Helpful Tips - Factors to Consider when Supplying Your Artwork

Tips and hints to consider when preparing and supplying your artwork for printing.

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Grey Issues with Digital Printing This page shows how to convert a transparent black (which will print as just black dots) into a transparent full colour black, which consists on dot of all four process colours, CMYK. Find out more

Grey Issues on the Digital Press On the digital press, grey/pale or light weight fonts may appear mottled due to the way the print process works. Find out more

Ink Coverage During the set up of your artwork, the ink coverage should not exceed 300% for any of the colours. Find out more

Black Text vs Black Background If your artwork involves black text, ensure it is set to 100% Black (K) and 0% Magenta, Cyan and Yellow (CMY) as this will achieve maximum clarity/crispness when the text is printed. Find out more

Writing & Stamping onto Your Printed Items If you intend to write or stamp onto your printed items, you need to plan this into your design and take it into consideration. Find out more

Borders/Parallel Lines When incorporating borders or lines running parallel to the trim into your design, it is important to ensure they are positioned correctly. Find out more

Considerations with Printed Greetings Cards A few things to bear in mind when setting up artwork for greetings cards. Find out more

Gradients on the Digital Press Artwork that includes gradients and is being printed on the digital press may experience colour banding, especially when the gradient only consists of one colour. Find out more

Vector Logos In some cases you will not have a vector version of you logo available for us to use. Find out more

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