For me I love a combination of the two Decals & hand painting , I love to paint my own Pant stripes and have gotten quite good at it through trail & error. When you see work like J-Boys, Steven Miles, Reg, Don, Ravanna Al,Chris Stacey,Chris R,Terry Popham, Beenutt, D.C ( Da Kid) and so many other great creators it gets you pumped to create, I think really though that it is a marriage of two different entities, The decals and good hand painting skills make a lethal combination when seen on a good looking figure. Maybe one day i may even try do do helemt logos by hand like my man Ravanna Al (GOD willing lol).