I just had a disaster with an embossing project that was supposed to be and ode to nothing...well it was nothing! No ink was to be used. However the shadows of the font were to be cast onto the paper creating an architectural 3 dimensional structural look.
Anyone have any experience with this who could explain to me the mathematics of what font size and weight is needed to pull off the nothing...but something look?
As a letterpres printer I will tell you that a male and female die must be created to give you the sculptured look. The 3 dimensional effect is done by altering the depth of the female die. This is a hand engraving for the die maker similar to the die and punch maker for minting coins. Sometimes the male die is created by making an impression on the tympan of the pres
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