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Behind of product creation 1
🕑 Added 2024-09-22 05:27:46 +0000 UTCThe results of the design poll came out a few days ago! There was no major change in the ranking of stickers, but in the case of postcards, shrimp took second and third place by a narrow margin. I hope you like the design of the double-sided postcard :D
I think I've talked a lot about making stickers so far. - Stickers definitely take the longest to make! This time, I'm going to talk about other products too, including stickers.
The story about the factory : Pikaole’s sticker making behind story
The production process : Sticker making behind story 2
WIP : Sticker making behind story 3 / Sticker making behind story 4
Related link : Instagram reels / Reels 2
Sticker making behind story 5 - 1 / Sticker making behind story 5 - 2
At first, I was going to make a translucent sticker this time with foil on the line border, like the bat and gecko I made in the beginning.
Make the clouds transparent and use silver foil for the border...and the pterosaur to be translucent. If it's transparent, you can even make something with complex lines like a jellyfish. This is done by making it transparent and using foil to express the tentacles. - The jellyfish were chosen as an artist's choice, but I was planning on adding about half of them as newly designed jellyfish...
But tragically, I spoke to the factory manager and he said they were no longer doing stickers with foil on border line 😭😭 - They say they are not producing it because there are too many defects...
So the Transparent clouds and jellyfish idea was scrapped, and I had to come up with something new.
Here are some ideas. For the pterosaur sticker sheet, I'm thinking about removing the clouds and adding new pterosaurs. I'm drawing a new one now, thinking it would be good to reduce the size and number of Pteranodons and add a bigger Quetzalcoatlus. Also I'm considering using rose gold colored foil for the flower sea slug and goldfish.
I'll be able to talk more about it in part 2 when the drawing is complete 😎
Envelope making
Here is the weather forecast for next week from the Korea Meteorological Administration.
As I mentioned last time, weather and humidity have a big impact on printing, so I have a habit of checking the weather forecast when I print 🤩
The weather next week looks super perfect for printing...!
I've used up all the magpie envelopes I've had for the past two years, so I need new ones.
From now on, strawberry squid will take the place of magpie. And instead of an axolotl, it'll be a wasp.😁
Up until now, when sending out rewards for the octopus tier, I used two envelopes for package, but from next time, I will try to put three envelopes. So, I am planning to make one more medium-sized envelope. I don't know if it will work as planned... but in theory, it is perfect 😚 For example, putting more envelope might not be smooth. I will have to test it once the actual product comes out. In any case, I will try 😇 because they can be used in various ways once made.
Outermost envelope's size : 119X12
Middle envelope's size : 18.8X11
Innermost envelope's size : 1170X10.5
When making an envelope, consider the adhesive surface and the folding area.
The Wasp envelope is intended for regular mail, this time I left the space for the stamp blank.
We might see the actual postcard sample next week. Postcard production in Korea is super fast, so I usually get them in two days after I order them ✨
Comments
pikaole
Yes, there are many processes involved in producing a product, from making it, to inspecting it, packaging it, shipping it, editing it, and promoting it 😎✨
Udina
So interesting reading about this, there's so many stuff to take into account behind the creation.
pikaole
Thanks for reading my process 😁💕 Part 2 will be ready soon.
pikaole
glad you like new one! Thank you 😁💕
Ellie Baines
I loooooove the been envelope!
Panny
Thanks for sharing this behind the scenes! I always enjoy hearing more about the process.
pikaole
Thank you :D
Seth K.
Fascinating!
pikaole
Thank you! There are many people here who like invertebrates and arthropods, so I think they will win someday! And thank you for liking what I'm making 😁💕
pikaole
High humidity can cause paper to warp, ink to not harden properly, and ink can smudge or transfer to other paper! So when I print, I try to avoid the rainy season if possible.
pikaole
Thank you! I wish I had made jellyfish stickers... maybe make them in different ways someday later
Jellywish
Poor scrapped jellyfish 😭 Thanks for this info, it is super interesting! And the new envelopes look amazing ✨
Beans
Learning about your process has been very interesting. I had no idea that things like humidity played a part in printing quality!
Avalon Bernd
I was a little sad when spiders didn't win, but honestly I think I would have voted for these options instead had I known originally how amazing they were going to turn out. I'm so excited!!! Everything looks amazing!
