Chris621 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 so I came across this terminology on the book which describe Silver Proof as " A black and white actual size print on thick glossy paper hand painted by an artist to indicate colors to the engraver." I'm not a native speaker but does this make sense to you all? II know silver proof is a kind of coin but it looks like it's not describing a coin, and does a silver proof have this "thick glossy paper" thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Here's another definition that may help. Silver Proof is just a description. No silver was used in the coloring, as far as I can tell: "To save money and time, publishers would print "silver proofs," cheap and slightly faded knockoff prints of finalized black-and-white line art printed on paper that would easily absorb watercolors, allowing color artists to mock up basic looks for the covers and interiors of comics to see what palette would work best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris621 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 14 hours ago, CreepingTerror said: I'm not sure what your confusion is, the definition is pretty clear. It's a stat used by the colorist to indicate color choices. That quote is from a comic book reference guide, not a coin guide. I thought they are coins with comic characters engraved on the surface like this one below. If it has nothing to do with silver coins, then why does it mention "the engraver"? and where can I find a picture of this"silver proof" thing? when I google Silver Proof all I can find are coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris621 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 13 hours ago, Galen130 said: Here's another definition that may help. Silver Proof is just a description. No silver was used in the coloring, as far as I can tell: "To save money and time, publishers would print "silver proofs," cheap and slightly faded knockoff prints of finalized black-and-white line art printed on paper that would easily absorb watercolors, allowing color artists to mock up basic looks for the covers and interiors of comics to see what palette would work best. thank you for the explanation, but is there a picture of this silver proof thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen130 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Chris621 said: thank you for the explanation, but is there a picture of this silver proof thing? This one is up for auction. These are very hard to find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 $400k kinda sounds like a steal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris621 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, Galen130 said: This one is up for auction. These are very hard to find... ah so its full name is Silverprint proof, thank you for the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris621 Posted October 14, 2020 Author Share Posted October 14, 2020 10 hours ago, HaDokKen said: That's what CGC calls it. As you posted, Overstreet calls it a Silver Proof. And it's funny, if you type "comic book silver print" into Google the first thing that comes up is that Action #1 I know, but I kept googling "comic silver proof" and all I could find are commemorative coins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 14 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said: $400k kinda sounds like a steal... Knowing the history of it/meaning behind it, it's pretty neat. But if I saw it without any context at all, I have to admit it's kind of ugly... Arkham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Jesse-Lee said: Knowing the history of it/meaning behind it, it's pretty neat. But if I saw it without any context at all, I have to admit it's kind of ugly... Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 On 10/13/2020 at 6:23 AM, theCapraAegagrus said: $400k kinda sounds like a steal... But there's no comic inside, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theCapraAegagrus Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 On 10/21/2020 at 4:06 PM, the blob said: But there's no comic inside, right? I think you're correct. It's ages-old OA, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
