ZoSoRose Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 The Bottleneck Gallery is doing GNR prints I'm going to pass, but they are a great company. I own two of their Star Wars prints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holographic Universe Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, ZoSoRose said: The Bottleneck Gallery is doing GNR prints I'm going to pass, but they are a great company. I own two of their Star Wars prints I saw that as well. Looks cool, but the Guns N Roses font is small and I don’t like styling of the font either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.S.D. Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Is there a link to the prints on offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneisKing1389 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Eventually I’d like to grab ones from both 2016 NJ Metlife shows even though both suck. The first seems easy to fake so I’ll probably never pay for them just because. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixAreForKids Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 On 1/11/2021 at 10:56 PM, A.R.S.D. said: Is there a link to the prints on offer? For which, the bottleneck? I may have an extra if u want one, just pm me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legendador Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Imagine how cool if they released all the lithos as a book in real size? Edited January 20, 2021 by Legendador 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneisKing1389 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Anybody know the measurements/frame measurements of the NY MSG Gangs of New York lithos? I’m back in NY and the posters are in storage, so I haven’t been able to measure. I’d like to get UV frames but can’t find measurements anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tman636 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 6 minutes ago, DaneisKing1389 said: Anybody know the measurements/frame measurements of the NY MSG Gangs of New York lithos? I’m back in NY and the posters are in storage, so I haven’t been able to measure. I’d like to get UV frames but can’t find measurements anywhere. 18 x 24 prints 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneisKing1389 Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 4 hours ago, tman636 said: 18 x 24 prints For some reason in my head they’re bigger than that. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaninjapan Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 New Lithorati Podcast Episode! Episode 4 - Europe 2017 It's been a while but we are back yet again with even more yapping about lithographs, this time covering the beautiful designs to come out of GNR's Europe 2017 leg of the Not in This Lifetime tour. Nick from England joins us as our interview guest and gives us first-wave GNR fans some insights on what being a fan means for following generations. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:40 Talking points - "Kobe on Ebay" and "The Litho Dump" 00:47:58 Slane 00:56:28 Bilbao 01:01:12 Lisbon 01:04:50 Madrid 01:07:56 Zurich 01:12:29 Imola Racecar 01:17:10 Imola Cannibal Holocaust 01:21:50 Munich 01:26:55 Interview with Guest for Europe 2017 Leg (Nick from England) 02:14:33 London Night 1 02:19:13 London Night 2 02:21:15 Gdańsk 02:27:20 Hannover 02:30:34 Werchter 02:33:19 Copenhagen 02:35:45 Stockholm 02:40:28 Hämeenlinna Aurora 02:47:45 Hämeenlinna Castle 02:50:32 Prague Bone Church 02:53:02 Prague Propaganda 02:57:12 Paris (plus discussion about variants, glow in the dark, foil etc) 03:11:23 Vienna 03:14:22 Nijmegen 03:17:21 Tel Aviv 03:21:32 Handing out awards 03:21:42 "November Rain Award" - Best lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg 03:22:35 "Chinese Democracy Award" - Most underrated lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg 03:24:09 "Swimming with Dolphins Award" - Strangest lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg 03:26:33 "Bad Obsession Award" - Favorite lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg that other people don't like 03:29:03 Outro 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknroll41 Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 Whatever happened to the litho coffee table book that fernando talked about? Hopefully we get it by April, since that’ll be the fifth anniversary of NITL. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post amaninjapan Posted February 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2021 38 minutes ago, rocknroll41 said: Whatever happened to the litho coffee table book that fernando talked about? Hopefully we get it by April, since that’ll be the fifth anniversary of NITL. comes free with the new album 1 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexpro Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 20 hours ago, amaninjapan said: New Lithorati Podcast Episode! Episode 4 - Europe 2017 It's been a while but we are back yet again with even more yapping about lithographs, this time covering the beautiful designs to come out of GNR's Europe 2017 leg of the Not in This Lifetime tour. Nick from England joins us as our interview guest and gives us first-wave GNR fans some insights on what being a fan means for following generations. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:40 Talking points - "Kobe on Ebay" and "The Litho Dump" 00:47:58 Slane 00:56:28 Bilbao 01:01:12 Lisbon 01:04:50 Madrid 01:07:56 Zurich 01:12:29 Imola Racecar 01:17:10 Imola Cannibal Holocaust 01:21:50 Munich 01:26:55 Interview with Guest for Europe 2017 Leg (Nick from England) 02:14:33 London Night 1 02:19:13 London Night 2 02:21:15 Gdańsk 02:27:20 Hannover 02:30:34 Werchter 02:33:19 Copenhagen 02:35:45 Stockholm 02:40:28 Hämeenlinna Aurora 02:47:45 Hämeenlinna Castle 02:50:32 Prague Bone Church 02:53:02 Prague Propaganda 02:57:12 Paris (plus discussion about variants, glow in the dark, foil etc) 03:11:23 Vienna 03:14:22 Nijmegen 03:17:21 Tel Aviv 03:21:32 Handing out awards 03:21:42 "November Rain Award" - Best lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg 03:22:35 "Chinese Democracy Award" - Most underrated lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg 03:24:09 "Swimming with Dolphins Award" - Strangest lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg 03:26:33 "Bad Obsession Award" - Favorite lithograph of the Europe 2017 leg that other people don't like 03:29:03 Outro I just started listening and I'm actually quite enjoying this. Very thoughtful commentary and good analysis 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.R.S.D. Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Really enjoyed the podcast, thank you for taking the time to post this up for us. Im looking to add any litho I don’t have into my collection. If you’re thinking of selling please make contact (I have approx 40 in my collection) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin82 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 There is a Osaka litho on Ebay which is well cool over £2k gbp as I'm in UK but its in USA TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjacker Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Looking for an extra Vegas 2016 VIP lithograph to frame - anyone have one available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay.Of.Execution Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Hot take: Taipei is a better litho than Kobe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estrangedtwat Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 Hmm. Nah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post amaninjapan Posted June 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2021 (edited) It's been a while, everyone. Hope you're all keeping safe. I've been keeping myself occupied throughout the pandemic and amongst other things, I completed a little pet project of mine that I thought I'd share. For years, everybody has talked about a GNR litho coffee table book and how awesome it'd be if they released one. Sadly, it feels like it's just not on the cards. Perhaps it's a little too niche, perhaps it's just a lot of work for minimal profit. There's only so many manhours available and it's best to spend that one profitable merchandise, right? I don't really blame them. A lot more money in t-shirts, for sure. But you all know my passion for the lithographs and I imagine you all know my website by now. I made the website to share my love for the artwork with other people, as well as all the information I had gathered on the lithographs over the years. Deep inside however, I too kinda wished for a coffee table book. So... just like how there was no single website on the internet to get all the litho info I wanted, so I just stubbornly made it... There was no coffee table book about the lithos... so I just went ahead and made it. Before anybody asks - no, it is not for sale. I am not selling anything. A lot of hard work went into it, but in the end it's really just a self-indulgence and something for my own personal enjoyment. I present to you my LITHORATI book: It is 12 inches x 18 inches. Although you can only see the front cover in this photo, it wraps around the back. It lists all the cities that held a concert during Not in This Lifetime. It has layflat binding and black-edged pages. I have a fairly big collection of books, including big books such as coffee table books and one of my pet peeves is regular binding. Regular binding always results in a 'gutter' in the middle of the book that is always curved and hard to see - and if the book doesn't have the right proportions, the book won't stay open at a given page. It's even worse when it's a picture book because the whole point of the book is to show nice photos and well... you end up losing some of the photo if it crosses the center. Very annoying in my opinion. So I decided that if I was going to go to all this effort, I was going to make the book MY way and despite the added expense, there was no compromising with the binding. I went with black-edged pages because all the pages in the book are black and it just made sense. I split the book into separate chapters for each leg of the tour. I started with the idea of a splash image for the start of each chapter and that turned into a full double-page spread. Each chapter page uses a lithograph from that particular leg of the tour, reduced to monochrome and then selective color for the red roses in the image. The pages include more than the information I've provided on the website. The website is very matter-of-fact with the notes and references. The book has this information but included with it is a bit of narrative. You'll notice that most the lithos take up about 3/4s of the vertical height of the page and are sometimes aligned at the top or bottom. I did this intentionally to reinforce the 'narrative' feeling. I've seen many books about collections that end up very sterile, very much like a catalog, which ends up looking quite boring. By having the lithographs and text situated up and down across the pages, I felt that it helped establish a narrative flow. You'll also notice occasionally that some lithographs will take up almost all the vertical height of the page - what I refer to as the "XL treatment." The "XL treatment" is usually reserved for significant, popular or interesting lithographs from that leg of the tour. But it also helps change up the layout of the page to keep things lively. Some pages feature a concert photo - all these photos were taken by me at NITL shows. I took a lot of photos over the years and there were a handful of which I was quite proud. I occasionally needed to space certain lithographs apart (to keep certain related lithographs on the same page for thematic reasons) and well, what better way to fill it than with my own photos? I think it needs to be stressed how BIG this book is. Each page is 12x18 inches, but that means a double-page spread is THREE FEET WIDE. This makes it bigger than most of the lithographs! An 18x24 inch litho underneath to give some perspective. Not only is this book BIG but it is also HEAVY. Because of the size, binding and number of pages, it weighs 17lbs. Don't try to open this on your lap - you'll need a coffee table! As mentioned previously, the spacing was to make sure related lithos ended up on the same page/spread - such as Foxboro. Obviously didn't want these to be separated. I had the freedom to write as much (or as little) as I wanted on each litho and well, some were easier to write about than others. I believe the total word count