Bev Dittberner
,@bevdittberner
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Bev Dittberner replied to the topic InDesign or Illustrator? in the forum Design Side 13 years, 8 months ago
Illustrator CS5. I have been a prepress tech and graphic designer for letterpress exclusively for 6 years (the old Quark days through CS5), If I was working in the 4 color process world I would probably be more inclined to use indesign. If you take the time to learn how to use the Pen tool in illustrator, you will learn to love…[Read more]
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Bev Dittberner posted an update 13 years, 8 months ago
@jessicacwhite Hi Jessica,
I hope you enjoyed your visit to Full CIrcle Press, I’m sorry we missed having our dinner- darn snow!!. I took a look at your press website and really like your art- do you know of Henry Darger? Your work reminds me of his. I love the juxtaposition of the new and old, fantanstic and mundain- I just love it-
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Bev Dittberner replied to the topic Edge Painting? in the forum Supplies and Sources 14 years, 6 months ago
First – trim your stacks of paper perfectly- no draw, no tiny ridges- it has to be perfect.Use an Airbrush with Acrylic paint, Airbrush Medium, Matt medium and water- I’ve been painting with acrylics for over 30 years and it took a me some time to learn how to adjust the colors to match PMS colors. Use a binding clamp to hold 1 – 2 inches of…[Read more]
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Bev Dittberner replied to the topic Is the timing right? in the forum Business Matters 15 years, 11 months ago
We are doing about the same amount of business as last year at this time- My boss has been a letterpress printer since she was 14 and owned her business for 17 years, so our client base is good. They are ordering less and our new customers are asking for discounts and that is new for us. But we do what we need to do to keep the presses running.…[Read more]