Model Comp Cards

A comp card is short for "composite card and is also known as a 'z card" or game card "and even the map of Zed. According to Wikipedia, card printing comp is a marketing tool used mainly by actors, models and agents to represent them every time they go out for casting purposes. They are a marketing tool inexpensive but effective way of presenting the capabilities of a model.

A card layout is a sort of calling card for these people.

Comp card printing started in 1965 by a Londoner who created composite pattern printed on A4 paper. The designer, and registered the trademark "composite model" in Europe and the United States. The format was then revised in 1972 to make way for a business card size A5. This has led to the production of composites by agencies models. A few other companies also began printing cards for the model industry model. In 1990, Marlowe Press (named after the leading creator of comp cards) and stopped trading cards model becomes the generic words in the modeling world. In recent years, tools for creating card printing model became widely available online.

A model card printing is usually a minimum of two photos. It includes a cover page with a life-size portrait of the model, and another page where you will find a selection of photos and plans to complete the portfolio model. The second page also includes statistical model, eg size, weight, bust size, hip size, color of eyes and hair, nationality, and the main contact information. Generally, they are printed on both sides of a card stock 8.5 "by 5.5".

So how do models and casting agents print comp cards? Currently, there are different options available in creating comp cards. They can ask their photographer or do it themselves. They can also use today's software to modify and improve the selection of images for these cards. There is a lot of graphic software available offline and that any model or an agent can use to enhance their capabilities.

Finally, there are also many printing companies that use today's technologies to create digitally enhanced artwork custom maps, as well as easy printing and ordering process. Comp card printing costs vary the tools used and the number of photos on the map. The type of cardstock can also affect the price and quality printing of maps.