ARTWORK PERFECTION SERVICE

We understand that providing the perfect artwork can be tricky so we have provided a service that can help you out. When purchasing this service along side a screen exposure we will check your artwork for you. Here is what we will check;

• Artwork size. We make sure your image is easily printable and fits the screen and mesh count that you have chosen.
• Artwork colour. Your artwork should be set to 100% black and white. We will make sure you do not have any unwanted halftone colours.
• Resolution. We will make sure your artwork is not blurry. If you have not provided a vector artwork, we may suggest exposing a vector version of your artwork instead of the original. In most circumstances we will provide the new vector for you.

This service is priced at £25 per screen however if the image is particularly tricky we may need to spend more time perfecting your artwork. This would be at a pre-agreed cost.
Once we have checked your artwork, we will provide a digital mock up for you to approve.

I BOUGHT A PRE-EXPOSED SCREEN BUT I DON’T WANT TO PAY FOR ARTWORK PERFECTION!

No problem!! Here are some steps to check before sending your artwork over to us for exposure;

Accepted Formats

• .ai (Adobe Illustrator)
• .psd (Adobe Photoshop)
• .pdf (Portable Document Format)
• .bmp (Bitmap)

Artwork Checklist

1. Artwork should be sent 100% black (000000) and white. No greys. (The black will be the ink when printed)
2. Make sure your artwork is set at the exact size you want it printed.
3. Make sure your .psd, .pdf, or .bmp file has a resolution of at least 300dpi.
4. All text layers should be rasterized or converted to outlines.
5. Multi-color images should have each color on a separate layer.
6. We highly recommend providing vector images as this provides the absolute best quality exposure.

We can also turn images into a range of halftones at request. Please email chessie@squeegeeandink.co.uk for this.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have not purchased the ‘Artwork Perfection Service’ we will NOT check your artwork before going to exposure. If your artwork has been provided incorrectly, this is your sole responsibility and will need to purchase a new screen exposure to correct any issues.

HOW LONG DOES THIS SERVICE TAKE?

This service will generally add 2-3 days onto our normal pre-exposed screen service. We aim to act as quickly as possible however we like to focus on the quality of your exposures.