TheCADJockey
ALL YOUR BASE
I'm starting this thread to consolidate my projects, track WIP and offer help for people who want labels for their homebrew. I'll also offer the step-by-step process I take when creating labels so that you can work on your own or tinker with the end result I give you. Thanks to HBT member Psylocide for introducing me to this process, as it has given me something to do in downtime.
Label Requests:
I will take requests to work on simple labels for people. *This does not include Logos!* The programs I am using are simple for the most part. Please provide as much information as possible regarding what you are looking for or copy/paste the following questions into a post and answer to the best of your ability. In most cases, I will be finding existing artwork (or use what you provide) and altering it enough to make it unique for your label. Please take the time to put some thought into your request, it makes the design process much quicker and allows me to make something closer to what you are imagining. Free reign of the design will quite often yield something you may not be interested in.
Brewery Name:
Beer Name:
Color/Style/Theme:
Do you want an area to write in information?
What specific text, if any, do you want included?
Additional information or ideas:
Please provide any artwork you would like to possibly have included and limit yourself to one request if things get busy. I will do my best to work on your labels in my spare time. I will do my best to complete labels in the order they are received. If your request is overly complicated, it may take me a while and go to the side for a bit. If your request piques my interest, it may move to the front and be completed faster. I get nothing from this aside from practice and an occasional thank you, go easy on me but feel free to offer constructive criticism. The only thing I ask as always, if you use a label created here, just post a picture of it on a bottle.
The Process:
If you have any questions regarding this process so you can try your hand at it, feel free to ask. This is something I enjoy doing, I have a lot of free time and there seems to be a lot of interest. A lot of my designs end up looking similar, be it my style or programs that limit my result, it still gets some art on your bottle for free. I'll post some previous labels I made so you can see if my work interests you at all. Looking forward to working on some labels.
Label Requests:
I will take requests to work on simple labels for people. *This does not include Logos!* The programs I am using are simple for the most part. Please provide as much information as possible regarding what you are looking for or copy/paste the following questions into a post and answer to the best of your ability. In most cases, I will be finding existing artwork (or use what you provide) and altering it enough to make it unique for your label. Please take the time to put some thought into your request, it makes the design process much quicker and allows me to make something closer to what you are imagining. Free reign of the design will quite often yield something you may not be interested in.
Brewery Name:
Beer Name:
Color/Style/Theme:
Do you want an area to write in information?
What specific text, if any, do you want included?
Additional information or ideas:
Please provide any artwork you would like to possibly have included and limit yourself to one request if things get busy. I will do my best to work on your labels in my spare time. I will do my best to complete labels in the order they are received. If your request is overly complicated, it may take me a while and go to the side for a bit. If your request piques my interest, it may move to the front and be completed faster. I get nothing from this aside from practice and an occasional thank you, go easy on me but feel free to offer constructive criticism. The only thing I ask as always, if you use a label created here, just post a picture of it on a bottle.
The Process:
- Once the request is made, the artwork is compiled. Submitted art is doctored, cropped or re-sized. New art is found with Google image searches, usually.
- The background image/art is chosen and loaded at www.pixlr.com
- At Pixlr, the web express option is completely adequate when making a label. Advanced options are available in the full version if you are interested in tinkering further.
- I will try to save a base layout of the label, that way things can be added or changed when it comes to text.
- A finished label is then saved as .PNG or .JPG, again keeping things simple.
- Finally, I open MS Word and start a Blank Document
- Insert Image, browse my computer for the finished label and re-size it accordingly. Often fitting 6-12 labels per document.
- Print, cut them out, and paste them to the beer bottles with a cheap craft glue stick and be done! They wash off very easily or if you just wipe glue on the corners of the label, they'll just pick right off when you are done.
If you have any questions regarding this process so you can try your hand at it, feel free to ask. This is something I enjoy doing, I have a lot of free time and there seems to be a lot of interest. A lot of my designs end up looking similar, be it my style or programs that limit my result, it still gets some art on your bottle for free. I'll post some previous labels I made so you can see if my work interests you at all. Looking forward to working on some labels.
