Anyone Know any Good and/or Cheap Sticker Companies?

[KainAronoele]

I'm wanting to get some stickers made of some things, and I'm also thinking of adding stickers to my Etsy shop so I was wondering if anyone knew of any companies that let you custom make and order stickers, but that aren't too much, but still reliable/legit.
If it lets you make custom sizes as well, that'd be cool, but not required!


Thanks! :3

 

[pengutango]

I've heard https://www.catprint.com/ is a good site. A few of my friends have gotten prints from them and they were pretty great quality. There are some other sites I've heard are good, but I don't remember them off the top of my head. I'll let you know if anything pops up.

 

[KainAronoele]

I've heard https://www.catprint.com/ is a good site. A few of my friends have gotten prints from them and they were pretty great quality. There are some other sites I've heard are good, but I don't remember them off the top of my head. I'll let you know if anything pops up.

Thanks! I figured out that the site I usually use for shirts and phone cases also makes stickers, so gonna go compare some prices ^^

I had a question for you though, on your photoshop, can it make images bigger without diluting the quality, or does it still get a bit blurry?

 

[pengutango]

Thanks! I figured out that the site I usually use for shirts and phone cases also makes stickers, so gonna go compare some prices ^^

I had a question for you though, on your photoshop, can it make images bigger without diluting the quality, or does it still get a bit blurry?

If you can, try to order a sample too, so you have an idea what you're getting. Most should allow that.

There is absolutely NO way to enlarge a normal pic, without the quality going downhill. It exponentially gets worse, the more you enlarge it. This is pretty much why you start out at a really high resolution.

If you know you're gonna print it, you want it at least at 300dpi and put it at whatever size you're gonna print it at, or larger, so you have more leeway with size. It is always better to shrink images, since while you might lose the finer details as you shrink it, the quality will still be there.

If you want infinite size control, vectors are the way to go. Because they use paths, you can shrink or enlarge the pic as much as you want, without losing quality.

 

[KainAronoele]

If you can, try to order a sample too, so you have an idea what you're getting. Most should allow that.

There is absolutely NO way to enlarge a normal pic, without the quality going downhill. It exponentially gets worse, the more you enlarge it. This is pretty much why you start out at a really high resolution.

If you know you're gonna print it, you want it at least at 300dpi and put it at whatever size you're gonna print it at, or larger, so you have more leeway with size. It is always better to shrink images, since while you might lose the finer details as you shrink it, the quality will still be there.

If you want infinite size control, vectors are the way to go. Because they use paths, you can shrink or enlarge the pic as much as you want, without losing quality.

Yeah, I'm having trouble with sizing lol.
What are vectors? o .o

 

[pengutango]

Yeah, I'm having trouble with sizing lol.
What are vectors? o .o

There isn't much you can do about that, especially if the image is already completed. :/

They're images that use paths and various anchor points to create the image. You can use paths in Photoshop, though Illustrator is best for vectors since everything you do in there uses paths (SVGs/AI files are two extensions that vectors have). The biggest advantage of vectors is the fact that you have infinite size control.

One downside, is that vectors on their own, don't tend to be the most dynamic on its own. Granted, I'm no expert in Illustrator at all. But, you can probably try to use it in conjunction with Photoshop to give images more dimension.

 

[KainAronoele]

There isn't much you can do about that, especially if the image is already completed. :/

They're images that use paths and various anchor points to create the image. You can use paths in Photoshop, though Illustrator is best for vectors since everything you do in there uses paths. The biggest advantage of vectors is the fact that you have infinite size control.

One downside, is that vectors on their own, don't tend to be the most dynamic on its own. Granted, I'm no expert in Illustrator at all. But, you can probably try to use it in conjunction with Photoshop to give images more dimension.

Yeah, I thought I made them big enough, but when trying to size them, like an inch is the normal quality which is pretty lame ; ^;

Oh, ok. Yeah, I'm no good at that stuff lol. Guess I just need to make them huge if I wanna make them stickers lol.

 

[pengutango]

Yeah, I thought I made them big enough, but when trying to size them, like an inch is the normal quality which is pretty lame ; ^;

Oh, ok. Yeah, I'm no good at that stuff lol. Guess I just need to make them huge if I wanna make them stickers lol.

Basically. Resolution is the biggest factor with printing since say if you have a 1000x1000 image, one is at 72dpi and the other is 300 dpi. While the might have the same canvas size, when it comes down to it, the one with the higher resolution will print larger than the other with the lower resolution.

 

[KainAronoele]

Basically. Resolution is the biggest factor with printing since say if you have a 1000x1000 image, one is at 72dpi and the other is 300 dpi. While the might have the same canvas size, when it comes down to it, the one with the higher resolution will print larger than the other with the lower resolution.

Ahhh, yeah mine was at 72.. and it's about 500x375 :/
I may be better off making them myself lol.

 

[pengutango]

Ahhh, yeah mine was at 72.. and it's about 500x375 :/
I may be better off making them myself lol.

Yeah, when you make your canvas, change the sizing to inches, then put in the largest size you plan on printing the image at and put the resolution at 300dpi. This will save you from actually having to figure how how many pixels you need to make your canvas.

Even if you print them yourself, you probably will run into the same problem...

 

[KainAronoele]

Yeah, when you make your canvas, change the sizing to inches, then put in the largest size you plan on printing the image at and put the resolution at 300dpi. This will save you from actually having to figure how how many pixels you need to make your canvas.

Even if you print them yourself, you probably will run into the same problem...

Ahh, yeah. It turns out to like 1in ; ^; that's a tinyyy sticker lol.

Probably, but guess I should try > .<

Off to go reline these pieces xD

 

[Mints]

You can check these guys out ----> https://www.stickerguy.com
Let me know if you need anything else!

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Also if you are looking to buy bulk (200+ stickers at a time) This website is probably the best. I'm not sure about the pricing range but yeah... http://www.stickergiant.com