This is a revision of the Vehicle Wrap project I posted earlier. Now, after class I still have issues with the clipping mask and the compound shape. Hopefully yours goes better.For project files and a list of all my vehicle wrap project videos:Hi! I’m Ryan Haworth.
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Earlier this year I had the pleasure of rebranding ‘ photography business and as part of the, came the job of designing his car.In this article I will guide you through how I designed a “custom car vehicle wrap” along with tips I learned along the way but before I launch into that, I would like you to meet Caroline, Luke’s new company car.© Photos copyright of One Fine Day Photography.Now that you have been introduced, let me begin 1. Do The ResearchBefore you start any new project, you should get familiar with the process and subject matter and as this was my first time doing a car vehicle wrap, this was even more important.As I couldn’t find much information on the web or have any idea where to begin, I asked my Twitter followers if they had any tips or resources and that was a huge help, along with asking the print shop directly.It was also handy to read the FAQ’s on these three sites: MotaGraphics, and the getting started section on CarWraps.net. Remember that your printer may have different requirements than these shops so it’s best to ask your printer for their special requirements. Wow, great subject matter. Love the blog.The end result did indeed turn out great, however, I must say that this was the uber-long-and-unnecessary route Having worked on dozens of vehicle wraps it almost hurts to see someone go through so much extra time and effort.
I would love to show you a different route that is more accurate and helps to visualize the final results much better than you have here.I have worked on wraps for car dealers, public transportation, The Palms Casino, Huntsman World Senior Games, private trasportation, schools, personal, business you name it. Decals to entire wraps.If you would be interested in working up a more accurate/visual tutorial, you have my email. Sara,Kyle gave me a good foot hold for the start of this project – very much appreciated.Shane, Stijn, Stephen,Thank you!Ebi,Now that is different a spider wrap for a boat. Would love to see the final outcome.Eric,I’ve just emailed you, would love to hear the shorter, different route!Luke,Apparently there was a much easier way of doing this, hoping to hear back from Eric soon.Andrew,I remember seeing that write up last year on your blog – it looks like vinyl stickers (as appose to a wrap)? Looks like you enjoyed the branding process!And yes it is rewarding seeing your work out there, especially when it is local!Jason,Timely, as in you’re doing a car wrap design too?. My very best compliments for this article!
Great job!Here is an extra tips from me/ how I do it:Many different types of vehicles come to my studio so this is how I take measurements:– I have printed a ruler on magnetic foil 1 meter wide and 0.25 meter height and I paste it on a car or truck and then I take picture of it.– That meter foil helps me to scale image in photoshop to 1:1! It works perfectly! ?– You don’t have to do this but it is always better to check measurements of a vehicle you work on because those vector blueprints are not 100% precise and can cause many problems.In my country you can apply graphics only on left and right sides of the vehicles, rooftops, backs and fronts are not allowed and if you have them on your cars police will stop you, take your license, money how stupid is that. Wow awesome article, lots of great insight. Thanks!Try out this new app I’ve just built to help people without Photoshop to design basic car wrap styles. It’s in Flash so you can’t use it on ipad yet, but it’s more for computer users anyway. It’s just our first Alpha release so we’re looking for feedback, feel free to contact me with any thoughts or questions.
You (or any wrap shop) can sign up and list yourself for free too, if you’re still doing wraps. People can design their wraps and save them to their profile, and/or send them to the wrap shops listed via a Zip Code search, pretty convenient. We think it’s pretty cool What do you think? We’re still working on improving it so check it out again in the future!Thanks,– Sean.