anyway shimmering, flashing, metallic or holographic.
- Hoverboards with holographic surface
- Pepsi Perfect logo with silver metallic background
- Blast from The Past bag with silver iridescent surface
- Gray's Sports Almanac with silver metallic background
- Marty's future hat with holographic effect
- Pizza Hut bag with silver metallic background
- Nike shoes with colored lights
Have I forgotten anything?
In my opinion it would be very logical, that the receipt is printed in matte silver.
- Hoverboards with holographic surface
- Pepsi Perfect logo with silver metallic background
- Blast from The Past bag with silver iridescent surface
- Gray's Sports Almanac with silver metallic background
- Marty's future hat with holographic effect
- Pizza Hut bag with silver metallic background
- Nike shoes with colored lights
Have I forgotten anything?
In my opinion it would be very logical, that the receipt is printed in matte silver.
The original was probably screen printed or possibly rubber stamped thats why you get that slightly haggard look to the thin lines on the bar code and the pressure ridges on the 'carbon copy'.
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