decals

[earlleecliffton1]

Looking for someone who makes their own decals to make me some .

[Can-Con]

40 minutes ago, earlleecliffton1 said:

Looking for someone who makes their own decals to make me some .

https://stsdecals.com/

[hedotwo]

21 hours ago, Can-Con said:

https://stsdecals.com/

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[earlleecliffton1]

no i mean a private person.i dont like the idea of paying before seeing what there gunna look like.i understand they cant make designs then people not buying them.

[hedotwo]

For what it's worth, Terry is great to work with.  I'd recommend without hesitation.  I'm sure if you contacted him with what you're looking to have made he could give you more info.

[peteski]

6 hours ago, earlleecliffton1 said:

no i mean a private person.i dont like the idea of paying before seeing what there gunna look like.i understand they cant make designs then people not buying them.

Not sure I understand how a private person would be different.  The process will be the same.  A private person will need to get the information from you and the payment, devote some time time (often several hours) designing the artwork, then hopefully provide proofs to show you how the decal will look. Often sizing the decal (to fit the model) can be a challenge and requires some back and forth between the designer and customer.  Professional custom-decal maker will follow the same process.

I'm speaking from experience since I print my own decals.

[Can-Con]

12 minutes ago, peteski said:

Not sure I understand how a private person would be different.  The process will be the same.  A private person will need to get the information from you and the payment, devote some time time (often several hours) designing the artwork, then hopefully provide proofs to show you how the decal will look. Often sizing the decal (to fit the model) can be a challenge and requires some back and forth between the designer and customer.  Professional custom-decal maker will follow the same process.

I'm speaking from experience since I print my own decals.

Maybe he means he's looking for someone to do them for him as a favor? 

Personally, I'd rather have them done well then done cheap. , , but that's just me. 😉

[mcs1056]

The is a WIDE gap in this request. Perhaps the original poster could clarify. 

I mentioned elsewhere that I paid WAY too much for a set of custom decals. They also took forever. This drove me to buy an inkjet printer to go with my laser unit. I can now make SOME for myself.

However, the decals I had made were definitely custom. I sent pics of an old local milk delivery truck from the 60's. I sent chips of the paint colors I needed duplicated. I sent pics of the individual decals I needed, with scaled sizes indicated. After a long delay, he sent a proof of his interpretation. I replied with my desired corrections, which he implemented. 

After another long delay, I got my decals...six sets of them. (I don't know if any five [four if I screw up a set] of you here wants to make a Twin Pines Dairy (Detroit) DIVCO delivery truck model, but I have the decals. Whatever you pay, I'll send 1/2 to the guy who made them.) 

Anyway, the less-long winded version is; If you want custom, get out your wallet, be specific, and be patient. If you want something from an existing kit, ask for that. Someone has them.

[SpeedAndViolence]

I had some decals printed by STS recently. I sent him a on-line magazine article of a specific custom car I want to build and asked him to replicate all of the graphics and sponsor logos. You can't get more 'custom' than that in my opinion. I did have to wait a while, but I am very satisfied with the end product. In the meantime, there were several emails exchanged that included proofs to approve prior to Terry commiting to print. I'm sure he's not interested in wasting his time and ink any more than you are. 

[earlleecliffton1]

thanks everyone. maybe I was looking at it wrong.

[Russell C]

There is such a thing as 'a private person doing decal artwork who can do it for a friend,' -- trained graphic artist that I am, I can pop out top quality artwork and did so as a favor to our MCM man here "89AKurt" when he wanted a custom license plate which involved doing real vector line artwork to get the image dead-nuts accurate .... but I did that as a favor free of charge for him because I've known him for a couple of decades and he's done favors for me in return, plus it was a job that was reasonably quick to do.

One of these days when I can finally get out from underneath other obligations, I'd like to start a retirement career of doing eclectic graphics jobs, where I'd first show potential clients decals I've uniquely created to assure them of the quality they'd get. But the reality of the situation is that I'd still charge a minimum upfront fee along with requiring an agreement with the client of what additional charges that might come up if major alterations need to be done. Doing a complete job first and then expecting prompt payment at the end can sometimes be like pulling teeth, I have no patience for that kind of thing.