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Do you offer art services?
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Yes, we do. We have a fantastic, creative in-house art department. Our art department can help you "clean-up" your design, extensively modify your existing artwork, help you choose clip art from our large art library, or create a design from your idea. Whatever your needs are, we will make every effort to make you happy.
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How much do you charge for your art services?
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We charge $25 an hour, with a minimum of a half hour, with charges billed in 30 minute increments. Most orders that are "clean-up", modifying existing art, or clip art designs, generally take a half hour to an hour to complete. Depending on the detail (and suggestive directions from the customer) on creating a design, an average order takes 1 hour to 3 hours to complete. We can offer an estimate cost of art design before creation when you Request a Quote.
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What is "camera-ready" artwork?
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"Camera-ready" artwork means that it is ready to go; requiring no touch-up.
- It is a clean laser printout of at least 600 DPI (Dots Per Inch) or better;
- Clean, crisp copy of artwork in black and white form, or
- A film positive ("PMT" or "SLICK")
| Other requirements of "camera-ready" artwork are:
- It should not be folded or creased,
- Multi-color artwork should be separated (one piece for each color) with
appropriate registration marks,
- Artwork containing halftones must be supplied on vellum or film positives, to size, with a line screen no higher than 45 LPI (Lines Per Inch).
| Artwork may be submitted electronically. Acceptable file formats are Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop.
Computer generated artwork must be saved to a disk formatted for MACINTOSH or DOS on a 3.5" floppy disk, MAC Zip Disk or preferably CD-ROM.
If you are unsure about your artwork, please contact us by phone, email or fax. We would be happy to speak with you to let you know if it's "camera-ready".
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What computer programs do you use?
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- Adobe Illustrator 10.0 or below, or Illustrator EPS
- Adobe Photoshop 5.5
- Macromedia Freehand 8.0 or below
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How large can a design be printed?
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On Adult Shirts:
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Breast Print -- average 3 to 4 inches wide
Full Print -- average 12 1/2" wide x 12 1/2" high |
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Full Print -- average 9" wide x 9" high |
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Average 3 to 4 inches wide |
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What kind of ink do you use?
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We use plastisol inks.
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Can you match PMS colors?
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Yes, we can. There is a PMS color match charge.
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What is digitizing for embroidery?
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Digitizing for embroidery entails develping a file that communicates with our embroidery machine and tells the machine where to put each stitch and which color of thread to use and where.
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I already have my design on a disk. Does that mean it's already been digitized?
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No. Digitizing your design for embroidery is a completely different process than having your design on a computer disk. However, the disk you have, will be used to develop your digitizing file.
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Is there a digitizing fee on reorders?
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No. If your design doesn't change, you do not pay a digitizing fee on reorders.
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