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Pikaole’s sticker making behind story
🕑 Added 2021-06-10 18:03:25 +0000 UTCI visited the sticker factory yesterday.
I think a lot of people were wondering how I make stickers.
So I made a simple video...
I wrote it simple, but it took me all day to edit this 2 minute video lol.
My voice comes out....
I can't pronounce the sticker 'sheet' very well, so I had to delete it for fear it would sound like profane lol.
My English will be obviously weird, but I added subtitles so you can understand😂
+ I used to get questions about manu from the fellow artist ,
Here is some more detailed information.
Q ) What program did you use to make the stickers?
A ) Image: Adobe Photoshop CC
Final edit: Adobe Illustrator CC
It requires total of 4 layers for this sticker.
- cut line
- area of foil
- white layer
- Image file (must have more space than the cut line)
Q ) How long does it take?
A ) In my case I can't measure it because the time it takes to draw is all different.
Except for the time to draw two illustration (jelly bean sea slug and octopus),
I worked on this sticker over 3weeks. It would have taken a lot longer since I was very inexperienced in using Illustrator.
Manu's production time is usually one to two weeks.
Last time it took 10 days, this time it went into production after 5 days.
This is the time it takes to check the digital file and book the schedule, and the sticker production starts in the morning of the same day.
It started at 9 am, and check the status of the sticker with me by 11 am.
Whole sticker production was all finished at 12 o'clock.
If my father hadn't come to pick me up by car, they would have sent it by courier.
Now in Korea, the courier union is on strike, so I took the sticker box home right away.
Q ) What is the minimum order quantity?
A ) Minimum order quantity is 3000 pieces (3 designs * 1000)
This is quite a burdensome number, so in Korea, three artists usually gather to produce.
The factory manager said that the original MOQ was 10,000 units 😲
Q ) Can I order from Korean manu from overseas?
A ) I asked the manager if he was interested in taking orders from abroad, but he said that, unfortunately, he only accepts orders in Korean because working with foreigners is too complicated.
As far as I know, not only here, but most Korean companies do not support English service. For example, in Korea, paypal is not universal.
If you want to make something similar, Maybe you can found it on alibaba. As far as I know, the price will be 2-5 times cheaper than in Korea manu.
But I haven't tried it myself, so I can't recommend any place😅 In my case, for reasons such as time, communication, and quality, I tend to produce with Korean companies whenever possible.
Q ) How do I find information about manu?
A ) When I first wanted to make a sticker like this, there was absolutely no information.
I searched the internet, but there were only questions and no answers.
So I remember being really curious where the other people made it.
Then one day, my friend shared information about manu.
It was just a cell phone number and email, because there really is no website!
Later, I asked them why they didn't make a website, and they said it was too complicated.😂 Anyway, his factory looked super busy even without a homepage. Maybe that would be the real reason.
+ This is my first time visiting a sticker factory myself.
It was an impressive experience, so I wanted to share my process with you :D
More sticker sample photos will be updated in the following post.
Comments
pikaole
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Warren
Yayyy!!!!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩
pikaole
Glad my English is not weird XD thanks for watching Jo!
HyenaFanatic
Great job on your video pikaole! I really enjoyed it. I thought you did a great job with your English! The video was super interesting too!
pikaole
Thank you very much Dana! glad you like that!
Dana
This was so cool to see, thanks for sharing! Also I hope you don't mind me saying it, but I think your voice and cute narration were very nice! :)
pikaole
It was really fun because visiting manu in person is not a common experience even as an artist! Thanks for watching :D
Love seeing the bts. It must be a wonderful feeling getting to see your designs being produced like this 💜
pikaole
omg🤣🤣🤣 yeah, that's good point lol. Thanks Jen!
pikaole
Thank you very much senkoushoujo! Actually, I've been thinking about making a video for a long time, but I think I was hesitant the most because of my English skills.I'm glad you liked it!
pikaole
Yay! Thanks Valerie! This is my first time revealing my voice, I'm glad you liked it🤣.Thanks to you and patreon, I feel more confident in my English speaking!
pikaole
yeah, they seem to dance to a certain rhythm! Thanks for watching!
pikaole
Thank you very much Christine!
pikaole
Thanks for watching Void 💕
Spike Milligan
That was such a neat video! Thanks for sharing. 😊 (And now I know how to pronounce pikaole 😂)
senkoushoujo
Thank you for sharing! This was very interesting to see :) I always enjoy seeing your process and how you bring your illustrations to life 💖 it was very cool to see the factory in production. Very well made video, your English is very good 👍
Valerie Burk
So cool to see this process! Thank you for making the video to share with us! 😃 And to reiterate what everyone else said, your English is great! Not at all difficult to understand. Fun to get to hear your voice also 💖🥰
Rhee
the sticker machine looked like it was dancing! thanks for sharing!
Christine
Wow! I loved this sneak peek into the sticker development process! So very cool!
What an interesting process, thanks for sharing!
