Split-fount Inking
Encyclopedia
Split-fount inking is a printing
technique which is used to achieve subtle gradations of color
s. It was used in the 1960s by poster artists such as underground comic artist Gilbert Shelton
, who designed posters for a venue in Austin
, Texas
called The Vulcan Gas Company.http://www.tcj.com/2_archives/i_shelton.html The technique is still in use today.
Printing
Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing....
technique which is used to achieve subtle gradations of color
Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors...
s. It was used in the 1960s by poster artists such as underground comic artist Gilbert Shelton
Gilbert Shelton
Gilbert Shelton is an American cartoonist and underground comix artist. He is the creator of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers, Fat Freddy's Cat, Wonder Wart-Hog, Philbert Desanex, Not Quite Dead, and the cover art to The Grateful Dead's 1978 album Shakedown Street.He graduated from Lamar High...
, who designed posters for a venue in Austin
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
called The Vulcan Gas Company.http://www.tcj.com/2_archives/i_shelton.html The technique is still in use today.