Screen printed products are printed at 300dpi, 65 line using spot colors.
Check any halftones, screens, or gradients at this resolution for clarity
and effect. Artwork should stay 1/8" from the edge of the decal.
Colors can bleed. We have 33 stock colors or
can do a PMS or swatch match ($45).
Four color process artwork should be at least 300dpi and 100 line for
screen printing. Contact us for specifications on four-color process
printing.
E-Mailing Art Files
We can view and review art as jpg, bitmap, gif, tiff, eps... files but
for printing and/or design alterations we will need vector art.
Keep in mind we are a Mac based operation if given choices when
saving files. Preferred Programs
Adobe Illustrator - Version 8.0 or higher
Accepted Programs Corel Draw - Version 6.0 - Export file as .eps - Send all support
files - Keep colors as spot. Pagemaker - Version 6.5 or higher Font Information Convert text to paths, curves or outlines (vector art). If this is
not possible, send in both screen & printer Type 1 fonts
used only for the job to be printed. Be sure to list all font names
used.
Support Files Information EPS files. TIFF - Photoshop
file saved as a 300 dpi keep in layers at actual size. PDF - File must
contain; vector art, high resolution (300 dpi) images for
halftones, postscript fonts.
We suggest compressing files into a single directory before e-mailing
using Stuffit(TM). Compressed files transfer faster with less chance
of transfer interruptions.
Disk Information If sending your art on a CD, please include the following
information: It is important that you include a hard copy
of the artwork and any special instructions. Please send the latest
version of disk art and label each color by the exact Pantone® number
or stock color wanted. It is also helpful to include the directory
showing the file(s) on the disk.
NOTE: Following these instructions does not guarantee the art
will output. If any of the above are not possible, please mail a hardcopy
of the Camera Ready Art (film or print). Colors need to be separated
and hardcopy should be laser printed at at least 300dpi at actual size.