Caricature Creation Courtesy of Fasticon.com

Caricature SamplesI wish that I could take credit for designing the neat caricature you see on my website in the "about me" region that appears on the top-right of each page, however the truth is that I purchased it from Fasticon.com.  They offer an awesome package for either $29 [head only] or $49 [full body] where they will create a custom caricature based on photos that you send.  The process offers two separate approval points - the first occurs after the hand drawing is completed, and the second is once the color sample has been digitally created.  You see a graphic that shows the journey my caricature took before it was finalized.  You can also see the side-by-side comparison of one of the pictures I sent of myself on Fasticon's blog post on my caricature.

Upon receiving the final package containing my caricature I was very pleased to see all the different formats included.  Take a look at all of the formats that my final zip file included...

  • EPS (Encapsulated PostScript)
  • JPG 300 (High Definition JPG - 2347x3425)
  • PSD 300 (High Definition Adobe Photoshop)
  • Mac Icon
  • Windows Icon
  • PNG (16x16, 24x24, 32x32, 48x48, 128x128, 256x256)

Not bad!  Not bad at all if you ask me.  In fact, I'm planning on going back and purchasing the full body caricature for a few more dollars (well $20).  And no, I did not receive anything for blogging about this service and I am in no way affiliated with Fasticon.com.  I just think this service is pretty dang cool!

The direct link to their caricature server is http://caricatures.fasticon.com.  Payment is handled online with credit cards or paypal.

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Posted on 03.9.2008 13:56 PM #

Dan

Dan gb
Hi Danny,

Did you have any issues with communication with fasticon? I have been trying to contact the for over a week and have had no response. Wondered if anyone else has had a similar experience. Their services look great but it's getting to the point I am wondering if they are still going.

Cheers,

Dan

Posted on 03.10.2008 17:32 PM #

Adrian | Rubiqube

Adrian | Rubiqube ro
I placed my order almost a month ago. I received no email for about a week, then someone finally apologized and said they would send the sketch the next day. It's been 2 more weeks since then, and no sign from them. Sure, caricatures look cool, their people skills suck.

Posted on 03.10.2008 19:51 PM #

Danny

Danny us
@ Adrian,
I have not tried to contact them lately, but I experienced one low point in communication where I had to request the results. As far as I know they are still in business though.

Posted on 03.11.2008 03:43 AM #

Adrian | Rubiqube

Adrian | Rubiqube ro
I just sent another email yesterday. Hope I get the "mini me" after all. Laughing

Posted on 03.12.2008 09:12 AM #

Dan

Dan gb
Hi again,

Sort of concerned that you are having similar problems Adrian. I know of someone who placed an order about 2 weeks ago and has had nothing since, not even an acknowledgment. When they claim 2 business days turnaround I would have to agree with your point about their people skills sucking.

Cheers for the feedback both,

Dan

Posted on 03.14.2008 11:06 AM #

Phillip Butcher

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People// i think this issue might be a recurring problem across the board.
I placed an order for my icon about a week ago and still have had no response.

Waiting .. waiting.. and waiting..
I have sent several follow up emails but no response.
I did not even receive feedback from fasticon.com that my payment had been received and they were working in my order. <only feedback from paypal that the payment had been sent.

Even an auto response feature would have made me fell better.

Good graphics.. good business,,, but customer service is going to kill this business.

Phillip

Posted on 03.14.2008 11:17 AM #

Danny

Danny us
@Phillip,
I completely agree. I did not experience these issues and I'm disappointed to hear that this service has gone down hill. I want to clear up that I am not in any way associated with this graphics company.

I will send an email on behalf of everyone that left comments detailing frustrations.

Posted on 03.14.2008 11:24 AM #

Danny

Danny us
Here is the email I sent...

"Very disappointed…

I wrote up a nice post after you created a caricature for me back in January boasting about your service. Now I am receiving several emails and comments complaining about your lack of response - correction, serious lack of response. You can see a few of the complaints on my blog at dannydouglass.com/.../...Courtesy-of-Fasticon.aspx by reading through the comments.

If you can not rectify this situation I will be forced to update my post and recommend people elsewhere."

I will update with any response from FastIcon. Again, my apologies to all experiencing these frustrating delays.

Posted on 03.17.2008 10:21 AM #

Dirceu Veiga

Dirceu Veiga br
Dear Friends,

Our Caricature Service was released in January, it's extremely new and we didn't imagine that would have so much success. We have dozens of very satisfied customer that indicated our service in blogs and websites ( like Danny Douglas ) and for that reason we got overload of work.

We are making the possible to solve the delays ( hiring new artists ) and making an extra effort to maintain the cheap price.
We asked for a more little of patience in that phase, and we will do everything to compensate any frustration that the delays have caused.

My sincere apologies, and thank you for the explanation space

Thank you again.

Dirceu Veiga
www.fasticon.com

Posted on 03.18.2008 16:16 PM #

Gustavo Hernando

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At least email back saying you'll send me my caricature. Ive been waiting 2 weeks also. It only takes 5 seconds to send an autoresponse.

Posted on 03.18.2008 21:52 PM #

Bob

Bob us
I'm another victim. No icon. No replies to emails. The very least they could do is change their website info... they promise an icon in 2 days when it really should read 1 month. This must be a scam. Has anyone tried getting their money back?

Posted on 03.19.2008 04:48 AM #

Free icons

Free icons us
Nice icons, I like this style

Posted on 03.26.2008 07:01 AM #

seiho

seiho es
Great! thanks

Posted on 04.30.2008 06:36 AM #

Daniel Vaughan

Daniel Vaughan gb
Me too, paid for a full face and body over a month ago and heard absolutely nothing. I just hoping he will get round to it eventually otherwise it is the pain of trying to get my money back.

Posted on 05.5.2008 12:37 PM #

John Jackson

John Jackson us
AVOID THIS COMPANY!!

I submitted an order over a month ago and they won't respond to any emails or contact requests on their website. If anyone has a phone number contact for this company it would be appreciated. I am having trouble getting a refund as well so my advice for anyone else is to avoid this scam like the plague.

Posted on 05.9.2008 05:23 AM #

Daniel Vaughan

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Well it is not a scam. I wrote a polite e-mail to the company not a "where is my picture I want my money back one" and got a response in a couple of hours. The next day I got my sketch and it looks good. I am looking forward to the final thing now. He is just stupidly busy I think.

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