was around 50,000. Some pages got full size concert photos - what can I say, I thought the photos turned out pretty well! Although lithographs like Dubai don't show up on my website since they were never printed, I took the opportunity to address them in the book. The website is a resource for the lithos. This book is more about the artwork, the journey and the collection. I haven't updated my website for a while and there are a few things I've learned recently that I've added into the book. I'll get around to updating the website eventually... Again, another example of the unprinted lithos (Rio de Janeiro in this case) at least getting some acknowledgement and respect in the book. I tried to balance out the concert photos so there's roughly the same amount of photos of Axl, Slash and Duff scattered throughout the book. Not the greatest photo of the unprinted Barcelona, but that's in there too. One of my favorite Axl photos. I took some photos in color too! I might not ever be able to share the whole book with everyone, but at least you guys can check out a thumbnail overview: Anyway, that's one of the few things that has kept me occupied during the pandemic. I never kept count of how many hours I spent on this, but needless to say it was a lot. But I'm very satisfied with the results. Knowing that this was for no other reason than to put a smile on my own face, there was a certain level of satisfaction having total control. I'm a stubborn guy so obviously I wanted to do it all myself which obviously resulted in a very painful grind as I worked from concept to production. Doing the layout probably was the most stressful because of how precise things needed to be. Constantly checking alignments and widths and colors were correct etc. But writing was probably the most difficult because that's truly where creativity is essential. Even if only a handful of people end up reading what I wrote, I know I didn't want to halfass it. How much did it cost? You don't want to know. It wasn't cheap but I can guarantee you that I might have paid double if it meant being able to avoid the hundreds of hours required to actually create it in the first place. But I didn't compromise on anything - It's the size I wanted, the paper stock I wanted, the binding I wanted, the quality I wanted. I only intend to do this once, so I knew I had to do it right or not do it at all. What do I do with it now? Well it's going to end up under my coffee table of course! No matter how interested in GNR or lithos a guest to my home might be, explaining and showing the lithos to them always ends up being an awkward affair - so much so that I rarely even try unless I'm certain they're a GNR fan. But with an actual coffee table book, it actually makes it a lot easier to talk to people about it. Even people who might not even care about concerts. It's a pretty powerful icebreaker to be able to say "Hey, check this out. I made this." There's just something special about the tactile nature of flipping through a book. So yeah, hope you guys enjoy. Maybe one day GNR will bring out their own book... but I always think mine will be better Even if I do say so myself Edited June 18, 2021 by amaninjapan 15 6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcs953 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 A shame book is not for sale, I would gladly pay for a copy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 That looks incredible. You've done a great job with that! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcs953 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Amazing a man in Japan. Very nice, too bad you cannot duplicate this , I am sure there is a market for it, not just here, but Amazon etc. that would make a great Father’s Day gift to myself. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stay.Of.Execution Posted June 18, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 18, 2021 That's incredible. If only the band would put that much love and effort into stuff fans would enjoy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lio Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Wow, that looks truly great. Very impressive. It looks perfect. So great you're happy with it, because it obviously took a long time and a lot of hard work to make it as amazing as this. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratam Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 3 hours ago, amaninjapan said: It's been a while, everyone. Hope you're all keeping safe. I've been keeping myself occupied throughout the pandemic and amongst other things, I completed a little pet project of mine that I thought I'd share. For years, everybody has talked about a GNR litho coffee table book and how awesome it'd be if they released one. Sadly, it feels like it's just not on the cards. Perhaps it's a little too niche, perhaps it's just a lot of work for minimal profit. There's only so many manhours available and it's best to spend that one profitable merchandise, right? I don't really blame them. A lot more money in t-shirts, for sure. But you all know my passion for the lithographs and I imagine you all know my website by now. I made the website to share my love for the artwork with other people, as well as all the information I had gathered on the lithographs over the years. Deep inside however, I too kinda wished for a coffee table book. So... just like how there was no single website on the internet to get all the litho info I wanted, so I just stubbornly made it... There was no coffee table book about the lithos... so I just went ahead and made it. Before anybody asks - no, it is not for sale. I am not selling anything. A lot of hard work went into it, but in the end it's really just a self-indulgence and something for my own personal enjoyment. I present to you my LITHORATI book: It is 12 inches x 18 inches. Although you can only see the front cover in this photo, it wraps around the back. It lists all the cities that held a concert during Not in This Lifetime. It has layflat binding and black-edged pages. I have a fairly big collection of books, including big books such as coffee table books and one of my pet peeves is regular binding. Regular binding always results in a 'gutter' in the middle of the book that is always curved and hard to see - and