A good engraving subject

[evansd2]

“Star Ribbon”, a USPS Stamp by Aaron James Draplin

I think this stamp would make for a great 3D engrave. @rbtdanforth, you busy?

[rbtdanforth]

I would be far more impressed with Leonardo’s sketches as engraves but in general, I think stamps by their nature because they have to do a lot with little space might be a good source of inspiration. As to the star ribbon, color is the strongest design element and not so impressive in an actual 3D engraving. IMHO

[evansd2]

@rbtdanforth

As to the star ribbon, color is the strongest design element and not so impressive in an actual 3D engraving

I know that. It just seems like converting it to grayscale and working it could make it into a pretty reasonable approximation of a heightmap. That’s why I asked if you were busy, because I know it would take a little tweaking to get it ready to roll.

I’ll take that as a “yes, Dave, I’m busy”.

[rbtdanforth]

@evansd2

I’ll take that as a “yes, Dave, I’m busy”.

Not so much "Yes dave “im busy” would be answering you sometime tomorrow.

This would be more "not impressed with the design "

[rbtdanforth]

This is more what I have been looking at:

[evansd2]

Welp if you want something done right…

On maple.

[geek2nurse]

Wow, that came out nice!!!

[geek2nurse]

I need to know, though – why is “forever” crossed out?

[evansd2]

You’d have to ask the designer, I suppose.

It might be because it’s a reproduction, like how you have to alter currency if you reproduce it.

[dhaykus]

If you look at the usps.com site you’ll see its like that for all the stamps, its an effort to minimize the possibility of someone trying to make counterfeit postage stamps.

[geek2nurse]

At the risk of revealing my social deficits…is it crossed out on the real stamps?

I don’t mail stuff much…

[dhaykus]

No, “FOREVER” is how they have in on first class stamps now. Once you buy them, they are good to use on a first class envelope forever.

[geek2nurse]

I guess I need to write someone a letter.

[cynd11]

Definitely worth doing in my opinion! Really came out better than expected.

[rbtdanforth]

@evansd2

if you want something done

Different than I was thinking, But crossing out forever might get some folks upset

[geek2nurse]

@rbtdanforth

Different than I was thinking, But crossing out forever might get some folks upset

See above. It’s apparently so you can’t use the reproduction as an actual stamp.

[rbtdanforth]

@geek2nurse

so you can’t use the reproduction

I rather doubt folk would used the engraved wood in any case as it is enough different in size and color,

[rbtdanforth]

I was thinking duodecahedron lamp shade anyway

[evansd2]

@rbtdanforth

I rather doubt folk

Do not underestimate the power of stupid in large numbers of people.

Also, if it’s like currency, there are probably codified rules like I alluded to above.

See way previously for this and also some context as to how I understand how greyscale works with engraves :

Electricity as the Dominant Force in the World

Before we begin: Currency Image Use – Reproducing Color Illustrations of U.S. Currency Federal law permits color illustrations of U.S. currency only under the following conditions: the illustration is of a size less than three-fourths or more than one and one-half, in linear dimension, of each part of the item illustrated; the illustration is one-sided; and all negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices and any other…

[rbtdanforth]

@evansd2

way previously for this and also some context

Way cool! There was a time when banks printed their own currency and I think my sister still has some old bank notes from the Danforth Bank It would be interesting to have those as boxes,