Custom Pins with Cutouts
Custom pins with cutouts use openings in the metal to shape letters, logos, symbols, and other negative-space details.
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Free Cutout Design Review
Send your artwork or idea and mark each opening. We will review cutout placement, supporting metal, construction, and finish.
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Why Choose Cutouts?
Cutouts remove selected areas from the metal body of a custom pin, creating real open spaces that become part of the artwork itself. By using negative space instead of filling every area with metal or enamel, this technique adds visual lightness, stronger silhouettes, and a more distinctive structural appearance to the design.
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True Openwork Detail
Creates real openings through the pin for a clean and distinctive cutout appearance.
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Creative Use of Negative Space
Turns empty space into an intentional part of the artwork for more interesting compositions.
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Stronger Design Silhouettes
Helps emphasize outlines, shapes, lettering, and decorative patterns with greater visual clarity.
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Light & Airy Appearance
Reduces solid visual mass and gives complex designs a more open, refined feel.
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Flexible Design Possibilities
Use cutouts for small internal details, decorative patterns, lettering, or larger open sections.
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Perfect for Collectibles
Ideal for artistic pins, logos, geometric designs, nature themes, fantasy artwork, and limited editions.
Custom Pins with
Cutouts FAQ
Plan cutout openings, supporting metal and artwork details for a clear, practical custom pin design.
How do cutouts differ from recessed metal or custom shapes?
Cutouts pass through the pin body, leaving open space inside the design. Recessed metal still has a metal base, while a custom shape defines the pin’s outside edge.
How small or numerous can the cutouts be?
There is no single size or count suitable for every design. We assess opening shapes, spacing and the metal left between them; crowded details may need simplifying.
Will cutouts weaken the pin or affect backing placement?
Thin metal bridges can be vulnerable to bending or impact. We review supporting metal and backing positions together, adjusting narrow connections where needed.
Can enamel or printed pins include cutouts?
Cutouts can work with suitable hard enamel, soft enamel, die-struck or cast designs. Enamel and printing can surround the openings; the layout determines compatibility.
What should my artwork and proof show for cutouts?
Mark which areas should be open rather than filled or recessed. The proof confirms each opening, the outer shape, supporting metal, finish and backing position.
Do cutouts add tooling costs or production time?
Extra tooling or setup depends on the construction and opening layout. The number, shape and complexity of cutouts affect the quote and may extend production time.
How are the cutout openings and edges checked?
We check that each opening matches the approved proof, with clean formation, finished inner edges and clear spacing. Supporting metal is also reviewed for weak connections.