francisento
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Post by francisento on Jul 14, 2015 9:37:50 GMT
What do you think about using black plastazote Foam in Insect Drawers? I have seen examples where Orthoptera with colourful or transparent wings appear very nicely on black background - who uses this uncommon foam color or has any comments about it? Would anybody having black background in his display cases want to share pictures?  |
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Post by wollastoni on Jul 14, 2015 10:57:00 GMT
It is indeed splendid and works well with many insects.
Art sellers like Deyrolle use it a lot.
I think it would be great for my Delias collection, I would have to make a try.
But I don't know if removing the white plastazote foam from my drawers and replacing it with black one would be easy or not. I am afraid I would be too lazy/busy to try it...
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francisento
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Post by francisento on Jul 14, 2015 13:55:08 GMT
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Post by mygos on Jul 14, 2015 18:34:17 GMT
It is indeed splendid and works well with many insects. Art sellers like Deyrolle use it a lot. I think it would be great for my Delias collection, I would have to make a try. But I don't know if removing the white plastazote foam from my drawers and replacing it with black one would be easy or not. I am afraid I would be too lazy/busy to try it... Olivier, I think it would be easier to glue a black sheet of paper over your white plastazote  A+, Michel |
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Post by Paul K on Jul 15, 2015 3:40:54 GMT
I agree , the black background for Pieridae family would make them stand out more.
About black cover paper ? It would look ok until first reorganization of drawer . The holes are really visible after specimen is moved.
I used white paper covering sterofoam back in Poland when other pining bottoms were not available .
Paul
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Post by cabintom on Jul 15, 2015 4:01:53 GMT
About black cover paper ? It would look ok until first reorganization of drawer . The holes are really visible after specimen is moved. What about using a black fabric instead? I'd imagine the holes wouldn't be as visible. |
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Post by Paul K on Jul 15, 2015 6:00:32 GMT
Yes Tom, that's a good idea. The black velvet would look perfect and the holes could close after removing pin.
Paul
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Post by deliasfanatic on Jul 15, 2015 6:11:33 GMT
Unfortunately, velvet attracts every bit of dirt, dust, and stray matter. I've tried to use it for a photographic background, and it soon became impossible to keep it clean.
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Post by Paul K on Jul 15, 2015 8:12:57 GMT
Unfortunately, velvet attracts every bit of dirt, dust, and stray matter. I've tried to use it for a photographic background, and it soon became impossible to keep it clean. True. Did not think about that. Maybe Microfiber fabrics, they are a bit more easy to clean and still have look of velvet. I guess there are many options for one who wants to try something different. P.S. I have checked the website showed in previous post and I can not find english version. I found that many french websites do not have translations to english or any other language, therefor they limit their market drastically which I don't really understand. |
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tv
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Post by tv on Apr 17, 2016 14:56:45 GMT
When I was collecting on a budget, I was using some of the black fabric lined "shadow boxes" you can get from the local craft stores. I had a little bit of everything from the region (leps, mantids, beetles, wasps, flies, etc.). What I found was that while some butterflies and moths looked pretty good, in general the black bottomed case just sucks in the light and you can't see your specimens very well unless you have super bright light directly overhead. All the darker colored specimens were just kind of swallowed up and looked small. For this reason when I started building my own cases, I've transferred all those specimens to white bottomed cases. Much happier now with how that looks.
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