tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post1149072278269102983..comments2023-07-04T10:09:14.711-04:00Comments on jabberous: Mark Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-8574606240973729072009-01-09T19:30:00.000-05:002009-01-09T19:30:00.000-05:00You don't know what anybody in our class looked li...You don't know what anybody in our class looked like because you never looked up...you were always drawing...<BR/>However, we do know what the top of your head looks like....Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553786323163253553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-15648774965359712972009-01-09T13:31:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:31:00.000-05:00The Pepto whale is the very last page of the book....The Pepto whale is the very last page of the book. Yes.Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-31678826339272129672009-01-09T13:26:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:26:00.000-05:00Also does the whole story read backwards? I mean, ...Also does the whole story read backwards? I mean, is the pepto whale the end? herein lies the confusion.Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-82493110733916713142009-01-09T13:08:00.000-05:002009-01-09T13:08:00.000-05:00Replace Color my friend! Replace color! Select the...Replace Color my friend! Replace color! Select the color that looks icky and change the hue to the approximate hue you prefer. Maybe. I don't know, it's a thought. There'll probably still be some blue in there (I see what you mean, thus neutralizing the yellow somewhat, losing brightness) . I suppose you could print it out on your printer before you send it off to see if you're close, then adjust as needed. But yeah, it sounds like a no win. I never realized the evils of RGB. Yikes! I've been working in RGB, and have been wondering why my pink wasn't as vibrant as I wanted it. Drat!<BR/><BR/>About the 100% black issue--I do threshold on my line, then make a clipping path and paint them 100% black so my grays are separate from my lines. I'm at 600 dpi, but there's still some anti-aliasing on the lines. I've been told that this is bad. Now since I'm at the moment working the actual size of the art (more than twice the print size) I just figured I could reduce it and go up to 1200 later and take care of it. So how do I get rid of the anti-aliasing? And do I need to?<BR/><BR/>Also for spot color--I'm told again that you should get rid of the anti-aliasing for spots. Now I did seps on my blue kid at 600 dpi with anti-aliasing and it came out pretty good. So what are the drawbacks here?Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-37281918246745023692009-01-09T11:40:00.000-05:002009-01-09T11:40:00.000-05:00Oh yeah, Jed, the other color thing -Yes, the whal...Oh yeah, Jed, the other color thing -<BR/><BR/>Yes, the whale page is intended to be color, but limited color to draw attention to the Pepto-Bismol.<BR/><BR/>The bottom two thirds of the previous page, which is what you are seeing now, are black and white only.<BR/><BR/>There are certain panels in the story that require color, like a recurring rainbow. And there is a section of the story that is full-color, for a reason I won’t go into now. But black and white seems to suit the “Crazy Boss Universe” well, and it’s frankly a lot faster to do, which I frankly have to consider.<BR/><BR/>It can all be adjusted later depending on the demands of however it gets printed. But for now, on the web, I’ll play with color. And it seems like a picture book is a picture book to P.O.D. Printers, regardless of color or black and white. So I’ll just deliver it all in color if that’s the way it gets printed. But a lot of the pages will have very limited actual color on them.Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-25569046090356425192009-01-09T10:38:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:38:00.000-05:00Haven’t you ever seen a movie or TV show unfold ba...Haven’t you ever seen a movie or TV show unfold backwards? That Seinfeld episode? It was brilliant. There’s a lot you can do with it. I don’t think it’s confusing at all once you catch on. Give it time.<BR/><BR/>This way, anyone who comes in at any time, can read the thing from whatever point they enter, FORWARD...<BR/><BR/>Have faith in me. It’s going to rock your world.<BR/><BR/>As for RGB / CMYK. YES, you can fix it in channels in CMYK. But when you go back to RGB to send them the rgb files they demand, it is going to RE-appear when it is converted to CMYK for printing. They have to be using some variation of cmyk ink or toner.<BR/><BR/>Trust me. You can’t get around it. If you can, please tell me how. Like I said – we tried and tried!<BR/><BR/>ALSO – to properly print COMICS, the black line should be 100% black only, and overprint all other colors. When you convert to RGB, you’ve destroyed all that, and switching it back to cmyk won’t make it return.<BR/><BR/>CAPITALIST PIG POD INDUSTRY! I demand a bailout!Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-90130415519376934212009-01-09T10:17:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:17:00.000-05:00This story is unfolding backwards thing is confusi...This story is unfolding backwards thing is confusing. But I get it now. Why not just post the whole friggin page when you've finished it?<BR/><BR/>The first page there, though--is it meant to be printed in color? I like your painty tone effects, and I know it's a more time consuming way to work, but it would be cool if you did your black and white tones in guache or something.<BR/><BR/>It sounds like a solution to your subtle color change issue with RGB vs. CMYK may be found in Channels on photoshop. In channels you can adjust the amount of C, M, Y, and K in each color.<BR/><BR/>Go to channels, find yellow, crank the cyan all the way to zero, and whoola, problem solved.<BR/><BR/>I've never noticed a huge difference, but that's just me. I often work in RGB. The only freelance I tend to get is for Free Weeklies and newsprint is murder on color so I have to crank up the saturation on everything anyway, and it totally looks psychedelic on my screen either way.<BR/><BR/>I have to say, Ka-blam isn't the only digital printer who asks for RGB. It might be something to do with how these machines are made, I have no idea.Jed Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833411175703626635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-41949922244780099632009-01-09T10:03:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:03:00.000-05:00Because of the way blogger stacks thing. It's actu...Because of the way blogger stacks thing. It's actually kind of a Godsend. It jump-started me into a new way of writing.