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There you go, retroactively go back and number your designs "In a series". Place on all new designs "#1 in a series, #2 in a series, and so on. The early numbers will become the collectables. Let those that already have them, you are number X in the series.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
You've always been an "x" in my book, and not Malcolm, either.Quote:
Originally Posted by NA4BH
Leave Malcolm 10 out of this.
Ya got me thinking, Bob. I do something like that with the "limited license" series of cards that use Dash!Art. The licenses, except for that of K2ORS are limited to 100 and are numbered so on the card.Those remain "my" designs because of the licensing scheme, but the custom designs you buyers commissioned you own lock stock and pixel, so I keep my cotton pickin' marketing schemes directly off your cards. But if I numbered the custom designs in my online portfolio, it would give each some sort of informal public designation. Their appearance in the portfolio and promotional stuff is by client permission only. I respect clients' privacy, so it's possible I could do a design that wasn't listed and hence not numbered, but so far everybody has granted permission for me to show them and advertise with them.Quote:
Originally Posted by NA4BH
Bob? Our Bob? He gave you permission to use his design for FREE? Jesus, Minnesota really damaged his brain. Not much of a task, really.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
As ever, the Love around here is so thick you could cut it with a fart.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
Bob and I are like the twins we never had. Had we actually had been, I'm sure Mom would have gunny sacked both of us in the canal anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
You got that right, I begged her to do it to you. The day Eddie and I meet, will be the signal for the four horsemen of the Acapulco-ips to crank up the steeds and start kickin' ass. Just sayin'. Me and Eddie is cool. Even though he's a desert rat bastidQuote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
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Originally Posted by NA4BH
God help the universe.
GOD save the Queen.
I liked it better when both of you were in Minnesota.
Well, you could do a set of cards as an 'annual' series. So if I don't want a specific custom design, but like your artwork, I could pick one of the 'Series 2013' cards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
You could always 'retire' certain card series after a certain point in time. That is to say, if I order Card #7 from Series 2013, someone in 2015 can't do the same. (Can I get a reprint? That's up to you), but they CAN order from Series 2015. Or, popular styles remain indefinitely, but less popular ones can be retired and replaced with something else. (Who determines? You do, based on orders)
Some great artwork there, Jeff. I'm in need of new cards...but how does one mix ham radio, electronics in general, bicycling, motorcycling and all the other stuff I'm into on a card? For that matter, which two or three of those hobbies to choose from?
And if you craft something good, what's the minimum run your printer will do? I probably ought to get 500+ of whatever I end up selecting.
So, the motorcycle has a bike rack attached to the side car, is towing the work bench with HP and Pace on it, a small footprint HF rig with auto tuner on the handlebars, a 102" whip on the fender, and your honey on the back.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
TNX OM, last Q first. Printing is up to the client. I can recommend a couple of printers, but I'm affiliated with none. I design QSL printer-ready digital art, emailed to you as a file, for the front side of your card, including your call, handle and simple QTH. You own the design and all rights to reproduce it. Most printers offer a variety of highly customizable formats for the back, where in addition to the report form, you can include address info, rigs, awards, affiliations, and other personal details in a wide variety of fonts. I charge a flat $25 start-up fee to work up a sketch/design proposal, including reasonable back and forth. Once we settle on a design and you give the go-ahead, it's $25 an hour to finish the job, usually three or four hours, so ballpark total about $100-125.Quote:
Originally Posted by N8YX
No worries if you have nothing specific in mind. Always glad to talk over ideas, your interests, etc. Strictly from a graphical impact perspective, especially when you consider a QSL's 3.5 x 5.5 inch frame, it's better concentrate on one idea, one image, something that represents what moves you most, radio context or not, rather than compress everything into that small space. On the other hand, while one can get all artsy-fartsy about it, QSLs also have a long tradition of relaxed cartoony humor. That's generally my style, but I try to make it pretty as well.
Sounds like you're most into cycling, so something emphasizing two-wheel mobility. What comes to mind is handlebars full width of the card, your operating perspective. Not sure if cool QRP rigs are actually mounted on handlebars, but perhaps more from a cartoon angle, a vintage boatanchor transceiver bolted in the middle. That's an example of ONE thing that humorously suggests what you're into, versus trying to depict the totality of it.
Drop me a PM and we can kick some ideas around if you like.
And WAYYY in the back you got money in a sack, two hands on the bars and your shoulders straight back, do-do-do-do-do-do-do….Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
Probably can't tell I love Roger Miller. Best ever, Chug-a-Lug!
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Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
"And you had to do wack-a-doo wack-a-doo wack-a-doo."
Miller was a freakin' genius. Too bad he died so young.
And his little brother Glen was good, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Don't forget about their beer.
And don't rollerskate in a buffalo herd...
and make sure you know every engineer on every train. AND all of the children and all of their names.
every handout in every town, and every lock that 'aint locked when no one's around.
First time for everything.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr my ears still ring.
two hours of pushing broom, buys a...8x12 4 bit room...Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
See what you started, Jeff?
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short, but not too big around.
I'm a man of means by no means
no phone, no rules, no rent.
I ain't got no cigarettes.
Introducing Remotely Ham Radio for the rest of us, using any old mouse, for absolutely free.
Where else but www.dashtoons.com?Attachment 10940
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Originally Posted by WU9G
As long as you can still Chug-a-lug Chug-a-lug...makes ye wanna holler hidey ho!
Very nice job.
TU DR! A Cessna 182Q, I learned. Also in the process, learned that an aircraft's paint scheme is called "livery." Loved aviation comics as a kid, including Smilin' Jack, and of course Milt Caniff's Steve Canyon and Terry & The Pirates.
Not many realize that Milt Caniff tirelessly lobbied for better working conditions for cartoonists, directly resulting in today's generous Federal subsidies, such that all of us can today rely on a safety net of cool knick-knacks and pretty ladies who climb up on office furniture for our drawing convenience. Here we see Caniff hard at work taking the measure of model Carol Ohmart for his character Copper Calhoun.
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I like that one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
If you don't mind, I'm going to forward it to K3AIR. (He's retired USAF & is involved in CAP operations as well)
On Edit: Well Jeff, I hope you didn't mind. I did, Mike likes it, and he may be in touch with you.
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Originally Posted by W3WN
Any card I post is fair game for forwarding. I get prior permission from clients to use the designs for promo purposes. A beautiful thing, tnx Slugger!
Tnx Dave! More at http://www.dashtoons.com/K1NSS_Design.html
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Originally Posted by Jeff K1NSS
Excellent design. We know how he loves to schuss, or whatever it is one does on the snow. Besides freeze their nuts off.
Very nice, but I prefer cards that look like they were designed by learning-challenged chimpanzees.
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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
I think I can help you with that.
Hell, I don't need any help with that. All I have to do is look at my own card.Quote:
Originally Posted by K7SGJ
http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/z.../QSLCard-1.png
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Originally Posted by KJ6BSO
Well, yeah. You could do that, too.