Lenticulkar printmaking - Siggraph/Seybold

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Hi, fellow-photographers on this list:
Picked up the following info on another list (Painting-2000-digest), which
might tempt some more to see the show?
Note: this IS ink-jet territory!
BM
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Digital Atelier(TM) Lenticular Printmaking
SIGGRAPH/ Seybold
Press Release, Seybold 7/30/99

The artists of the Digital Atelier (TM) are exploring one of the hottest
new inkjet print processes which uses lenticular lens to create the
illusion of depth and motion. The result of their endeavors is an exhibit
called "timeXposure: experiments in time, space & movement" which will be
on display in their booth #3361 at Seybold San Francisco. It will be
previewed at SIGGRAPH 99 in Los Angeles in the Lenticular Development and
Roland booths..

While the basics of lenticular imaging have been practiced for over a
century, as little as a year ago it would have cost $5000 to create a
lenticular print. By working with the software developer and the lens
manufacturer, the
artists of Digital Atelier(TM), Karin Schminke, Bonny Lhotka and Dorothy
Simpson Krause, are able to create images up to 4'x8' with as many as 24
frames.

To create lenticular prints, the artists begin by making images with the
illusion of projecting or receding space, and/ or animations.
Next, a set of variations or frames is created from their source image.
Using highly specialized software by Flipsigns, the artists interlace the
frames in thin, vertical lines. The resulting image is printed on the
high resolution Roland Hi-Fi JET,  and a special plastic lens with
vertical ridges, or
lenticules, is laminated on top. These lenticules allow the viewer to see
one frame at a time in succession as his viewpoint changes, creating the
illusion of movement and space.

In their 1200 square foot Seybold-sponsored booth, the artists will be
working with Intergraph  computers, Roland HiFi Jet, Epson 3000 and
Tektronix Phaser 740 printers. They will be showing work printed on
Roland, Rexam and Sentinel substrates with Roland and Lyson inks. The
lenticular lenses they use are from MicroLens Technology and Lenticular
Development. A 30 page catalog printed by Xerox and a CD produced by
Digital Media Group will be available.

Acting as liaison between the high tech industry and the fine arts world,
the artists of Digital Atelier(TM) explore emerging technologies and
provide feedback to developers from the artist's perspective. They also
work with artists, museum curators, gallery directors and collectors to
share their findings and promote the acceptance of digital processes.

An article describing their lenticular explorations will appear in the
Fall issue of Digital Fine Arts which will be distributed at Seybold. In
these explorations, they have been supported by:

Roland DGA Corporation
Intergraph Computer Systems
Flipsigns
MicroLens Technology, Inc.
Lenticular Development, Inc.
Lyson, Ltd.
Rexam Graphics
Sentinel Imaging
Epson
Graphic Media Products
Xerox Corporation

Digital Atelier is a Trademark of Krause * Lhotka * Schminke, founding
members of the digital artists collaborative Unique Editions(TM).

Additional information can be obtained at http://www.DigitalAtelier.com
or from the individual artists.

Dorothy Simpson Krause
781-837-1682 phone,  781-834-1782 fax
dotkrause@dotkrause.com
http://www.dotkrause.com

Bonny Lhotka
303-494-5631 phone, 303-494-3472 fax
Bonny@Lhotka.com
http://www.lhotka.comBonny

Karin Schminke
425-483-3011 phone
kSchminke@aol.com
http://www.schminke.com


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