Bitmap To Vector Charge

[thomas barth]

-I have a client who has asked me to convert a bitmap to vector which he intends to use an for embroidered Golf Shirt. I am perplexed about what to charge him. I won't be getting any additional business after the conversion.
What would you charge? I attached the "artwork" I'll have to trace.

 

[PromoGuyTy]

I'd attempt to sell it as a "logo package" without concept at $175.00.

But that's just me!

 

[Malkin]

Send to Vector Doctor.

Charge client 3x the doc's price, or $100, whichever is more.

 

[Billct2]

Same here, send it to the Doc and mark it up.

 

[ddarlak]

i know all money is green, but.....

i think i'd have a hard time taking it here.....

that thing is pukin ugly....

 

[The Vector Doctor]

i would need something larger to work from. You need to weigh the importance of the setup. If you are certain you will never hear from them again, offer to sell them the vector file which they can use forever in the future. If they get work done by someone else, they will go through the same thing again all over and have to pay a setup charge to someone else

 

[thomas barth]

-Thanks for the posts. I placed quotation marks around the word Artwork because that's what the client called it. I don't think it qualifies as artwork.
Plus, they want to pack all that into a 4" square on a shirt, single color. I'm not an embroidery expert, but I think that there won't be a single detail visible.
I've never sent a bitmap out to The Vector Doctor. I'll give The Doctor a try.

 

[dhamlett15]

In a 4x4 embroidery size there is not gonna be a lot of detail but why not get it digitized for embroidery from the drawing? It does not need to be a vector to digitize for embroidery.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

Unless that's going to be a fairly big embroidery, it's going to be hard to get detail on that sucker as it is in the picture.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

In a 4x4 embroidery size there is not gonna be a lot of detail but why not get it digitized for embroidery from the drawing? It does not need to be a vector to digitize for embroidery.

No, but it does help with keeping detail if you have a vector design to go from. 100mmx100mm(4x4) which is the standard size that most do(I've got some funky hoops that I can get non-standard sizes) won't show much detail at all. It's going to have to be big and on the back of the shirt for it to keep all the detail.

 

[thomas barth]

Yacht artwork is on it's way to you Doctor!

 

[thomas barth]

WildWest brings up a good point. The client is trying to cram ten pounds in a five pound, when in reality simple would be better.

 

[PromoGuyTy]

WildWest brings up a good point. The client is trying to cram ten pounds in a five pound, when in reality simple would be better.

Biggest limitation of embroidery is simply SMALL TEXT=NO GOOD

Keep all text bigger than 1/4" and you should be okay.

 

[WildWestDesigns]

Biggest limitation of embroidery is simply SMALL TEXT=NO GOOD

Keep all text bigger than 1/4" and you should be okay.

That's true. Unlike printing, thread has a physical size to it that can't change. Try to make it too small and it looks like crap.

I did golf shirts for a computer company once that had tried to get someone else to digitize their file from first and it came out like crap. They tried to do it too small, you can't do that.

 

[thomas barth]

Doctor,
I got your out of office message reply. It made me wonder what I'm still doing here at the shop! I'll wait for an email. My phone numbers are in the email. Call on the cell with questions any time. Thanks!

 

[thomas barth]

Thanks for all your help folks! It's in the Doctor's hands at the moment, and I think for me it's time I stop long enough for dinner. Ten O'clock isn't too late for dinner, is it?!!

 

[tomence]

Go eat your dinner now, it's never too late for a nice meal.

 

[graphix]

http://www.midsouthdigitizing.net/

-I have a client who has asked me to convert a bitmap to vector which he intends to use an for embroidered Golf Shirt. I am perplexed about what to charge him. I won't be getting any additional business after the conversion.
What would you charge? I attached the "artwork" I'll have to trace.