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PHILADELPHIA, PA., MARCH, 1908. 
At the present time it is possible to have made excellent il- 
lustrations of insects by the half-tone process or by line en- 
graving, provided the copy or drawings are good and properly 
prepared. For many purposes a line cut is just as good as a 
half-tone and costs very much less. We frequently have sent 
to us copy for plates that is troublesome or not suitable, be- 
cause some authors do not know anything about the methods 
of reproduction of plate copy. Copy for line engraving should 
consist of lines and dots only and the ink used should be the 
blackest the artist can procure. If a number of small drawings 
are made for line engraving, make them so that they can be 
assembled into a single plate, or draw them all on one card. If 
blocked separately, it adds enormously to the cost. The half- 
tone is used for wash drawings and the reproduction of photo- 
graphs. Always remember that everything shows in a half- 
tone and that the outlines of many figures are such that the 
plate cannot be tooled, or routed, or outlined. We get copy 
consisting of line and dot work and wash drawing and photo- 
graphs mixed and this necessitates making a half-tone, where- 
as, if kept separate, both processes could be used separately at 
less expense. If you make small sketches on separate cards, 
bear in mind that if assembled, the reduction must be the same 
for all of them, therefore make them with this in view. It is 
always a good plan to have the drawings or photographs larger 
than the size of the resulting plate. 
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