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Card Size and Type.

Cards where traditionally printed on stiff card with the story on the back.

Slightly more complicated than it seems as the card you look at on the front has the story printed on the back card ( the last in the set) as each card moves to the back it reveals the words for the next card showing at the front! The Traditional size is15inches x ten and one half inches or 26.5cm x 38cm. (Just under A3) this is the size of card sold by most Kamishibai Sites.

I have modified this, the overall size remains the same, but I no longer (Computer) print on card as the ink runs in the wet, and I often perform outside. Instead I print on 100gram Paper and laminate this in Plastic. The images are stored on disc. To enable the Laminate to seal well around the edges I reduce the print image to 37cm x 26cm, this does not show on the screen as the top and bottom edges already run in a grove that holds the laminate in the “Window”. The “Cards” run better in the groove as they are thinner.

There are many great advantages to this system, you can print smaller than A3 if you want for a smaller presentation A4 say even postcard size for a very intimate presentation, or you can go straight to PowerPoint and Project the image much bigger for a theatre. I would still use the bike and A3 size on the stage but have the bigger image behind me. If an image is lost or damaged it can be replaced quickly and easily.

Equipment Needed: To DIY your own images.

Laminator A3 quite cheap now through Viking Direct or Staples.
Scanner or Camera to scan in your Images.
Photoshop or similar to Manipulate Images size ect.

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