WACKY BINDER SKETCH IDEA!

[koduck]

Here's an idea for customizing the inside of your Wacky Packages binder!

If anyone wants their binders customized, I'll be happy to entertain offers! I'm just itching to sketch one in color!

[Kook]

Here's an idea for customizing the inside of your Wacky Packages binder!

If anyone wants their binders customized, I'll be happy to entertain offers! I'm just itching to sketch one in color!

Those collages are great! Are you looking to do exactly those designs on all binders, or are you customizing them for each job (or both depending on $$$)?

I guess you could have 17 different designs for each of the 17 binders  That project would need an accompanying payment plan! 

[koduck]

Those collages are great! Are you looking to do exactly those designs on all binders, or are you customizing them for each job (or both depending on $$$)?

Each binder would be completely unique! And I should mention, I'd probably stick to drawing just the binders I painted (1, 7 and 16), so I'll leave it to the other artists to chime in about sketching designs on their binders...

[Kook]

Each binder would be completely unique!

Another cool idea would be a (color) printed collage for each binder, maybe on an 8-1/2 x 11 sticker sheet. That could be for those of us without budgets in the 4 digits to decorate all 17 of our binders. Maybe Dr Popper could chime in on the production feasibility of this. Don't know if the production side would be against Topps policy.

[BumChex]

Each binder would be completely unique!

Really, Really spectacular. Your mind never takes a break. Wait until you can design these on your new Mac!

[koduck]

Really, Really spectacular. Your mind never takes a break. Wait until you can design these on your new Mac!

Your right, my mind never takes a break, which can be a blessing OR a curse!

[Dr Popper]

Another cool idea would be a (color) printed collage for each binder, maybe on an 8-1/2 x 11 sticker sheet. That could be for those of us without budgets in the 4 digits to decorate all 17 of our binders. Maybe Dr Popper could chime in on the production feasibility of this. Don't know if the production side would be against Topps policy.

Are you talking about the sticker sheets for inside the binders where they are currently white?  If so that would be  something Topps would have to initiate and produce. 

Or are you talking about doing Neil's b&w collage but making it color instead?

[Kook]

Are you talking about the sticker sheets for inside the binders where they are currently white?  If so that would be  something Topps would have to initiate and produce.  

Or are you talking about doing Neil's b&w collage but making it color instead?

I thought if Neil went to the trouble of making a beautiful color collage (or 17) as a consignment for someone, it would be cool to print that artwork on a sticker sheet & sell it at a more reasonable cost to those of us who can't afford 16 or 17 (or 32/34 sheets) full color custom creations to decorate our binder set. Seems the artists are able to do 1 offs, but the reproduction may be a sticky issue because increasing the size of the market may be encroaching on a project topps could take on themselves.

[Dr Popper]

I thought if Neil went to the trouble of making a beautiful color collage (or 17) as a consignment for someone, it would be cool to print that artwork on a sticker sheet & sell it at a more reasonable cost to those of us who can't afford 16 or 17 (or 32/34 sheets) full color custom creations to decorate our binder set. Seems the artists are able to do 1 offs, but the reproduction may be a sticky issue because increasing the size of the market may be encroaching on a project topps could take on themselves.

That would be a good idea and I bet a lot of people would buy them and use them.  A lot of binders have the slip sheet area where you could slide it into the cover without using the sticker. 

I don't think Topps would do it or allow it to be done though because it may take away from the binder sales.

[Kook]

That would be a good idea and I bet a lot of people would buy them and use them.  A lot of binders have the slip sheet area where you could slide it into the cover without using the sticker. 

I don't think Topps would do it or allow it to be done though because it may take away from the binder sales.

I agree that it probably won't happen. For the small group that is willing to buy the binders, I think they will buy both. This would interest the binder buyers AND many others that won't spend the high price on the binders IMO. I never even thought of putting them in the cover of other binders to "roll my own" wacky binder. That is a good idea also.

I wonder if a group of 10 or 20 people could get together to commission, say, 4 binder collages like the NSU project, in full color & share the printing costs for the specific purpose of creating our own binder artwork. This way we could use the binder sizes & types we are each comfortable with & still have the cool artwork for them.

[BumChex]

I agree that it probably won't happen. For the small group that is willing to buy the binders, I think they will buy both. This would interest the binder buyers AND many others that won't spend the high price on the binders IMO. I never even thought of putting them in the cover of other binders to "roll my own" wacky binder. That is a good idea also.

I wonder if a group of 10 or 20 people could get together to commission, say, 4 binder collages like the NSU project, in full color & share the printing costs for the specific purpose of creating our own binder artwork. This way we could use the binder sizes & types we are each comfortable with & still have the cool artwork for them.

We could have Rob print them!

[BumChex]

I was just messing around with Photoshop on one of the checklists. I used the spot healing tool to remove the lines. While not perfect it looks pretty decent. I only spent about 5 min on this though and probably could do a better job if I wanted to. Since we all already have the puzzle I don't think people would want to make stickers out of these on Avery paper and stick them to the inside of the binders. I think it would be too much of the same thing. I also had to reduce the size a bit so it wasn't too big for the image upload.

[RawGoo]

The puzzles are also missing quite a bit of the art, and that's not even counting what the logo(s) mask.

[Jean Nutty]

You could make some rubber stamps and use them to decorate the inside of the binders

   


   

   

[Rabid Shaver]

You could make some rubber stamps and use them to decorate the inside of the binders

   


   

   

Hummmm, Wondering if Rubber stamps can be made with 3D printers?......

[Alexeirex]

You could make some rubber stamps and use them to decorate the inside of the binders

   


   

   

Those look great! Have you made rubber stamp sheets before?
Alex

[Jean Nutty]

Those look great! Have you made rubber stamp sheets before?
Alex

I haven’t.

(I got these images from Patrick. They are some type of templates used by Jay when he was signing the Wacky books of Abrams – they were originally posted on Greg's forum)

[Fanatical_and_Sickly]

You could make some rubber stamps and use them to decorate the inside of the binders

seems like a really unique decorating idea. although a bit bulky.

would you use Stifford's, LeRage's or maybe Ducko Cement to stick them in place?

[Simko]

Here's a sketch I did inside the 2nd series binder for a collector.

[BumChex]

Here's a sketch I did inside the 2nd series binder for a collector.

That is really cool Joe. What do you charge for this if we send you our binders?

[Simko]

Thanks Brad. I just sent a message to your email. If anyone else is interested you can just pm me, or email joe@sweetrot.com for a quote.

I'd rather not set a price here on the forum that seems standard in case any of the other artists want to charge differently.

[Smokin Joe]

Here's a sketch I did inside the 2nd series binder for a collector.

  Beautiful work Joe! I love a great B&W ink drawing... this is a great way to do it. It's like you can 'Draw 'em Anywhere!!! Love to see you post more of 'em as you finish 'em.   
         Smokin' Joe