How Do You Go About Finding/Hiring an Artist?

Kinja'd!!! "Tripper" (tripe46)
05/09/2017 at 10:12 • Filed to: None

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When I was little, my brother’s girlfriend painted a sweet “Taz” on the back of his Nissan XE.

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I want to get Woodsy Owl painted on the back of the Ranger, just like the image below minus the “Woodsy Owel says” part. I don’t know where to look. Maybe post in the “gigs” section of CL? How much should I expect to pay, a couple hundred?

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DISCUSSION (10)


Kinja'd!!! Echo51 > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 10:17

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Contact your local sign maker/print shop and get it made as a sticker instead maybe?


Kinja'd!!! DipodomysDeserti > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 10:24

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I think you need to also have the sign painted too.

Find a custom car shop that does a lot of classic roadsters, low riders, old trucks and such. Those guys will usually have a dude who can hand paint stuff. I know some tattoo artists that do sign painting and pinstriping as well.


Kinja'd!!! smobgirl > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 10:31

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I’d probably rely on word of mouth here, to be honest. If you see a car that’s been painted and you like it, ask who did it.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > smobgirl
05/09/2017 at 10:33

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Great idea! Cept now I’ll probably not see a car with something hand painted for another few years haha.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > DipodomysDeserti
05/09/2017 at 10:34

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Awesome, never thought of Tattoo artists. I’m going to keep the “give a hoot, don’t pollute” just not the “woodsy owl says”


Kinja'd!!! phenotyp > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 10:36

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Do it in vinyl, not paint. Just make the graphic and have a local vinyl shop print it. Has the added benefit of removability.


Kinja'd!!! nermal > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 10:39

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Post a job on < upwork.com >.


Kinja'd!!! TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 10:55

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Somewhat related: Anyone know who I can talk to about making a .bmp I can import and use as my logo on PCBs and the like? I would like to make up something like my squirrel avatar in a Stilo WRC helmet but have no idea where to start.


Kinja'd!!! uofime-2 > TheTurbochargedSquirrel
05/09/2017 at 11:27

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photoshop should be able to trace it and output the vector file you need for such things


Kinja'd!!! XJDano > Tripper
05/09/2017 at 12:42

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Ask at body shops and bike paint shops. ? Someone can do it for cheap. I’d pay $50-100.