Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
I hate to tell you this, when reducing any type of photo that small to make a decal, you will lose tons of detail. I have made decals for 1/25 scale models, and the only way I know of to get crisp lettering/graphics is to actually draw the artwork in a vector-based software. Most CAD programs will output vector graphics, but I'm sure someone in the decal business can suggest better software specifically for drawing images such as these. For some lettering (only) if you can find a true-type font for the style you wish to replicate, you can print the decals right from MS word all the way down to about 6-point type if needed (and if you use a color laser printer or an ALPS printer). For a while, I was making ALPS decals for a few models I built. I used CAD-KEY, plus MS Word, plus strategic layering of colors(decal on top of decal) to do these. Very time consuming and difficult!
Numbers and sponsor logos on hood & trunk done with MS Word, CAD, on ALPS:
All the magenta & black lettering done with ALPS and MS Word only:
I hate to tell you this, when reducing any type of photo that small to make a decal, you will lose tons of detail. I have made decals for 1/25 scale models, and the only way I know of to get crisp lettering/graphics is to actually draw the artwork in a vector-based software. Most CAD programs will output vector graphics, but I'm sure someone in the decal business can suggest better software specifically for drawing images such as these. For some lettering (only) if you can find a true-type font for the style you wish to replicate, you can print the decals right from MS word all the way down to about 6-point type if needed (and if you use a color laser printer or an ALPS printer). For a while, I was making ALPS decals for a few models I built. I used CAD-KEY, plus MS Word, plus strategic layering of colors(decal on top of decal) to do these. Very time consuming and difficult!
Numbers and sponsor logos on hood & trunk done with MS Word, CAD, on ALPS:
All the magenta & black lettering done with ALPS and MS Word only: