First of all, I'm new to the boards so hi! The past few days I've been reading through all the previous posts and have found the forum to be very informative indeed.
I just have a question about sending artwork to the screen printers. I am competent in design software (i'm an adobe man) and am just wondering how to set up the files to minimise the work the screen printer needs to do on his computer. I guess if the printer has to 'fix' and edit your files to make them appropriate for printing, an extra fee will be incurred.
I assume sending vector art as an eps and bitmap as 300 dpi tiff is standard procedure. Is it normal to have the colour separations in a single file? as in the full colour image on the top layer, then the separations in black and white below.
And also, when two different colours meet each other on the artwork, is some sort of bleed required or is their registration so good that no ink overlap occurs?
ANy help would be appreciated.
(by the way, if you're wondering why I'm spelling it colour instead of color.....it's because yes....I am yet another aussie on the board)
MEEBS
I just have a question about sending artwork to the screen printers. I am competent in design software (i'm an adobe man) and am just wondering how to set up the files to minimise the work the screen printer needs to do on his computer. I guess if the printer has to 'fix' and edit your files to make them appropriate for printing, an extra fee will be incurred.
I assume sending vector art as an eps and bitmap as 300 dpi tiff is standard procedure. Is it normal to have the colour separations in a single file? as in the full colour image on the top layer, then the separations in black and white below.
And also, when two different colours meet each other on the artwork, is some sort of bleed required or is their registration so good that no ink overlap occurs?
ANy help would be appreciated.
(by the way, if you're wondering why I'm spelling it colour instead of color.....it's because yes....I am yet another aussie on the board)
MEEBS