Another boat lettered today

[Colin]

...

 

[elsignshop]

nice !!!. what font is that if you dont mind me asking?

 

[neato]

Dreamy.

Simple and classy.

 

[Jillbeans]

Ahhh. Like a breath of fresh air.
Clean and to the point, with a bit of sass.
Love....Jill

 

[Colin]

It's Semilla. The customer wanted a little Spanish feel to it. I also gave the option with a light grey outline, but the customer opted for one color only.

 

[Craig Sjoquist]

Very nice like the custom swirl

 

[Mike Paul]

It's Semilla. I also gave the option with a light grey outline, but the customer opted for one color only.

Show them an offset drop shadow; looks very nice w/ script.
Shades/shadows on script text look much nicer and more elegant than outlines.

 

[Gino]

Very nice.

 

[Colin]

Show them an offset drop shadow; looks very nice w/ script.
Shades/shadows on script text look much nicer and more elegant than outlines.

Um, ya, I've done hundreds if not thousands of boats and usually do the shadow thing, but I don't want all of my work to start to look the same so I try to mix it up a bit with the embellishments.

At least I didn't say "dark blue outline". :Big Laugh

 

[qmr55]

At least I didn't say "dark blue outline". :Big Laugh

Or "bright red outline" :Big Laugh

 

[Si Allen]

What?

No hailing port?

 

[Colin]

Norfolk Nebraska.

 

[SignosaurusRex]

Breath of Fresh Air!

 

[Mosh]

That would be $60 vinyl, $80 painted from my shop...do them all the time.

 

[Colin]

That would be $60 vinyl, $80 painted from my shop...do them all the time.

Let me see if I got this right:

You'd go down to the customer's boat (20 min drive return) to meet with the customer, discuss options, take measurements, assess condition of gelcoat, etc - which is something that must/should be done in order for the job to be done properly; then return to your shop, draw the spaces/areas into your computer, design a nice name, email a proof with outline/shadow option shown, cut/weed & mask all vinyl (cast), return to marina (another 20 minutes and fuel) and install.........all for $60.00?

I think I'm smarter than that.

The frustrating thing is that some customers do indeed jump on the internet and see and get lured into the "cheaper" cookie-cutter approach to "getting their boat name" - you know the ones - where the customer gets placed in the driver's seat of being the designer, with 12 tragic, hideous fonts to choose from, and if you want red letters on a blue background, sure thing, the untrained money-grabbing knuckle-dragger on the other end will gladly do that for you. It matters not whether the name fits the space or not, (after all, the customer is fixated on having an 8" letter), or if the gel-coat is chalky & oxidized preventing the vinyl from adhering properly.........the sale is made!


Breathe deep.......breathe deep.

 

[ProWraps]

colin, god told him to charge that price.


UHHH OHHH NO HE DIIIDNT!!!!

 

[SignosaurusRex]

That would be $60 vinyl, $80 painted from my shop...do them all the time.

....um....yah.....I just can't quit bring myself to make a comment beyond .........(never mind).

 

[GAC05]

Mosh math
$60.00 total
Subtract - $12.00
materials and plotter time

$48.00 remaining
Average cost for a 24cnt case of name brand beer = $12.00
48/12 = 4
At the end of the day he'd be at least 1 or 2 cases ahead depending on how many he'd polish off during those 20 minute drives....

wayne k
guam usa

 

[Mosh]

Wayne hit the nail right on the head!!!!