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hey guys im new here and i really love this forum!
ok so i made this png logo with photoshop and its transperent, tha logo is lite blue and wite for a black t shirt.. i want to use plot printing with spreadshirt and this design, how will i make this work? thank you!!
its: SCHNEIDER (with the S in white) and Studios L.A under in white too
on a black t shirt
p.s i was here reading for about a week now and i still dont get it, also called spreadshirt and they dont know wth they are talking about so you are my only hope! thanks (:
I hate to say this, but you won't be able to have a png (or any Photoshop design) cut on a plotter.
Unfortunately plotters cannot read raster information, the only know vector paths.
Do you have Illustrator? If so, remake your design in Illustrator (or CorelDRAW).
Or...if you download Inkscape (free vector drawing program) you could design it as a vector there, too...for free.
The other thing you could do, for the purpose of vectorizing your design, is make your white letters black and trace this image in a vector program.
But if you already have this font, it's just easier (and more accurate) to redo the logo from scratch.
And just in case you didn't know, "plot printing" is their fancy way of saying that they cut your image out of apparel vinyl or flock on a vinyl cutter (plotter). So, in order for them to be able to cut it, it needs to be a vector design.
Sorry.
But like I said, if you don't have Illustrator or CorelDRAW, you can download Inkscape for free.
Sorry you had issues when calling us. If you called and talked with the Design Team, then they should have told you the same as Chani has posted. You would need to create the image as a vector in order to use plot printing. Here are some related FAQ pages, which may help you out with creating a vector image. We generally deal in Illustrator or Corel, as well, but InkScape is a Free alternative and we do have partners who use InkScape for their vectors.
If you do download InkScape and have questions, then you may want to check out our Partner Forum and check out the Vector Forum, as there are posts about InkScape and you can post your InkScape questions there as well.
i do have Coral drawx4 the newest one.. so like you said i will do it all over again over there right? one prob, how will i creat that fire in my logo? that from photoshop. thank you very much!
and for the white text, do i still make it white in coral and do i have to make it transperent or just leave it and save it as a vector? thanks (:
With a vector file, generally you can leave your colors the way you want them, but you may want to ask SpreadShirt about this in particular.
As for your flame, now is as goo a time as any to learn to trace if you don't already know how to! You can import either your png or your photoshop file into X4 and then you can either hand-trace it with your pen tools, or you could use PowerTrace. You may need to clean it up a little if you use PowerTrace.
With a vector file, generally you can leave your colors the way you want them, but you may want to ask SpreadShirt about this in particular.
As for your flame, now is as goo a time as any to learn to trace if you don't already know how to! You can import either your png or your photoshop file into X4 and then you can either hand-trace it with your pen tools, or you could use PowerTrace. You may need to clean it up a little if you use PowerTrace.
Good luck!
so when i make the new logo on coral, it will have a white backgound to start with, when im finished should i save it as is, or make the background transperent? becuase i want to work with white text, i dont know how its going to work on the white backgound.. for the black tshirt. thanks again!
White elements should be changed to a light gray or other color. When you submit a vector file, you should not submit elements in white, but instead submit in a color. Once the design is released, then you would be able to choose any flex, flock, or specialty color we offer, even white.
No need to worry about the background for vector images, so white is fine for the background. Vectors are different from digitals, so once released, only the design will appear on the shirt.
White elements should be changed to a light gray or other color. When you submit a vector file, you should not submit elements in white, but instead submit in a color. Once the design is released, then you would be able to choose any flex, flock, or specialty color we offer, even white.
No need to worry about the background for vector images, so white is fine for the background. Vectors are different from digitals, so once released, only the design will appear on the shirt.
oh ok now i get it, thanks
regarding my color, lets say i want my light blue for my logo, will you have the same color for flex? or will i have to choose one of your colors only?
You'll need to choose one of the color options that they have on their site. So you do need to design with that in mind...
Just remember that when you submit your design to SpreadShirt that you submit it in a vector file format that they can accept, not as a bitmap like jpg or png.
You'll need to check with them as to what type of file you need to submit, but it will generally be .ai, .cdr, or .eps, or some combination thereof.
You'll need to choose one of the color options that they have on their site. So you do need to design with that in mind...
Just remember that when you submit your design to SpreadShirt that you submit it in a vector file format that they can accept, not as a bitmap like jpg or png.
You'll need to check with them as to what type of file you need to submit, but it will generally be .ai, .cdr, or .eps, or some combination thereof.
thanks again to you both for your help
i have one last question, when i make a logo on coral, do i have to trace it or somthing? or just do my text and save?
If you design it in Corel and save it to a vector format like .cdr, you won't need to trace it at all. It will be fully scalable to any size you need it.
If you design something in Photoshop and later want to have it cut from flex (vinyl), then you will need to either remake it or trace it in your CorelDRAW.
But when you design it in DRAW, you're fine.
Just be sure that it's vinyl-ready. I couldn't possibly explain that in a single post, so I suggest you look up "vinyl ready graphics" on Google and see what pops up.
If you design it in Corel and save it to a vector format like .cdr, you won't need to trace it at all. It will be fully scalable to any size you need it.
If you design something in Photoshop and later want to have it cut from flex (vinyl), then you will need to either remake it or trace it in your CorelDRAW.
But when you design it in DRAW, you're fine.
Just be sure that it's vinyl-ready. I couldn't possibly explain that in a single post, so I suggest you look up "vinyl ready graphics" on Google and see what pops up.
oh yeah like EPS? yeah ok, and then the Dpi? like 300? or more?
THX
Just make sure that it's the size you want it on your shirt within CorelDRAW. You can see the size of your design in the upper left-hand corner of your screen in CorelDRAW when you select an object of all of your objects.
If SpreadShirt accepts CDR files, I'd just send them that as EPS files tend to be a little larger in file size. But again, check with them as to what they accept.
DPI doesn't matter in an EPS. Vector art is drawn with mathematical equations with curves and lines, there are no pixels like a raster or bitmap image.
Help with this design to vector please 
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