Viewgraphs, ContinuedHandmadeviewgraphsThe quickest way to make a viewgraph is to take a felt-tipped marker orgrease pencil and mark directly on the surface of an acetate sheet. Drawinginks do not adhere to the slick plastic surface of the viewgraph. Some felt-tipped markers are permanent and others erase with water. Strokes appear topool or be uneven in density when you use markers to fill large areas withcolor. Use this unavoidable effect creatively. If you want areas of solidcolor without apparent strokes, use an adhesive-backed color acetate andburnish it carefully to the acetate surface.LiftsYou can use the lift method to create one-of-a kind viewgraphs. You lift animage from a printed image using rubber cement, adhesive-backed acetate, orthe dry mount press. Each technique destroys the page and can only be usedonce. The image you select to lift must be an image printed on a clay-basedpaper stock. To test for clay in the paper stock, moisten a small portion ofthe paper and rub your finger over the wet area. If you can easily rub awaythe paper surface and it leaves a white, chalky residue on your fingers, it isclay coated.Figure 2-21 shows the steps involved in lifting images from a printed page.Figure 2-21. —Lifting an image from a pre-printed page.Continued on next page2-37
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