Old 10-26-19 | 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by repechage
from the description, I think the most important is the art creation- the step that is glossed over.
Yes. It is no small task.

I also think it creates the most critical dilemma. The original artwork was not made with a computer. And no matter what tools you use, hand-drawn will never have the accuracy or the look of a computer. Now, you can use a the computer to reproduce those imperfections, but now you are looking at 3x-4x the time it takes to make the slick reproductions.

So most, if not nearly all reproduction decals just look wrong to me. I have no problem with over-restoration, but it is what it is.
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