Jem
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Recourses for Art Manufacturing
🕑 Added 2021-06-24 12:29:34 +0000 UTCI made this a while ago and I'm not sure how many of you are artists or just collectors but thought it might be helpful to share.
In the future when I have manufacturing monthly for patreon more stable I hope to release more tutorial based stuff kinda like this...
☆Moo ☆
www.moo.com
UK Based
♡ Business Cards
♡ Postcards (A5/A6+ Prints)
♡ Stickers
♡ Posters (A4 Prints)
♡ Paper weight, size, luxe & foil options
♡ Multiple design option
Moo is my go to. The quality is super and they have a load of super great options for products. The best thing about Moo is that you can order more than one design at no extra cost. For example I could order a pack of 50 prints and have 4 designs.
The only issue is they are a UK based company so it may cost more to ship internationally.
☆ Zheeklay Printing ☆
www.zheeklayprinting.co.uk
♡ UK Based & small business
♡ Fine art & Giclée Prints
♡ Different paper types
I've used Zheeklay a couple of times for fine art and giclée A4 prints. The quality is amazing but obviously a little pricier. Although there is a minimum order quantity & you can only order in groups of 4. I believe they are a smaller business so it's nice to be able to support them as well.
☆ StickerApp ☆
www.stickerapp.co.uk
UK Based
♡ Custom size & cutline options
♡ Holographic, Glitter, Transparent, Mirror, Prismatic, Matte, Brush Aluminum, Dome, Heavy Duty, Removable, Wall, Floor, Sticker Sheets +
♡ Editing onsite
♡ Customer support and design help
Stickerapp is a very well known sticker manufacturer, and unlike some other well other sticker companies are a lot more ethical with their investments. Very easy to use once you have your design ready, and loads of options to choose from. Helpful tip, if there is something you want to produce but aren't quite sure how to portray it in the order form editor you can describe it in the notes (for example no cut line, cut up to edge of design) or contact them directly. They've always been super helpful to me.
☆ Awesome Merch ☆
www.awesomemerchandise.com
♡ International Webfront
♡ Print: prints, business cards, zines, temporary tattoos, bookmarks, stickers +
♡ Apparel: aprons, hoodies, t-shirts, scarves +
♡ Merch: badges, keyrings, mugs, lighters, coasters +
♡ Lots of different types of paper, foils, colors & selection in general
♡ Enamel Pins
Great selection of products! The quality from what I've seen and ordered is good. This is where I tend to order my business cards from as they do 100 cards for £5. Some of their products tend to be on the pricier side, but I doubt you'll find the quality and ease for a better price.
☆ Zap Creatives ☆
www.zapcreatives.com
♡ UK Based
♡ Stickers: Custom shapes, gloss/matte vinyl, sticker sheets,
♡ Pins & badges: Buttons, Acrylic, wooden, 25mm - 40mm
♡ Charms: Clear/colored/holographic/frosted/glitter/glow in the dark acrylic, wooden, metal
I've ordered acrylic charms from here before. The quality is fine, nothing special. They do not come with attached key rings its just the plastic charm. I have also noticed the acrylic they use is prone to snapping, though this may be dependent on design.
☆ Alibaba ☆
www.alibaba.com
♡ China Based
♡ Charms
♡ Soft & hard enamel pins
♡ Lanyards
♡ Pretty much any product you can think of they likely have a custom option
Alibaba is great, but tricky. It's quite daunting at first to you and communicate with suppliers but once you understand it's very useful. To understand the process more you can check out my tutorial making an enamel pin.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/47060397
☆ Noissue ☆
https://www.noissue.co.uk/
♡ Custom tissue paper
♡ Stickers & packing stickers
♡ Custom tape
♡ Custom stamps
♡ Cards & shipping labels
Noissue is a super cool company. They base their brand a lot around being eco-friendly and environmental which is super neat. Loads of different options for packing merchandise which is hard to find from normal suppliers. I ordered both my packing stamps from them. One had a line along the stamp so it ruined the design, I emailed and asked about it and they sent out a new one no charge. Would definitely recommend.
