With all this Blade Runner madness going around, I've decided to take advantage of my materials and pulled out some old gear from my 'zine making days. I have recreated the money, made my own "idealized" bills with color (and used the backs of the Chinese bills from the 1980s, too), and have broken out my old silkscreen machine and re-taught myself how to apply hot foil to papers. I have designed and recreated the bill stamping, and am designing new ones - the bills are pretty much done but I don't want to show them off until I'm finished. But, now that I've figured it all out, I can:
Use dye sub and inkjets to lay down patterns and art
Laser toner for sharp details
Real metallic foils
Silkscreen designs in oil-based inks for a glossy sheen
use laser-cut stamps of my own design for the traditional stamped look
With all this "proof-of-concept stuff out of the way, it dawned on me that I can make a "perfect" Deckard Passport, for all those Off-World adventures I'd imagine he'd be called to go on, hunting Replicants. I have started a mock up, and will add some irridescent cellophane over the photo area, and laminate the whole panel (like a real Passport). The metal strip will be silver foil (all I have are leftover scraps of gold and bronze), and I'll foil the "USA" seal above the photograph. Might shorten his hair, too. Also working on clean adhesion of the gold foil to the blue vinyl/card outer cover... getting close but I've only monkeyed with it over the last couple hours.
Also designed a seal that incorporates the US, China, and Japan - the three major "superpowers" I see in the film.
Here's what I need to know if anyone can answer - does Deckard have a middle name? DOB? Any other idenitifcation? I'm just making this crap up.
Next up? Adding in the center pages, designing and applying the Earth-based and off-world stickers and Visa stamps. Any suggestions for places? Tannhauser Gate?
Hope you like. I'm just making a couple - it's going to be super labor intensive, and supplies are expensive.
Happy to hear ideas and thoughts you guys may have. This can be like the "Grail Diary" for Blade Runner.
Use dye sub and inkjets to lay down patterns and art
Laser toner for sharp details
Real metallic foils
Silkscreen designs in oil-based inks for a glossy sheen
use laser-cut stamps of my own design for the traditional stamped look
With all this "proof-of-concept stuff out of the way, it dawned on me that I can make a "perfect" Deckard Passport, for all those Off-World adventures I'd imagine he'd be called to go on, hunting Replicants. I have started a mock up, and will add some irridescent cellophane over the photo area, and laminate the whole panel (like a real Passport). The metal strip will be silver foil (all I have are leftover scraps of gold and bronze), and I'll foil the "USA" seal above the photograph. Might shorten his hair, too. Also working on clean adhesion of the gold foil to the blue vinyl/card outer cover... getting close but I've only monkeyed with it over the last couple hours.
Also designed a seal that incorporates the US, China, and Japan - the three major "superpowers" I see in the film.
Here's what I need to know if anyone can answer - does Deckard have a middle name? DOB? Any other idenitifcation? I'm just making this crap up.
Next up? Adding in the center pages, designing and applying the Earth-based and off-world stickers and Visa stamps. Any suggestions for places? Tannhauser Gate?
Hope you like. I'm just making a couple - it's going to be super labor intensive, and supplies are expensive.
Happy to hear ideas and thoughts you guys may have. This can be like the "Grail Diary" for Blade Runner.
