Computer Graphics with Photoshop

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Gold Leaf

thebear@cableone.net

2005-08-16, 11:14 pm

I am trying to reproduce wedding certificate that uses gold leaf. I will be
printing on an HP Inkjet.

Does anybody know if the gold leaf color can be reproduced and how to do it.

Thanks in advance

bz

Pete R

2005-08-16, 11:14 pm

<thebear@cableone.net> wrote in message news:11g4t95jecp2ad2@corp.supernews.com...
> I am trying to reproduce wedding certificate that uses gold leaf. I will be
> printing on an HP Inkjet.
>
> Does anybody know if the gold leaf color can be reproduced and how to do it.
>
> Thanks in advance

You can print a flat goldish color, but not reflective colors like gold
or silver on a home inkjet.

Check into buying blank certificate stock that already has a gold foil
border (or whatever), and print the rest yourself.

There's also metallic gold polyester media, which comes in sheets:
http://www.papilio.com/inkjet%20gol...ive%20film.html

Caitlin

2005-08-17, 7:14 am

<thebear@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:11g4t95jecp2ad2@corp.supernews.com...
>I am trying to reproduce wedding certificate that uses gold leaf. I will be
> printing on an HP Inkjet.
>
> Does anybody know if the gold leaf color can be reproduced and how to do
> it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> bz

If you sample the colour and texture of a photo of gold leaf it will give
you something of the same feel, but obviously won't have a metallic look
itself.

RSD99

2005-08-17, 7:16 pm

<thebear@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:11g4t95jecp2ad2@corp.supernews.com...
> I am trying to reproduce wedding certificate that uses gold leaf. I will
be
> printing on an HP Inkjet.
>
> Does anybody know if the gold leaf color can be reproduced and how to do
it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> bz

The "Gold Leaf" look and feel cannot be reproduced by normal inkjet
printers at this time ... but IIRC five years ago (or so) Alps had an
inkjet printer that could print either Metallic Gold or Metallic Silver.

I think it's now totally discontinued ... but "who knows" ...