Writing on foil
I started doing this a while back. Wulf Barsch showed up to a class and noticed a case of Staedtler Lumograph pencils. “Did you know that these were created for the purpose of drawing on foil?” No I didn’t know that. It was worth a try. It was only after writing in foil though that I began to take seriously the idea of making type from my handwriting—an idea I had kept for a long time. There comes with writing on foil a remarkable feeling of the medium pushing back; have you ever noticed that?
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4.Sep.2007 3.56pm
It looks pretty cool, actually.
What do you intend to do with it afterwards? Or is it just meant as is?
6.Sep.2007 12.03am
That is really cool. Why the heck would anyone need to do that though?
6.Sep.2007 12.21am
This would be a great way to mock-up some high end packaging or to decorate a package or make custom tags for gifts.
7.Sep.2007 8.32am
It’s a different medium, that’s all. What I like best about it is the foil’s reaction to a soft pencil. It’s slick, so it’s similar to writing or drawing on photo paper with a wet permanent marker; but because it gives just a little, it lends some control to the curves. That helps a lot—both to achieve the look you want first—and later if you’re doing something like overlaying bezier curves.
8.Sep.2007 10.46pm
But you’re creating a negative impression when you write. How are you getting a positive like on the top example of your cursive?
9.Sep.2007 5.52am
He probably flipped the image?
12.Sep.2007 1.45pm
Precisely.
9.Nov.2007 12.25pm
are we talking “regular ol aluminum foil?... or is this a specialty type foil one would purchase at an art store.
curious...
9.Nov.2007 9.05pm
Grocery store.