Preparing Your Artwork

Preparing Your Artwork For Printing

What we cover in this guide:

Best Logos for Each Printing Type

Acceptable Formats for Your Logo for Non Digital Prints

Unaccptable Formats for Your Logo for Non Digital Prints

Overcoming Logo Printing Problems:

Fine Lines in Logos

Multi Color Logos


Best Logos For Each Printing Type


 

Flexo Ink Stamping

 

 1 or 2 Color Logos

Colors seperated by 1/4" Space

No Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Joe's Grill Flexo Print Artwork Example

Joe's Grill

Only One Color

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 


Julia Catering Flexo Print 2 Color Example

Julia Catering

2 Colors

√  No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail


AE Designs Flexo Print 2 color Artwork Example

AE DESINGS

2 Colors

♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo.   Chance that Foils may wrinkle when stamped

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 

Foil Hot Stamping

 

 1 or 2 Color Logos

Colors seperated by 1/4" Space

No Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Joe's Grill Flexo Print Artwork Example

Joe's Grill

Only One Color

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 


Shi's Seascapes Hot Stamp Print Example

Shi's Seascapes

2 Colors

√  No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail


AE Designs Flexo Print 2 color Artwork Example

AE DESINGS

2 Colors

♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo.  For Ink prints, the top artwork must be a darker color. With the "E" Being darker than the "A", printing for this logo is possible.

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 

Screen Printing Ink

 

Up to 3 Color Logos

Colors Touching or Overlapping

Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Grady Surfing Co Screen Print Artwork Example

Grady Surfing Co.

Three Colors

Colors closley touching


Douglas Farms Screen Print Example

Douglas Farms

2 Colors

Fine detail in parts of logo


Wyatt 3 Color Screenprint Artwork Example

Wyatt & Wyatt

3 Colors

Colors Overlapping


 

Digital Printing Ink

 

Multicolor Logos (4+ Colors)

Shading, Fading, or Texture

Fine Lines and Detail 

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Hi Resolution Images saved in: .jpg, .png, .tiff, .psd

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Mer's Provisions Digital Print Artwork Example

Mer's Provisions

4+ Colors

Colors closley touching


Char's Candy Shop Digital Print Example

Char's Candy Shop

4+ Colors

Colors closley touching

√ Shading, Fading, Texture


Martins Digital Print Artwork Example

Martin's Outdoor Adventures

4+ Colors

Colors closley touching



Acceptable Logo Image Formats for:

Foil Hot Stamp • Flexo Ink Stamp • Ink Screen Print

Artwork must be sent to us in Vector format for non-digital prints.   Vector format looks like this image below when you use your mouse to click on it.  

Vector format allows for your logo to be outlined, so that the machine making the printing plates can follow the outlines in your logo. 

Vector formats can be saved in several file types including, .ai, .pdf, .psd, & .eps

Example of a Vector Logo showing outlines


Unacceptable Logo Image Formats for:


Foil Hot Stamp • Flexo Ink Stamp • Ink Screen Print

Unacceptable formats show the pixels in your logo, making your logo not smooth enough for the machine to cut the printing plate.


Unacceptable:

Pixelated Logo has rough edges when resized:

(.jpeg, .jpg,.png,.gif, of .tiff)

 

Example of Pixelated Logo - Not Vector

Acceptable:

Vector Logos have smooth edges when resized:

(.ai, .pdf, .psd, & .eps)

Example of Vector Logo


Fine Lines

Artwork with Fine Lines may "fill in".

Fill in means that if lines in artwork are to close together, they may merge.

It is possible that the printing plates can not be cut to the fine detail of some artwork.


Original Logo: Lines within this Crown will likely fill in when printed in either ink or foil:

Splendor Logo with Fine Detail

Shown as printed all in one color with a Silver Foil Hot Stamp with lines filling in.

Splendor Logo Printed in 1 color foil hotstamp showingn fine detail filling in


Adapting Multi Color Logos

to print with Foil Hot Stamp, Flexo Ink Stamp, or Screen Print

 

Artwork with multiple colors or shading will need to be reduced to 1 or 2 colors in order print with

Flexo Ink Stamp or a Foil Hot Stamp or Screen Print


Original Image:

Digital Print Only 


Mer's Provisions Digital Print

Modified Image: For Foil Hot Stamp, Felxo Ink Stamp, or Screen Print


Mer's Provisions 1 Color Print

 

Flexo Ink Stamping

 

 1 or 2 Color Logos

Colors seperated by 1/4" Space

No Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Joe's Grill Flexo Print Artwork Example

Joe's Grill

Only One Color

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 


Julia Catering Flexo Print 2 Color Example

Julia Catering

2 Colors

√  No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail


AE Designs Flexo Print 2 color Artwork Example

AE DESINGS

2 Colors

♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo.   Chance that Foils may wrinkle when stamped

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 

Foil Hot Stamping

 

 1 or 2 Color Logos

Colors seperated by 1/4" Space

No Fine Lines and Detail

 

Acceptable Formats for printing:

Vector formats saved in .ai, .eps, .psd, .pdf


Joe's Grill Flexo Print Artwork Example

Joe's Grill

Only One Color

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail

 


Shi's Seascapes Hot Stamp Print Example

Shi's Seascapes

2 Colors

√  No Overlapping & 1/4 Inch spacing between colors

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail


AE Designs Flexo Print 2 color Artwork Example

AE DESINGS

2 Colors

♦ Minimal Overlapping - Possible to print depending on logo.  For Ink prints, the top artwork must be a darker color. With the "E" Being darker than the "A", printing for this logo is possible.

Thick Lettering and Art

No Fine Detail