Helpful Hints Screen Printing Color Contrast Ink colors may appear differently depending upon what color apparel they are printed on. Higher contrast means that the finished product will be more eye catching from a distance, making sure you stand out from the crowd, while lower contrast will look more subtle and muted. Embroidery Tips & Consideration Estimating Stitch Count Vector Art Vector Art is art that is built (actually drawn) in a vector or object based program such as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Corel Draw or Macromedia Freehand. Each object in vector file can be selected and individually manipulated independently from the rest of the image. Vector Art is the BEST to send us! When providing such files, it is important to convert fonts to curves or create outlines for all text used. For a vector art file (i.e. Adobe Illustrator file) with no placed images resolution is not a concern. Photo Realistic Art (Raster) Photographic Art (or photo realistic design) is art that incorporates scanned in imagery, or art that is built in a pixel based program such as Photoshop, Fireworks or Photopaint. Raster Art This includes any art built in a vector based program that also incorporates imported or placed photographic elements. In order to reproduce a photographic image, we require a file with a resolution of 300 dots (pixels) per inch or the actual photo. SportStitch Apparel accepts vector as well as raster files from the following programs: Adobe Illustrator Please note that artwork sent in Microsoft Word (or similar word processing program) are not considered high-resolution for producing graphics and results may result in a lower quality piece Excessive Revisions - Artwork Policy SportStitch specializes in custom graphic design for our customers. Your artwork belongs to your order. We do not allow others to print or reproduce your designs without your permission. All custom artwork created by SportStitch is the property of SportStitch. All custom designs will bear our signature line SSA_____________________ $50 Deposit
SportStitch School Logo Policy References to schools shall be portrayed in a positive or neutral regard. Broken Arrow will not print anything that portrays a negative image about a school. References to a school will not be printed if such references may potentially be perceived as negative towards a school. SportStitch will not print any offensive gestures, words, and/or graphics if references to a school are made. This includes, but not limited to profanity, alcohol or drug use, or other such illegal activities. SportStitch will not print any racially motivated or derogatory messages and/or graphics. SportStitch reserves the right to refuse service. Questionable artwork will not be created or printed. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 908.232.8157
Screen printing Tips & Considerations It's important to remember that every color you want used in your artwork means another screen to create, set-up, and print through. The costs connected with these screens depend on the techniques used.It's always beneficial to print more items than less because of the set-up charges involved. If in doubt about the final quantity of screen printed items you'll need, it's often more economical to order more than you think will be required. Every color has an associated cost; different colors have different chemical make-ups, which make them more or less expensive than others. Drop shadows, shading and anything that blends from light to dark will probably end up looking like a series of dots and should be avoided. (This does not apply to single-color halftone gradients). Most likely, the following special requirements will add to your screen printing costs: - If you need your screen printing to match an exact color, requiring inks be custom-mixed to achieve that PMS color - The process that allows colors to show correctly on dark goods - Additional locations on a garment - Special (not the normal) logo locations
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