Welcome To Xpress Skins
-Where Ideas become reality-

What Is an Itasha?

An Itasha (痛車, literally "painful car") is a car wrapped with anime, manga, comics, or video games characters. In the otaku culture, Itashas are used to [xpress] admiration, passion, and love for our favorite characters or waifus. At Xpress Skins, we strive to empower and grow this amazing community by providing fantastic customer service and high quality wraps. Our goal is to guide and educate our fellow otakus from their ideas to a stunning design. Designs that have won multiple awards and the hearts of many fans worldwide.

The Process Behind an Itasha
All Itashas begin with an idea to show what you love!

STEPS TO CREATE AN ITASHA

1.As fellow otakus, we know that putting an idea to paper may be a bit complex. That's why we are here to help. We have created a Form (attached Below) where you can request more information or assistance with your Itasha Idea.

STEPS TO CREATE AN ITASHA

2.Once we have solidified an idea, every design will include a minimum of one Art Piece (character). Prices for art will vary depending on the style being seeked after. Also, each additional Art Piece (character) will add to the total of the project {While there is no limit to how many characters you want, we recommend consulting with us first ^^}. The end of the second step is to request for a quote based on all the information collected. Once the quote is sent and a deposit is received, we can move to the third step.

STEPS TO CREATE AN ITASHA

3.Within 48 hours (Monday-Friday) you will be contacted to discuss the art style and design for your art. Once we have all the details we will draft the first Lineart and changes can be requested if need. Once this step is completed, you will be assigned a designer to work on your background and or Livery design.

STEPS TO CREATE AN ITASHA

4. On the design stage, the designer will go back and forth {please be considerate on the amount of revisions} to create the desired aesthetics for the car. Once the look is achieved the design goes to quality check.

STEPS TO CREATE AN ITASHA

5. The quality check stage has a variable time due to the complexity of the designs. At this stage if the project is design only. A manager would send the files to the client and reply to any question in regards to the wrap. If the Project is for print at this stage, we would ask for the second half of payment before printing. If the project is for install at this stage we will start working with the customer to set an install date.

STEPS TO CREATE AN ITASHA

**We also ask to consider that a timeframe for and Itasha project is at minimum 2 months (from start to finish) however, this time can vary due to special circumstances or if the design is more complex