Method for the Production of a Substrate Having a Holographic Appearance

Abstract

A means of digitizing the topography of an art work is disclosed. A means of reproducing said art work and the related apparatus are also disclosed. The art reproduction process disclosed employs a thin sheet of thermoformable plastic onto which a permanent image of an art work has been created and which is heated prior to either a dot matrix print head, a daisy wheel print head, or both being employed to apply mechanical force to said thin sheet of thermoformable plastic sheet so as to create an accurate three-dimensional relief reproduction of an original artwork. An alternative embodiment is also disclosed wherein the art reproduction process employs a thin sheet of paper or cardboard onto which a permanent image of an art work has been created and which is heated and humidified with steam prior to either a dot matrix print head, a daisy wheel print head, or both being employed to apply mechanical force to said thin paper or cardboard sheet so as to create an accurate three-dimensional relief reproduction of an original artwork.

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