The best and easiest way to reproduce your artwork on a shirt or otherwise is to create it in Adobe Illustrator (ai file extension). In most cases involving one or two colour prints, if a file is given to us in Illustrator or Corel Draw we will not need to charge an artwork fee. If multicolour artwork is not in a vector file (such as ai, pdf or eps), there is quite a bit of work to make it screen print ready.
If you are unable to supply us with a vector file, it’s not the end of the world. In the case of non vector files, the artwork must be 300dpi. If your file is in Photoshop, please leave it in layers. For files over 10 megs, please send them to us using a program such as yousendit.com.
In order to get your file ready for printing…
First, leave your artwork in layers so that we can more easily separate the artwork. Also outline your fonts by following these steps:
1) Open your art file.
2) Unlock all layers and objects.
3) Select everything.
4) Go to the "Type" menu and select "Create Outlines."
The following are some examples of what vector vs. non vector files look like when you zoom in.
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Vector Image |
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Non Vector Image |
If a design requires us to do some artwork, we have very reasonable artwork fees and can happily give you a quote.
To simplify the process, we would ask that you please submit all artwork in final print size.
The following is an example of an ideal submitted design (built in Adobe Illustrator) that leaves no questions as to how it should be printed:
Please feel free to download our shirt template pdf, so you can see what your design will look like on a shirt, and to ensure correct placement.