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| Thickness Test |
1. Create a line in your file and make
it a different color than your artwork.
2. Set the thickness of
the line to .012".
3. Now move the line around,
setting it over top of any artwork
that may have thin areas of color.
All of your artwork should be at
least as thick as that line whether
it be text, outlines or objects.
4. Delete the line when you have finished checking
your file.
*NOTE: Text that has thin and thick areas should be measured
at their thinnest areas. This type of text will need to be
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4. All non-printing areas are recomended to measure at least
.045" thick:
This is so the artwork will not close up once it is printed and applied
to the garment. This applies to any non-printing area including the
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| Non-Printing
Area Test |
1. Create a line in your file and make
it a different color than your artwork.
2. Set the thickness of
the line to .045".
3. Now move the line
around, setting it over top
of any small non-printing
areas. All non-printing reas
need to be open at least
as wide as that line.
4. Delete the line
when you have finished checking
your file.
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5. Don't use pattern fills.
Pattern fills can be techncally challenging and cause an increase in file size.
6. Halftones - these are the settings we recomend:
If we print halftones in your design, we will need to add a backing color to your design.
Tint= 30, Type= Dot, Frequency= 30 and Angle= 30
All halftones should be set to 30 dots per inch for the tint. Also,
Post Script options should be set to the following: Type = Dot, Frequency
= 30 LPI, Angle = 30 Degrees. For more information on setting these
Post Script options, please see your program user's manual.
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7. Support your file a fax copy of the art.
This will be used to ensure that the transmitted file is exactly
what you were trying to transmit. Put your reference # on the fax. Due to different software programs/file there can be translation issues and the fax will give our designers your original art to compare it to how it imports in our software.
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Artwork for Screen Printed Transfers