if the book doesn't have the right proportions, the book won't stay open at a given page. It's even worse when it's a picture book because the whole point of the book is to show nice photos and well... you end up losing some of the photo if it crosses the center. Very annoying in my opinion. So I decided that if I was going to go to all this effort, I was going to make the book MY way and despite the added expense, there was no compromising with the binding. I went with black-edged pages because all the pages in the book are black and it just made sense. I split the book into separate chapters for each leg of the tour. I started with the idea of a splash image for the start of each chapter and that turned into a full double-page spread. Each chapter page uses a lithograph from that particular leg of the tour, reduced to monochrome and then selective color for the red roses in the image. The pages include more than the information I've provided on the website. The website is very matter-of-fact with the notes and references. The book has this information but included with it is a bit of narrative. You'll notice that most the lithos take up about 3/4s of the vertical height of the page and are sometimes aligned at the top or bottom. I did this intentionally to reinforce the 'narrative' feeling. I've seen many books about collections that end up very sterile, very much like a catalog, which ends up looking quite boring. By having the lithographs and text situated up and down across the pages, I felt that it helped establish a narrative flow. You'll also notice occasionally that some lithographs will take up almost all the vertical height of the page - what I refer to as the "XL treatment." The "XL treatment" is usually reserved for significant, popular or interesting lithographs from that leg of the tour. But it also helps change up the layout of the page to keep things lively. Some pages feature a concert photo - all these photos were taken by me at NITL shows. I took a lot of photos over the years and there were a handful of which I was quite proud. I occasionally needed to space certain lithographs apart (to keep certain related lithographs on the same page for thematic reasons) and well, what better way to fill it than with my own photos? I think it needs to be stressed how BIG this book is. Each page is 12x18 inches, but that means a double-page spread is THREE FEET WIDE. This makes it bigger than most of the lithographs! An 18x24 inch litho underneath to give some perspective. Not only is this book BIG but it is also HEAVY. Because of the size, binding and number of pages, it weighs 17lbs. Don't try to open this on your lap - you'll need a coffee table! As mentioned previously, the spacing was to make sure related lithos ended up on the same page/spread - such as Foxboro. Obviously didn't want these to be separated. I had the freedom to write as much (or as little) as I wanted on each litho and well, some were easier to write about than others. I believe the total word count was around 50,000. Some pages got full size concert photos - what can I say, I thought the photos turned out pretty well! Although lithographs like Dubai don't show up on my website since they were never printed, I took the opportunity to address them in the book. The website is a resource for the lithos. This book is more about the artwork, the journey and the collection. I haven't updated my website for a while and there are a few things I've learned recently that I've added into the book. I'll get around to updating the website eventually... Again, another example of the unprinted lithos (Rio de Janeiro in this case) at least getting some acknowledgement and respect in the book. I tried to balance out the concert photos so there's roughly the same amount of photos of Axl, Slash and Duff scattered throughout the book. Not the greatest photo of the unprinted Barcelona, but that's in there too. One of my favorite Axl photos. I took some photos in color too! I might not ever be able to share the whole book with everyone, but at least you guys can check out a thumbnail overview: Anyway, that's one of the few things that has kept me occupied during the pandemic. I never kept count of how many hours I spent on this, but needless to say it was a lot. But I'm very satisfied with the results. Knowing that this was for no other reason than to put a smile on my own face, there was a certain level of satisfaction having total control. I'm a stubborn guy so obviously I wanted to do it all myself which obviously resulted in a very painful grind as I worked from concept to production. Doing the layout probably was the most stressful because of how precise things needed to be. Constantly checking alignments and widths and colors were correct etc. But writing was probably the most difficult because that's truly where creativity is essential. Even if only a handful of people end up reading what I wrote, I know I didn't want to halfass it. How much did it cost? You don't want to know. It wasn't cheap but I can guarantee you that I might have paid double if it meant being able to avoid the hundreds of hours required to actually create it in the first place. But I didn't compromise on anything - It's the size I wanted, the paper stock I wanted, the binding I wanted, the quality I wanted. I only intend to do this once, so I knew I had to do it right or not do it at all. What do I do with it now? Well it's going to end up under my coffee table of course! No matter how interested in GNR or lithos a guest to my home might be, explaining and showing the lithos to them always ends up being an awkward affair - so much so that I rarely even try unless I'm certain they're a GNR fan. But with an actual coffee table book, it actually makes it a lot easier to talk to people about it. Even people who might not even care about concerts. It's a pretty powerful icebreaker to be able to say "Hey, check this out. I made this." There's just something special about the tactile nature of flipping through a book. So yeah, hope you guys enjoy. Maybe one day GNR will bring out their own book... but I always think mine will be better Even if I do say so myself Awesome, you great job deserving reconigtion 👏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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