Below are a
few tips for preparing and sending artwork
for custom printing. Please review these
instructions then email your art files
directly to us.
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Your Art
Please contact us if you have any questions
about providing artwork. 800-859-1975
Types Of Artwork
For Custom T Shirt Printing
Vector Artwork Vector artwork is preferred for most screen printing
projects. Vector
artwork is an image created of points and paths. This
results in artwork that is editable, scalable, and able to
be separated for spot color screen printing.
Common vector file formats include:
.ai .eps .cdr .cmx .pdf
Raster Artwork Raster artwork is great for full color printing. Raster
artwork is an image created of many pixels. This results in
artwork that is not editable, scalable, or able to be
separated for spot color screen printing.
Convert all fonts to paths or curves. (Text converted to
paths can no longer be edited as text.)
For Mac users, an alternative is to include both screen and
printer fonts.
Multiple color jobs should be created using spot color mode
rather than process color mode.
If possible, send proofs of color
separations for multiple color jobs.
Include all EPS and Tiff files used in creating your
document.
Do not email files larger than 2 or 3 meg. Large files
should be saved to a zip disk than mailed or shipped to us.
When creating artwork, remember that our printing process
requires the "trapping" of colors on multi-color jobs.
Common
Questions
Q: Can I
send a .jpg, .gif, png file for art?
A:Yes only for viewing. These
files are usually lower resolution and will not reproduce
well at all. We need a higher res. file like .tif or .psd.
These files should be sent at a resolution of 300+ at actual
size.
Q: I want a 2 or 3 color
design. Can I send a .tif or .psd.
A:Yes for viewing purposes
only. Art for 2 or 3 color will require it be created in a
vector based program. Raster images can only be separated as
4 color process.
Q: I'm not sure what I
need to do
A:Please
either click on the link to the left for immediate online
assistance, email your question to
info@socalscreenprinting.com
or call us Toll Free during regular business hours at
800.859.1975
Art
Resources
Choose and
get Free Fonts - http://www.dafont.com/ http://www.1001freefonts.com/
If you find a find
on one of these sites you may pull it
down for yourself and send it to us or
you can tell us what
site you found it on and we'll get it.
Explore
millions of royalty-free images,
illustrations
http://www.istockphoto.com
https://stock.adobe.com/
(under most circumstances you'll want to
search illustrations and vectors) These
are both pay sites but, there is
literally millions of pcs. of art
available that can be used in your print
job. Buy the pc you want, download it
and send it to us to use on your job.
SoCalScreenPrinting.com
in business since 1987
We are
Orange County's one stop shop for custom
screen printing. Promote your business, school, event, team,
group, or
organization with customized t-shirts, corporate apparel and more.
We offer an abundance of
apparel styles, colors, sizes and price ranges to
accommodate your individual taste and requirements. If you
already have an idea of what you want thats great. If you
would prefer suggestions or recommendations for what might
work best for your image or logo, we are here to help you.
If youre looking for a new style or color we can show you
the latest fashions.
Styles. Fabrics. Textures. Colors. These all play an
important role in the outcome of the screen printed, or
embroidered product. Choosing the right garment can be easy
or somewhat overwhelming. Let us know if we can help you
make a selection. Email us or call 800-859-1975.
We have a huge
selection of custom shirts and other great printable garments to choose from.
We invite and
encourage you to browse our easy to navigate online garment
and hat catalogs. Printed catalogs are available upon
request.
Click
here to search our online garment search engine.
We offer custom
screen printing and embroidery to
businesses, schools, teams and other organizations in Orange
County, California including Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach,
Newport Beach, Irvine, Lake Forest, Laguna Hills, Mission
Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Laguna Niguel and San
Clemente, as well as to those in other cities California.
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Vector
artwork is an image created of points and paths. This
results in artwork that is editable, scalable, and able to
be separated for spot color screen printing.
Raster
artwork is an image created of many pixels. This results in
artwork that is not editable, scalable, or able to be
separated for spot color screen printing.
