thread's not dead - doITlab

I’ve found the more realistic you can present their idea in the real world, the
more approvals you’ll win.
8. Revisions. Turns out the client liked the design, but they just want some color
changes. So I’ll go back and make those changes, log my time spent on them and
show the client new revised proofs. If they hate the design (unlikely, because
they already approved the sketch and concept) then we reassess the budget and
how much they can afford to start over. This rarely happens.
9. Final design. They give me a final approval on the design, and then I send
the invoice for the remaining hours. Once they’re all paid up, I prepare the final
files for print. Usually that just means organizing the PSD or AI files, saving out
flattened high res versions, etc. I don’t typically do color separations for tees, we
save that job for the printer.
10. Send the files. At Go Media we like to burn everything on a disc and mail the
final files to the client. We also send them online via YouSendIt. Both ways to
make sure they get the file.
That’s typically how I personally work. But in reality at Go Media, we have a
project manager in place who usually takes the incoming project and deals with
budgets and briefs. Once that’s ironed out, it’s handed off to the designer who
finishes the project. We have this in place so that the designer isn’t worrying
about closing sales on new leads and can focus on what they do best, the art.
Dragonforce type treatment by Jeff Finley.Read about this technique here http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/old-school-type-line-gradients/
THREAD’S NOT DEAD • Jeff Finley
List of Design &
Illustration Tutorials
Do you want to learn exactly HOW to create these designs? I want to show you!
Since there’s not enough room in this book to provide detailed lessons in design,
here are some links to help you learn some techniques used by some of
the industry’s most talented artists. Most of these are FREE tutorials and some
are video tutorials that you can purchase to learn more advanced illustration
and texturing techniques.
Photoshop Tutorials
• Jeff Finley’s Wacom Techniques
• Ray Frenden Illustration Techniques
• Designing Your Own Hoodie
• 3-color Design for Screen Printing
Vector Illustration
Tutorials
• Rapid Fire Illustration Technique
• DIY Vintage T-shirts
• Vector Pinup Girl tutorial
• Create a Balanced T-Shirt Graphic
• From Sketch to Vector Illustration
• Designing SceneXcore Apparel
Lettering Techniques
• Ornate Lettering Process Video
• BJ Betts Custom Lettering Guides
• Calligraphy and Penmanship
• Ornate Lettering in AI and PS
Coloring Techniques
• Quick Tips: Coloring by Sol Amstutz
• Watercolor Effects by HeavyPrints
Distressing Techniques
• Machine Wash Filters
• Creating Screen-printing effects
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