Computer Graphics
Capabilities: We
use PCs
and the software programs CorelDraw 12, Adobe
Photoshop CS, and Adobe Illustrator 10 as
our primary graphics software. We accept most artwork files
that can be imported in any of these programs.
If you are sending us photographs or computer art files that contain photo-like
images, we usually get very good results with .tif, .psd (Adobe
Photoshop) or .jpg files. JPG and .psd files
give us the best results for creating photo T-shirts or computer art T-shirts.
If you are scanning images to send to us, scan at 200 to 250
dpi, this will produce excellent results. If possible, keep file
sizes under 5 megs. Please compress your files using WinZip or Stuff-It and
we'll unzip them on our end. If your files are very large, please e-mail us
and we will direct you to our FTP server. If it is more
convenient, you may also burn a CD and mail it
to us.
If you are sending art to be used for screen printing, we prefer vector
type files. These are files that have been created in programs like CorelDraw, Adobe
Illustrator and Macromedia Freehand. Bitmap files,
e.g.: Photoshop .psd or .tiff files saved
at 300 dpi or greater should also produce an acceptable
result.
Our program of choice is CorelDraw. If you send us CorelDraw .cdr files,
please convert all text files to curves prior to sending to us. This can
be done by doing the following: Once you have completed your layout, select
all text items and choose "BREAK APART" from the Arrange menu.
Select all the text again and choose "CONVERT TO CURVES". Then
save and e-mail us your file.
We also get excellent results with Illustrator EPS (Adobe
Illustrator) files or CorelDraw files that have
been "exported" as .ai files. To send us .ai files
that have been created as .cdr files in CorelDraw,
follow the "BREAK APART" and "CONVERT TO CURVES" procedure
as outlined above and then use the "EXPORT" command to save your
file in .ai format.
If you are an Adobe Illustrator user, please save your
files as Illustrator EPS files. Also convert all text
to "OUTLINES". This can be done simply by selecting the text
and choosing the "CREATE OUTLINES" selection under the "TYPE" menu. It
is very important that you do this, as we may not have your fonts on any
of our computers.
We also can use files created in Adobe Photoshop in their
native .psd format. Try to keep file sizes under
5 megs. You can compress your files using a compression program
like WinZip or Stuff-It and we'll unzip
them on our end.
Here
are the type of files that we can accept:
(We use PC's, not Mac's.)
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Less
than Ideal Files (May incur an art charge):
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• CorelDraw
.cdr
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• JPG
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• Adobe
Illustrator EPS or .ai
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• BMP
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• Windows
Metafile .wmf
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• Microsoft
Word .doc
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• Photoshop
EPS or .psd
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• Microsoft
Publisher .pub
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• Adobe
.pdf
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• Microsoft
Powerpoint .ppt
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• Tiff
files
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• GIF
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Camera-Ready Art: Bitmap (.tiff, or .psd files)
artwork for Screen Printing on garments
should be saved at (200 to 250 d.p.i.).
Ideally, the art will be saved precisely sized to
the imprint area specifications of the item that
will be imprinted. Black and white line art should be scanned
at least at 600 d.p.i. Line art drawings
are best if sent to us in vector format, i.e. CorelDraw or Adobe
Illustrator, or Adobe .pdf formats.
If sending halftone images, keep in mind our maximum l.p.i. capability
for printing on garments is 55 lines per inch.
You can send us artwork files via e-mail to
us or on CD's or floppy disks that
are PC readable.
We use scanners with 600 dpi optical resolution. We output through 720
dpi PostScript printers for creating positives for screen printing.
We can accommodate those individuals supplying hand drawn artwork, through
scanning, photocopying, and traditional paste-up methods.
Remember, if you have any questions regarding artwork, please send us
an e-mail to
us or call at 615-399-2287. We'll
be happy to help you.
Full Color Digital Imaging
Capabilities:
We use Tektronix color laser printers and Epson color inkjet printers
for digital image process printing and print our images at 400 to 1200
d.p.i, depending on the application.
We
offer (2) imprint sizes for digital imaging:
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1.
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Logo
size (also known as "breast" or "heart" size).
This is the typical imprint size for a company logo
to printed on the breast area or sleeve of a shirt.
The logo imprint size is any size 4" X 4" maximum
or smaller. |
2.
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Full size. This is our
standard imprint size. This imprint size is for printing
across the full front or full back of the shirt.
The full size imprint is 10.5" X 8.25" (landscape)
or 8.25" X 10.5" (portrait). You can use
a standard sheet of paper as your guide for sizing
when planning your design layout. |
Screen Printing Capabilities:
Our standard minimum order for screen printed garments, unless otherwise
indicated, is 1 dozen. Our minimum order for multi-color screen printing
is 2 dozen.
We print on manual screen printing presses–each garment that you
receive from us is hand printed.
We offer screen printing on all types of sportswear in up to (10) colors on
light colored garments and (9) colors on
dark colored garments.
In addition to spot color screen printing, we also offer full color screen
printing, commonly known as "process color printing." We offer
(2) types: "simulated
process" and "index color" printing. Pantone
Matching Systems (PMS) colors are designed
for the offset printing industry, and for inks that are to be printed
on paper. The system applied to plastisol inks comes very close to matching PMS colors.
However, since plastisol ink is different from offset ink, an exact PMS color
match cannot be guaranteed in any plastisol ink matching system. Pantone
color matching is available for $40 per color.
The following is a list of our most popular stock ink colors and the
approximated PMS color. This color list is provided
for your convenience and should not be used for exact matching due to
differences in printing ink systems and manufacturers' ink lots. All
standard ink colors are available, if you would like to use a color not
listed below please contact
us for availability.
White
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Black
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Pink
(211)
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Light
Gray (CG5)
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Red
(187)
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Gray
(430)
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Maroon
(201)
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Purple
(268)
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Yellow
(107)
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Turquoise
(320)
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Gold
(1235)
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Lt.
Blue (892)
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Orange
(172)
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Royal
Blue (286)
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| Flesh
(473) |
Navy
Blue (282) |
| Tan
(721) |
Bright Green
(348) |
| Brown
(470) |
Forest
Green (343) |
We
offer (2) imprint sizes for digital imaging:
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1.
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Logo
size (also known as "breast" or "heart" size).
This is the typical imprint size for a company logo
to printed on the breast area or sleeve of a shirt.
The logo imprint size is any size 4" X 4" maximum
or smaller. The typical logo size print is 3.25" X
3.25." |
2.
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Full size. This is our standard imprint size.
This imprint size is for printing across the full front
or full back of the shirt. The full size imprint is
11" X 11." |
| 3. |
Youth size. 8.5" X 8.5" |
If you have any questions regarding imprint sizes, please
send us an e-mail or
call us at 615-399-2287. We'll be happy
to help you.
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