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What is a comp card?


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A composite card (sometimes called a ZED) is a model's business card. In most cases, your comp card is your one and only opportunity to make a good first impression.

Many agencies will not even meet with you until you have your comp card done - because that is the tool that they use to market you.

With that in mind it is important that the images on your comp card are your absolute best and nothing less. Additionally, the printing and reproduction quality is extremely important. Poor reproduction makes your images look bad and as a result - makes you look bad.

I strongly recommend being sure that your comp cards are "offset printed". This simply means that they are being printed on a traditional printing press and a good quality card stock, as opposed to the less expensive method of printing the comp cards with a laser printer on lightweight stock.


Comp Card Design

Sending your images separately to a printer, in the form of prints, slides or digital images, gives you no control over the final outcome of the layout or quality of the images.

Having your comp card prepared digitally and then burned to a CD (printer ready), insures you the best possible quality.

Below are examples of custom comp card designs that I have prepared for various models. The design price includes any scanning and retouching required, design of the card (front and back), burning the files to a CD, and providing one high-quality proof print to be sent to the printer for color matching.


2 Sided Comp Card - 5.5" x 8.5"
Industry Standard Design

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2 Sided Comp Card
Custom Designed

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4 Sided Comp Card
Custom Designed

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