Comments on: Agent X Color Screens http://www.rotheblog.com/2008/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/ Classic Arcade Game Artwork, Tutorials, and Information Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:35:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.rotheblog.com/2008/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-839 admin Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:11:55 +0000 http://www.rotheblog.com/2007/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/#comment-839 Damon, thanks for the comment and your insights. I got the idea that Rubylith was another method to get the "screen printing" job done, but it is highly labor intensive which goes against the high production thinking of modern America. But, arcade collecting is a small community, so capitalist American doesn't apply, only some 8 bit love. Are you going to make your cabinet from scratch? Or are you going to convert a Millipede into an Agent X when you get your artwork kit? Damon, thanks for the comment and your insights. I got the idea that Rubylith was another method to get the “screen printing” job done, but it is highly labor intensive which goes against the high production thinking of modern America.

But, arcade collecting is a small community, so capitalist American doesn’t apply, only some 8 bit love.

Are you going to make your cabinet from scratch? Or are you going to convert a Millipede into an Agent X when you get your artwork kit?

]]> By: Damon http://www.rotheblog.com/2008/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Damon Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:04:50 +0000 http://www.rotheblog.com/2007/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/#comment-828 Masking with Rubylith was the main sometimes the only way printers would use to block out certain colors/areas when burning a plate or screen for print. Had a class in college specifically for this type of process which overall is called "Stripping". Thankfully, with digital technology in printing today, the only stripping is done with hot women, $1 bills..... and for old arcade game artwork. If any of you have the chance to work with Rubylith, you'll appreciate desktop publishing methods today. Sometimes, as stated in this article, you have to go with how it was done back in the day to save $$. Great article. Can't wait for my Agent X kit. Masking with Rubylith was the main sometimes the only way printers would use to block out certain colors/areas when burning a plate or screen for print.

Had a class in college specifically for this type of process which overall is called “Stripping”. Thankfully, with digital technology in printing today, the only stripping is done with hot women, $1 bills….. and for old arcade game artwork.

If any of you have the chance to work with Rubylith, you’ll appreciate desktop publishing methods today. Sometimes, as stated in this article, you have to go with how it was done back in the day to save $$.

Great article. Can’t wait for my Agent X kit.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.rotheblog.com/2008/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/comment-page-1/#comment-819 Jamie Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:56:12 +0000 http://www.rotheblog.com/2007/02/arcade/agent-x-color-screens/#comment-819 Hey Jeff, Nice writeup. That's cool how he's using the ruby to block out certain areas so he doesn't have to print all those separate films. When I was thinking of silk screening my Pac-Man, I tried to find a place that could print me a film just for the black and couldn't find one that could do it at an affordable price. I'm sure someone could do it, but I stopped looking. Hey Jeff,

Nice writeup. That’s cool how he’s using the ruby to block out certain areas so he doesn’t have to print all those separate films. When I was thinking of silk screening my Pac-Man, I tried to find a place that could print me a film just for the black and couldn’t find one that could do it at an affordable price. I’m sure someone could do it, but I stopped looking.

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