@JeremyNielsen posted a new topic, subject "CMYK Coasters". It read:

   

After which, @Jules added

    That is **_sweeeet_**!

Then @takitus said

    My gf sent this to me this morning! pretty awesome!

After which, @jbv added

    i've been wondering for a while if we can do something similar in RGB with three rows of edge-lit acrylic

@jkopel replied

    That is kind of what I attempted with my Star Trek console project. It did not work out as well as I wanted, but I still think it's a great idea.

To which @johnwills replied

    Nice!

Then @jordanloshinsky said

    I want 10! Nice! Your work @JeremyNielsen?

After which, @Dunfee added

    woah woah woah. You're not allowed to just straight up do magic here are you?!

So @JeremyNielsen replied

    Haha, I wish. I saw it on Imgur but the site was acting up so I wasn't able to link it.

So @kittski replied

    Friggin brilliant

So @gaffanon replied

    Oh man if i can get the proper colored acrylic i would so do this

@bshindorf replied

    That's pretty sweet. I'll put that in the hopper… lol

To which @Ryan.M replied

    Rad! As a print designer, I can really appreciate this! Thanks for sharing

@erich replied

    Very cool! Has anyone gone looking for CMYK transparent acrylic to recreate this project?

So @jbmanning5 replied

    It would be neat to play around with.
    
    Is my thinking correct that this would be more appropriate for a dye-sub printer - or printing color separations to a clear film and then adhering to a coaster?
    
    For a laser project, I guess you'd have to cut out the particular sections of the acrylic to create the additive color effect.
    
    Fwiw - color separations are easy enough to do in Illustrator to at least get the file set up correctly.

@rachaelw replied

    


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