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Date Stamp
Posted by robertm in
18 Jan 2004 — 4:30pm
18 Jan 2004 — 4:30pm
Anyone know an English/US version of a date stamp -- like Linotype Tagesstempel, but with US date format? 
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19 Jan 2004 — 11:30am
I'll pretend that I'm Robert M and say, Yes, I would like to recreate the same weathered stamp feel. Do you know any tutorials?
19 Jan 2004 — 11:36am
The technique I used to use was to set the type you want as large as you can on a letter-sized piece of paper, then print it out on a laser printer, crumple it up as many times as it takes to get the distortion you want, then scan it back in.
19 Jan 2004 — 12:18pm
Ha, I've actually seen that linked from somewhere. Maybe I googled and got it. It was a few months ago. Thanks.
I guess you can also print out your type small, enlarge it on a photocopier, then scan that back in.
19 Jan 2004 — 1:22pm
That's smarter. One day I will do that.
19 Jan 2004 — 1:33pm
<font class="dontLookLikeCrap">Here's a quick "tutorial" for Photoshop I made.
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0. Download or make some "grunge" brushes
1. Create some type on white backround. Rasterize the type.
2. Use eraser tool with grunge brushes to wear out the text. Add some filter->distort->ripple and pinch/punch etc.
3. Add layer effects, some white inner glow looks nice. Flatten the image
4. Make a different image that has a paper texture. Paste the stamp on the background, use blend mode "multiply"
Edit: Oops...I should've thought about his a bit more, now there isn't any inking in the corners...
19 Jan 2004 — 2:51pm
When i was student i've find a cool method. You print your text in horizontal mirror on a rhodoid paper. As the ink haven't time to dry, you report it on a sheet. Use an ink jet printer and the result will be great.
19 Jan 2004 — 3:06pm
Bender, I use a similar technique a lot at work: I print the mirror image with the inkjet on the wrong (glossy) side of projection film and transfer while still wet to a blank piece of paper.
Experiment a little with size and paper quality and you'll get very interesting stamp effects.
19 Jan 2004 — 5:58pm
Thanks guys, interesting techniques. I might still use this as an excuse to buy ScanFont and make my own date stamp.
18 Jan 2004 — 4:47pm
I don't know that exact type, but PsyOps offers the free
Crash Numbering which is based on the same concept.
19 Jan 2004 — 11:21am
Are you going for a precise match of the letterforms, or
do you want to recreate the same weathered stamp feel?
19 Jan 2004 — 11:38am
> Do you know any tutorials?
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Yes (I'm starting to get some mileage out of that one
19 Jan 2004 — 12:50pm
I prefer printing it out 1:1, reduce it on a photocopier
and enlarging it to 1:1 again on the photocopier before
scanning it. Numerous variants on a single technique.
19 Jan 2004 — 2:21pm
Well yours is a nice method for weathering, Jan, while Yves'
works for a stamped effect. Both good for their appropriate
uses.