Stressing the Details
STEP THREE: Color and imprinting
“Basically, the more colors, the more it costs,” explained Indrio. He recommended consolidating colors when possible. “For example, the other day somebody gave me a character, it had a black hat, a red shirt, blue pants and green shoes,” he said. Indrio suggested to the client that they match the character’s hair to its shoes, in order to save a little money. Indrio explained that each color has a distinct physical process tied to it, which is why each additional color adds to cost.
Imprinting is much less an issue for custom pieces. Processes like pad printing lend themselves well to printing on irregular or textured surfaces, making worries over designing a large, flat imprint area into your piece much less of a concern. As Griesen pointed out about pad printing, “It’s the same printing process that is used to print on golf balls.”
- Companies:
- Alpi International
- Target Industries