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Plate 127:  Adding a souvenir mug to the collection, Part 13: the original watercolor artwork for the supporters is reproduced in color
(This plate added SEP 2004)

The annotated photo below illustrates the reproduction of original artwork for the Silver Jubilee mug's presentation box.

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SUBJECT: Development of finished artwork

CAMERA:  Sony DSC-P92 Cyber-shot
MEDIA:  Sony MSA-64A Memory Stick at 1.2 megapixel resolution
FILE:  JPEG from Sony Image Transfer version 1.00.1015.01
EDITING:  Adobe Photoshop
Exhibit 1 is the watercolor-tinted photocopy of the original drawings (exhibits 2 and 3).

Exhibit 4 is an enlargement of the original watercolor-tinted photocopy. The enlargement was made by printing the scanned computer image of the original artwork on letter-size photo-inkjet paper, using a high-resolution photo printer. The printer's software was instructed to fill the entire letter-size sheet of paper, thereby automatically creating an enlargement of the original work.

Exhibit 5 is an actual-size print of the original watercolor-tinted photocopy. The actual-size print was made in the same manner as the enlargement, but the software was instructed to make a smaller copy (5-inch by 7-inch). The smaller copy was also printed on letter-size photo-inkjet paper, but the image occupies only a corner of the paper, with large white margins remaining on the top and side of the image.

Finally, Exhibit 6 is a reduced-size print of the original watercolor-tinted photocopy. The reduced-size print was made by instructing the software to make a 4-inch by 6-inch "snapshot" sized print on small paper. The small paper is held in a special paper tray of the photo printer, so that the letter-size paper need not be removed if small copies are desired.

All three photo-prints (exhibits 4, 5 and 6) will be used in various parts of the presentation box.

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