Editing UNDER KUNSTRUCTION (section)

= Cover =
[[File:Cover.jpg]]<br>

== Screenprinting the letters ==
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For my cover, I chose light blue textured paper and wanted to print bright orange letters on it. 
First, I tested the orange acrylic mixed with the screen-printing medium for paper. The result was dark, dull, and brown. The reason for that is the transparency of the screen-printing medium for paper.
[[File:Swatches_cover_screenprint.png]]
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To resolve this issue, I printed with white medium for textiles, mixed with orange pigment.
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[[File:Cover_screenprinting.jpg]]<br><br>

== Lasercutting the pattern ==
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Another part of my cover design was the laser-cut pattern that imitates construction sites' covers. 
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I drew the pattern in Procreate
[[File:Cover_mash_procreate.jpg]]
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and exported it as a pdf to open in Adobe Illustrator
[[File:Cover_mash_illustratorr.jpg]]
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After the automatic [https://www.vectornator.io/design-tips/how-to-trace-an-image-in-illustrator#:~:text=After%20you%20have%20your%20logo,the%20options%20are%20grayed%20out. Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator] (the process that transforms pixel images into vector images), my initial design was too complex and contained too many small details. It would take 4 hours to Lasercut. <br>
after scaling it up and cleaning the design, I was able to reduce the time to 1 hour.<br><br>
[[Quickstartguide:Laser_Cutter#Prepare_file_in_Illustrator|Preparing file for the laser cutter]]<br><br>
[[File:Cover_mash_close_up.jpg]]<br><br>
[[Quickstartguide:Laser_Cutter|How to use  Laser Cutter]]<br><br>