Missing Ink

[Pete Pyro]

I'm far from an expert or even a studied novice on the subject, but the orange backgrounds look like faded red. My uneducated guess is that a printing error would show as a distinct yellow in these cases. After all, was red not used in the process to create orange?

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by Pete Pyro

After all, was red not used in the process to create orange?

Good question Pete. There was an old thread about the color process, I'll try to search for it. Steve or Chris would probably know- but the thing I wonder about is- was orange created by laying down red over yellow? That doesn't sound right. I think from the yellow/brown scraps, those (along with black) must've been first. I think the color red may have been laid down last? Anyhow, hopefully our printing experts will chime in. I would think orange would be a color mixed prior to being laid down- but I'm also below novice status on this

Sincerely, Clayton

[Pete Pyro]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Good question Pete. There was an old thread about the color process, I'll try to search for it. Steve or Chris would probably know- but the thing I wonder about is- was orange created by laying down red over yellow? That doesn't sound right. I think from the yellow/brown scraps, those (along with black) must've been first. I think the color red may have been laid down last? Anyhow, hopefully our printing experts will chime in. I would think orange would be a color mixed prior to being laid down- but I'm also below novice status on this



Sincerely, Clayton

Also good questions. I do know that dropping red on top of yellow is a common practice to make a beautifully bright red. I've seen it done with auto painting anyway.

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by Pete Pyro

Also good questions. I do know that dropping red on top of yellow is a common practice to make a beautifully bright red. I've seen it done with auto painting anyway.

Interesting! Here's one with an orange background, and red letters in the uniform:

Sincerely, Clayton

P.S. I can't find the old thread I'm looking for.

[atx840]

Looks like a variant of red/dark orange was added over yellow to make the Maddox orange background (first card is not mine).

[t206blogcom]

[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by t206blogcom

I see no missing color on 1/2 of these?