Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-25
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
a VISIT TO THE WORKSHOPS OF 1
PRANc a co.

a VISIT TO THE WORKSHOPS OF l
PRANc a Co
n Mysteries u Chrsns Card Prfnein,
- ssea ~ Party - Yoang Felks
-Ihs Esssntials - Pop
| ul.r Card.
Adapted from WIDE Avske1
First Of an, n said the manager, IN repl1
to q question, p card design must b plsas
ing to peopls in gsserai: IL must also po.ss
q certain orizinaiity-s palpahls frsshnss
or 1t win not attract attention 10 itsslf
And then il must convey . ssufimsnto Of con
| graduation, either for . holiday. hfthAay
| or some home anniversary. " eowss. N
rsjoice II with these nscs.ary features Il 1
also % beautiful IS to command ths ad.nira
ton belonging to . fine work Of Art, rsndarins
the card an objec: to b treasured in
definitely by the possesor
Il must not forget % add,' continued be,
that the most beautiful painting. Il offered
n ss . design, must Dc Of such . nature q
to be readily reproduced BY TYPOGRAPHY"
Stepping to a table. be opened larss
book 70 picture in rich eolora sThis'
said he, was Reproduced by photography
from painting. It Is the result Of thirty
printings; that is, il was run through the
press thirty times, each time receiving Esw
color or shade
He turned from this gorgeous Representa-
ton Of a woman and child, which WAS
ON the last leaf. to tbs first leaf.
This showed simple outlines Of ali
the objects in the picture they had just seen,
also outlines Of each color In the picture He
then slowly turned one leaf after another;
showing that tho boo; was very convenient
dissection Of the picture, displaying on it,
left-hand pages q fresh color printed by
itself, and on its riSht-hand pages ths same
color printed in is proper relations with all
the colors combined which had preceded Il
the original design growing with each page
more distinct and fuller in color and richer.
-Iithograpy means s.one-writinz. said
the manager, lending tho way
into another apartment. ~I.ithogrsphic
printing means printing from writings or
drawings made on stone. Chrome lithox-
raphy--our works. printing In colors from
drawings on stone"
He had taken the visitors into tn,
artists long room lighted with many win
dows, looking out upon blue skies and green
trces, AMI cooled by rows OF automatic fans
By each Of these windows sat an artist, at
work with pen and ink upon zinc plate,
evidently copying the painting before him.
Pausing near one desk, tho manager said,
This artist will be bnsy with this design
three or four months. II Is to have twenty
eight printings. and he has twenty eight
plates To make. First Of all, he laid q thin
sheet of gelatine. transparent as glass, over
the original, and tracei upon that tho out
lines Of all objects and colors This outline
drawing he transfers 70 each Of tho twenty
eight plates. You see this plate, The por-
tons which he has worked with his pen in
line and stipPle, represent all the blue In the
design Here is the proof taken Of IL Hero
is the plate where he worked all tho yellow
in the design, and here IS the proof be took
Of it
He is now working on this plate, the rod
portions Of tbs picture. These prints Of
single colors, and these prints Of comhinsd
colors. will be bound up together when tbs
whole twenty weight plates are completed, and
will be the guide-sook rs regards color, TO
the printer OF the card We shall come upon
this again in tho press room.'
did you not say photography was printing
from stonesi These drawing ara made on
zinc.
He pointed 70 ssne slabs of smooth cream
gray stone three OF four inches thick I'VE
did formerly make drawings directly on
these stones, said he, but their weight and
size rendered them inconvenient both to
handle and store. We print from stone,
however, as will show you He led the
way down stairs into a room full Of mys-
terious machinery. The artists were draw
ing with ltiographic ink he resumed
That is greasy ink which sheds water
perfectly. Now see how We transfer the
drawing from the zinc to tho printing
stone"
They saw nins prints taken in greasy ink
from the zinc drawing. These were pasted
upon sheet Of paper. This sheet was laid.
print side down, upon a slab Of well polished
stone. This is autographs stoue.r ex-
planned tho manager; I'VE import il from
Bavaria in Germany, the only quarries In
the world where this quality exists in yuan
tity"
A strong even pressure from heavy
roller was now applet 10 the sheet
upon the stoue Then the paper
was dampenei rubbed and washed of.
The lines OF the nine prints Of the zinc
drawing rpmsinei upon the stone slab
This printing stone now went To the steam
press There they fund the proof-book
the double impressions OF each OF
the zinc drawings made for this card back !
the print Of tn. plain co,or on oas page, and |
Tie print OF its impression up5n the other J
co.o.s, Oh the page opposite.
The printer had mixed his ink 70 repro
luce ono Of The eolors A trial sheet was |
printed t. represent this color also an inn |
preston upon u shee. Of the previous color |
printinsS All coiors used in printing. |
explained the manager. -are exactly the |
same that artists use in al painting. grouni /
NJ in oil, and by choice OF coioss all comp,ex |
of TN original painting may h, I
reproduced.
lie then explained that after the printing
'tone was wetted. the pasty color-ink wouu |
tick 10 the line, Of the ,thorraphic ink /
but q, M otber ,.ort;,,,, - ~. 80.
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!, ny. ,.as ."is 49, '.nea snoe. wen,
IhIoOsn, .ae gn.s wa'cnea Win pleasure the
act,on Of the sell mixing rollers - they re-
mixed the drawing on tho automat
ca!ly wetted stone; thcy Observed |
hat blank sheets were laid between