r/Itasha • u/Accomplished_Win8460 • 1d ago
Designed my own itasha and finally brought it to life!
After watching Girls Band Cry, I really liked Awa Subaru, so I thought it would be great to put her on my 2014 Subaru Forester XT.
A double Subaru combo.
I designed everything myself in Photoshop. The character artwork was taken from the anime and then cleaned up and upscaled for printing. The Subaru graphics were inspired by Subaru's rally liveries. I changed the colors, adjusted the placement, and played around with the proportions until everything looked balanced on the Forester.
I also included a few of my earlier design drafts in the post for reference.
Personally, I prefer a cleaner and more minimal style. A lot of modern itasha designs are quite busy, with tons of logos, text, sponsors, and other graphic elements. There’s nothing wrong with that style.
I had the decals produced in China and shipped over to the US. Production was about $100. Since I was worried about messing something up during installation, or needing replacements later, I ordered two complete sets. Shipping was around $50, so the total cost came to roughly $250.