Interest BTTF II <> Biff's Pleasure Paradise Matchbook

[Roland]

Gotcha.

Still waiting on delivery of potential staples / stapler.

The problem is.....a stapler that is made to use such tiny staples....is only intended to go through a FEW sheets of paper.

I'll be asking it to go through 2 thicknesses of cardstock and the matches themselves.

Isn't it possible to use the original staple and set it back again into the holes without a stapler?

 

[Jintosh]

Don't get too crazy about the staple because I said it. The prop that Roland shown in the photos features a big staple. I think there were matchbooks with small staples like the ones in Biff's circular display, and matchbooks with big staples.
The only thing I think it needs to be corrected is the "close cover before striking" font. It appears that you used a big font, while the movie prop features a smaller one. I don't know if you already made the matchbooks order and they're all printed and ready to ship. But if not, and if it can be corrected, I would use a smaller font to be more movie accurate.

Again, I'm not complaining about your prop. Just helping to create a more accurate version, if possible. This forum is like that. I may be in for a couple of sets if fused letters version is finally a go.
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Oh, yeah. I never compared them side by side.
I'll see what I can do.

 

[Jintosh]

Isn't it possible to use the original staple and set it back again into the holes without a stapler?

I tried it. But I found it weakened the staples' integrity considerably. The staple might then BREAK through normal handling.

Considering the samples we have of screen used show someone restapled THEM for (most likely) a staple breaking, I didn't want to stack the deck against my product.

 

[Jintosh]

The only thing I think it needs to be corrected is the "close cover before striking" font. It appears that you used a big font, while the movie prop features a smaller one.

Okay. I redid it.

 

[Ojobenito]

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Okay. I redid it.

Hate me, but I will tell it before Roland comes to say the same thing (jk): The spacing between the letters has to be a little bit bigger. Just some pixels more between each letter, 1 or 2 pixels should work, I think (your editing program has to give you the spacing option, for sure), but the spacing is bigger, not much, but a little more than you have now, where the letters are almost touching themselves, for example, in the "cover" word, is more clear with the V-E-R letters), and it will be perfect.
Great replica, and if you finally make the 3 versions of the matchbooks, I'm in for a couple of sets.

 

[EmmaInCandyland]

Hate me, but I will tell it before Roland comes to say the same thing (jk): The spacing between the letters has to be a little bit bigger. Just some pixels more between each letter, 1 or 2 pixels should work, I think (your editing program has to give you the spacing option, for sure), but the spacing is bigger, not much, but a little more than you have now, where the letters are almost touching themselves, for example, in the "cover" word, is more clear with the V-E-R letters), and it will be perfect.
Great replica, and if you finally make the 3 versions of the matchbooks, I'm in for a couple of sets.

That's called kerning

 

[Jintosh]

I'll try again.

 

[Roland]

I don't see the option in Photoshop CS5 that you're talking about. This is as close as I can get....faking it.

That's too much spacing now!

 

[Jintosh]

I think this is CLOSE.

 

[EmmaInCandyland]

You should work on Illustrator... This is the best software for texts and logos. Photoshop tends to make the text a bit blurry.

 

[Roland]

You should work on Illustrator... This is the best software for texts and logos. Photoshop tends to make the text a bit blurry.

Depends on how you work! You can work in Photoshop, if your artwork is just black and white, no color or no gray. But you have to work in a very (!!!) high resolution (depending on the printer resolution) and you have to convert it to a 1-bit file (real black and white, no shades of gray) for printing. Then you will get the same results as if you work with vectors.

Example: Your artwork is 8.5 x 11 inches when printed and your printing resolution is 600 dpi. Then your file has to be 5100 x 6600 pixels.


But I agree with you: Working vector-based right from the start is much easier.

 

[EmmaInCandyland]

Yeah

Also, if you want to adjust the kerning, all you need to do is put your bar next to the letter and do "alt+left arrow" or "alt+right arrow". If you want to adjust the overall spacing (that's called tracking), there's a tracking option on photoshop (and illustrator), all you need to do is to open the box called "character" and then you got this logo "VA" with an arrow right under it, that's for the tracking, and the bigger number you put, the more space there is within the letters^^

I hope that helps x)

 

[Jintosh]

Yeah

Also, if you want to adjust the kerning, all you need to do is put your bar next to the letter and do "alt+left arrow" or "alt+right arrow". If you want to adjust the overall spacing (that's called tracking), there's a tracking option on photoshop (and illustrator), all you need to do is to open the box called "character" and then you got this logo "VA" with an arrow right under it, that's for the tracking, and the bigger number you put, the more space there is within the letters^^

I hope that helps x)

Yes, I used the Tracking in Photoshop. I just looked around till I found something that looked right. Trial and Error.

 

[Ojobenito]

Looks better now ;-)

 

[Jintosh]

Good. It is slightly better than the photo shows....owing to my digital camera not wanting to take a sharp picture at such close range.

 

[Halliwax]

i love the team work on this project :thumbsup

 

[Jintosh]

Yes ! It reminds me when I was doing the work on the Wick coins for Ultraman. I like the interaction...makes for a better end result.

 

[Jintosh]

Brief update.

My first stapler arrived and as I feared, it is tiny and underpowered. I have higher hopes for the other one I ordered. It is about 6 inches long and should have the power of a regular stapler.

 

[Spiderstella]

Any news or updates?

 

[Jintosh]

I got 2 possible staplers, but I have to play with them. They use "Tot" staples, my initial examination is that they are fairly small across but also have short legs.

I don't see any option that has small staples with long legs.