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ART FILE REQUIREMENTS

to Qualify for "Camera Ready" pricing

100 pieces are required for 4 Color Process

144 pieces are required for Simulated Process

     printed on black & dark colored garments

     that require special film separations.

4 Color Process inks are transparent & blend to make the                                      of colors

You must Contact Us to get a Price Quote

Our minimums for Screen Printed designs:

24pc = One to Three colors of spot ink

36pc = Four to Six colors of spot ink

72pc = Four to Eight colors of spot ink

100pc = Four Color process on lights only

144pc = Simulated Process on darks

2010

Re-Orders require 6 piece minimums

Note: 

Spot Ink

colors are

Opaque =

shirt color is blocked

Acceptable Formats for

digital Electronic Art for

Spot Ink color imprinting.

1. Vector Art:

2. PDF (preferred format)

   saved "uncompressed"

3. EPS 

4. Adobe Illustrator – AI

      Version CS2, or higher

  all fonts changed to "outlines"

  > right click on text

  > select change to outlines

6. CorelDRAW – CDR

      Version X3, or higher

   all fonts changed to "curves"

7. Send all Fonts with the files

   as .ttf or .otf

NOTE:

These formats are also acceptable

for art that contains both raster/bitmap

art and vector art in the same graphics file. 

All files must be created in approved

professional graphics software.

>> Files saved without vector data or from unapproved software are not considered Production Ready Artwork or "camera ready". 

Raster Art (bitmaps):

PDF at final imprint size

TIFF at final imprint size

Unacceptable Formats for Electronic Art

1. PowerPoint

2. Word

3. Excel

4. Publisher

5. JPEG

6. GIF

7. WMF

8. Scans of logo, letterhead

      or business cards

9. Page layout files

        (Quark, PageMaker, InDesign)

NOTE:

The above formats explicitly do not comply with Production Ready Art Standards and if submitted, will incur cleanup charges. This is not a comprehensive list, rather a list of the most common unacceptable formats

Vector Art >>

Illustrator or Corel

- hard edge art -

vs

Bitmap JPEG from

PhotoShop

or PhotoPaint>>

- fuzzy edge art -

The Production Ready Art Standards,

this committee is endorsed by the Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI),

VECTOR ART FILE

from a graphics

Drawing program             

RASTOR ART

FILE from a

Paint program

The sm@rt Artwork Guidelines define the quality criteria that determine the readiness of each of four common artwork formats (PPAI)

Vector Art from

Illustrator or Corel =

hard edge art

Bitmap JPEG from PhotoShop

or PhotoPaint =  fuzzy edge art

Golf Shirts

Hats

Promos

Outerwear

Bags

T-Shirts

TshirtsOnYou.com  -  4662 Ashton Rd  - Sarasota, FL  -  941.924.4945

YOUR

MONITOR

COLORS

YOUR

INKJET

COLORS

There will always be a shift in colors for art files to the final screen printed product. Your monitor and inkjet printer can not duplicate

what is done in the screen printing process.

EMBROIDERY = thread

SCREEN PRINT = ink

Embroidered garments:

12 pieces for one or multi color thread designs

All Re-Orders require the correct minimums per design.

* repeat designs (no change in design) have no set-up charges

1. Cyan ink            2. Magenta ink       3. Yellow ink       4. Black ink      = 4 Color Process

Minimum of 4 screens are required:

FULL RAINBOW

Note: 

4 Color Process

ink colors are

Transparent =

shirt color shows thru

Sarasota Messenger Imprinted Sportswear, Inc. Copyright © 2010

All rights reserved TshirtsOnYou.com

Art File Standards/Requirements

download a PDF

ALL Fonts converted to Curves:

Corel Draw: Save original file and make a copy. Open file copy. Highlight or select all text.

Go to drop down menu on tool bar and select arrange, then drag or scroll down to convert to curves. Save file.

Free Hand: Save original file and make a copy. Open file copy. Highlight or select all text, then select convert to paths from tool bar. Save file.

Illustrator: Save original file and make a copy. Open file copy. Highlight or select all text, Right click,

then select create outlines in small open window or from tool bar. Save file.

NOTE: "Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act Section 103a" We will be placing our identification on all screen printed shirts (tops) since there is no way of determining future use of any screen printed shirt (top) once it leaves our shop.

Section 103(a) of the new law requires manufacturers to have a tracking label or

other distinguishing permanent mark on any consumer product primarily intended

for children twelve and younger. - Consumer Product Safety Commission