<BR/><BR/>I think it's going to be cool. Wish me luck.Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-24067090968876099932009-01-09T10:01:00.000-05:002009-01-09T10:01:00.000-05:00YES!Reverse order. This story is unfolding backwar...YES!<BR/><BR/>Reverse order. This story is unfolding backwards.Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-89396646837383865772009-01-09T09:47:00.000-05:002009-01-09T09:47:00.000-05:00Are these images in order?Are these images in order?Mike Dobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694483252375913277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-58731517871928761902009-01-09T08:42:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:42:00.000-05:00Everybody knows you hate that song.Everybody knows you hate that song.Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378563734028666985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-24405343148104071152009-01-09T08:35:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:35:00.000-05:00CRAZY BOSS!!!!!!!!!I feel so "out of the loop" for...CRAZY BOSS!!!!!!!!!<BR/>I feel so "out of the loop" for not knowing my favorite characters in the world are BACK!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>This new method is kinda "cool."Bennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378563734028666985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-75120430236175321852009-01-09T08:22:00.000-05:002009-01-09T08:22:00.000-05:00Thanks eeTeeD!It's all academic at this point, as ...Thanks eeTeeD!<BR/><BR/>It's all academic at this point, as I don't have time to do my homework, and it will be probably two years before this thing exists. But I'll save these links! In fact, I just bookmarked them, pal!Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-12535021254722064162009-01-09T07:25:00.000-05:002009-01-09T07:25:00.000-05:00i think this is one of the bigger companies for pe...i think this is one of the bigger companies for people self-publishing. see if this pager meets your needs...<BR/><BR/>http://store.comixpress.com/faq/technical.phpeeTeeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341830695525951970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-2193397604033671202009-01-09T07:23:00.000-05:002009-01-09T07:23:00.000-05:00to my knowledge, ka-blam is the only printing serv...to my knowledge, ka-blam is the only printing service that requires rgb. all the others use cymk.<BR/><BR/>try lulu.com<BR/><BR/>this link lists a lot of printers. i foind it at random:<BR/><BR/>http://www.stickmangraphics.com/resourceD.htmeeTeeDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04341830695525951970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-57743086190318048442009-01-09T01:24:00.000-05:002009-01-09T01:24:00.000-05:00HEY! WHOA! NOBODY hates that song more than me! I ...HEY! WHOA! NOBODY hates that song more than me! I defy you to hate that song more than me!<BR/><BR/>There's a reason that MZ JOHNZON is quoting Billy Joel. Not me. You'll see. YOU'LL SEE!Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-28466410586599680002009-01-08T22:44:00.000-05:002009-01-08T22:44:00.000-05:00Quoting Billy Joel?Mark...Mark...Mark.Goodnight Sa...Quoting Billy Joel?<BR/><BR/>Mark...Mark...Mark.<BR/><BR/>Goodnight Saigondogboy443https://www.blogger.com/profile/08220151767721898591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-31831324476499444072009-01-08T19:20:00.002-05:002009-01-08T19:20:00.002-05:00This is odd:I recently joined this online communit...This is odd:<BR/><BR/>I recently joined this online community thing for my high school graduating class. Some of those people I do not know from Adam’s housecat. I don’t recognize the name, the face, nothing. I have a touch of that facial recognition problem anyway. Never been diagnosed by a qualified medical provider, but I know I do.<BR/><BR/>But the firewood I burn in the wood stove – I actually recognize some of the pieces of firewood! I remember stacking it! “Oh hey” I think to myself, “there’s that one with that weird ‘ingrown’ bark on the edge!” Or “Hey, there’s those 5 woodpecker holes again! I remember you!”<BR/><BR/>What TV show was it where that old lady carried the log around? Twin Peaks? That’ll be me one day.Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-38779245080328054982009-01-08T19:20:00.001-05:002009-01-08T19:20:00.001-05:00It has already happened. Ice storms and a dirty ro...It has already happened. Ice storms and a dirty rotten cold have conspired to screw up my grandiose plans for 2009.<BR/><BR/>Crazy Boss will go on! It is Number TWO priority! Paying freelance work is Number One, that’s a given.<BR/><BR/>SO – something’s gotta give on EveryThing, and on the mm.net update, and on another project I have not even mentioned here publicly. I do have a new idea for EveryThing that I very much want to get off the ground, but I can’t see it happening weekly. So I’ll talk to Panel-to-Panel and we’ll figure something out, I guess.<BR/><BR/>MM.net may just have to lay there in its own filth for a bit longer.<BR/><BR/>NEXT!Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19273409.post-39890709116068476982009-01-08T19:20:00.000-05:002009-01-08T19:20:00.000-05:00I’m gonna bring the Print-On-Demand jabber over to...I’m gonna bring the Print-On-Demand jabber over to here to the current date (see 01-05 comments if interested).<BR/><BR/>I’m baffled as to why an industry would insist on RGB files to print CMYK material. I assume it is just to standardize everything, since most people who submit stuff will be dealing with RGB photos. From a Capitalist Pig business perspective I guess that makes sense.<BR/><BR/>But from a publishing perspective it’s crazy. There’s no way around it that I know of – going back and forth between CMYK and RGB changes colors. I struggled with a solution to this for a work project. So did Sculptor Rick. We could not escape the inevitable – it will change! It can be very subtle, and 99% of the time it not noticeable, but it always adds cyan to yellow, and that sux. I’m no perfectionist prima donna artiste, but the whole thing just confounds me. <BR/><BR/>Oh well. NEXT!Mark Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04799399359022340724noreply@blogger.com