CONTACT: art@galleryoftops.com
Please provide all files on CD, USB storage device, or email using the following guidelines:
- All files should be prepared for use on the PC platform.
- Art department uses the following software applications: CorelDraw X3, Corel Photo-Paint X3, and Adobe Illustrator CS2.
- Vector files made in CorelDraw (version X3 or lower) or Adobe Illustrator (version CS2 or lower) are preferred.
- When using tints as part of the artwork, we recommend staying within the 10 percent to 80 percent range to avoid "lost or closed" halftones.
- Please be sure to save all typeset characters as outlines (Illustrator) or convert to curves (CorelDraw). Or include fonts with your project when sending.
- Adobe Photoshop/CorelDraw PhotoPaint files (psd, jpeg, tiff, etc.) must have a resolution of 300 dpi or higher at actual print size.
- Line art (such as 1 color logos, pens and ink drawings, etc.) should be scanned in at 600 dpi at finished size.
- Images taken from the internet are are typically not of high enough resolution for printing.
- Specify ink colors in PMS/Pantone #'s only
- Art charges of $25/hr will be added for any computer time needed to change/reformat/recreate artwork not to specification.
- Remember: the quality of your end product is limited by your original artwork.
Color Shading
Color shading is achieved by using halftones (tiny dots of varying size.) The issue being, what appears very smooth on a computer screen can look a bit grainy when printed on a t-shirt. In garment printing we must use a larger size dot pattern than other printed media, usually around 40 lines-per-inch (compared to news print which uses 65 lines-per-inch.) This is a very effective way to simulate varying shades of color using only one color of ink. |
