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[AndyFish]

2 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

it is rather hit or miss on the paper quality used on blank covers. Some have a coating on them that doesn't like inks/ markers, other cover stock has a tendency to bleed when worked on.

Then there is the cover stock that is easily damaged / add spine ticks to them.

More recent books seem to have a better cover stock.

I've only seen the two extremes-- so glossy that only a Sharpie works on it, and so raggy that even the best pen or brush and ink just bleeds everywhere.  

[Artboy99]

Just now, AndyFish said:

I've only seen the two extremes-- so glossy that only a Sharpie works on it, and so raggy that even the best pen or brush and ink just bleeds everywhere.  

I have seen very thin cover stock as well where after applying some Copic markers to it the result is a wrinkled mess.

[Artboy99]

Also: what made me nervous about working on the Weird Tales cover sketch is that the book provided was rather rare, don't quote me but I believe it was a 1 out of 10. As in only 10 of them made, and then I am applying acrylic paint on the cover to cover over the title of the book!

So I most definitely understand how you feel.

This is what the person sent me to work on. So I didn't have to cover up much of a title, but them I still had to paint the entire "Weird" to make it look consistent.

It was a challenging but satisfying project. It came back CGC signature series 9.8, and I do hope the owner loves it.

Edited September 4, 2019 by Artboy99

[EricLB]

I went to a LCS opening that had artists and writers signing books. I asked one arrest if he could sketch Captain America on a blank. A CGC rep was there and I sent it of and had it graded. I love it. It is what really started me on grading my comics.

[EricLB]

My Captain America May never be valuable but I interacted with the artist and it was personal and a memory for me.