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Originally Posted by jldecarlo

For full custom chips with the same design on both sides ("gold artwork") the art fee is $199. $175 more (platinum artwork) for chips with different designs on each side. Four denominations is standard. $30 extra for each additional denomination/color. Fancy edges (text, non-standard edge spots) are also an additional $30. I imagine that if you went with a different design on each chip, it would be $199 for the first chip and $175 for each additional chip or something like that, but I don't know for sure.

If you are unsure of what you want, sign up for their free members forum. There are nearly 200 of their designs in the artwork gallery. Text changes on chips are at no additional charge (ie, denominations). Since the edge pieces on the checkmate design were probably done with a true type font, I would guess that they were not extra.

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I only gave Patrick the basic layout to start with. As things would get more solid, I concentrated on the details (fonts, edgespots, etc.). Patrick gave me great suggestions all along the way, telling me from his experience what the real limitations are in the final product. Many times I would say, "I want this to be different" and he would produce several options and we'd go from there.

JLDiCarlo gave you the info on price. My chips, even though there are variations on the border, did not cost extra per chip. By using a true type font, I was able to avoid the extra art fees and still get a unique chip for each color.

What theme do you want to do? How would you like it to look? The more clear in your mind you are at the beginning the fewer iterations you'll end up with. I suspect that no matter where you start, though, Patrick can lead you through to a great design.

Good luck, and for my money, this was THE way to go.