Creating Your Custom Products
STEP 1 - Develop Your Theme
What will appeal to your target audience? Some popular subjects include:- Your Community, City, County, State or Region
- Your School, Church, Organization or Special Interest Group
- Celebrations, Centennials, Fairs, Reunions or Sporting Events
STEP 2 - Choose Your Image(s)
To do our best we need your best. Gather the clearest, most complete photographs possible. Remember, if we can't see it, we can't draw it. Multiple images of the same subject, including close-ups to show details, are always helpful. Color pictures are required for tapestry products, Ultraweave coverlets and ceramic replicas. Photos should be no smaller than 3 x 5 inches and no larger than 8 x 10 inches. Please do not send valuable, antique photos or artwork. Have your originals professionally copied and send us the prints.Acceptable art sources:
- Photographs
- Printed Images from Magazines, Books or Brochures
- Detailed Line Drawings or Engravings
- School Crests or Mascots
- Slides or Transparencies (must be accompanied by an accurate color print)
- Faxed Images
- Photographic Negatives
- Three-Dimensional Objects
- Signs or Plaques (images which rely on lettering for identification)
STEP 3 - Send in Your Material
Send your image(s) along with written instructions or a simple diagram indicating how you want your product(s) designed. Fill out the appropriate order form(s) indicating your product choice(s). If captions are required, include a typed or clearly printed list, keyed to your pictures. Be sure that everything is properly named and that all spelling is correct. Call your Customer Service Representative for information on deposits or art charges for specific products. If we find that your source material requires a complex or interpretive approach, additional charges will be discussed with you.
STEP 4 - Review Your Custom Design
When you receive your finished artwork, have several people check it over very carefully. This is the time to make sure that everything is correct. You must see and approve even the slightest alteration before we will proceed. Additional changes will be billed based on the complexity of the revisions. If design concepts or specifications are changed or if new source material is supplied after the initial art is completed, the resulting changes will constitute a new job and will be billed accordingly. Remember, the more changes you make, the longer your job will take to produce. After carefully reviewing your artwork, read and sign the art approval form. Your signature authorizes us to proceed with your project. Any changes requested after you have signed off on your design will be billed at a minimum of $75 per hour.