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I thought this could be a good article, because I receive messages about art requirements or how to get your artwork print ready. What better way to find out then go straight to the source…manufacturers and screen printers.

So I looked over a couple of manufacturers and screen printers requirement for screen print ready artwork. As far as size, vector/raster, and software or file format.

I know most require the DPI (Dots Per Inch) to be 300 or better some even require 600dpi. That is why is is best to save your work at a higher resolution for better scaling and editing that might be required later to accommodate the type of artwork a screen printer is willing to work with or accepts, because bringing in their graphic artist is going to rack up another bill.

Most of the screen printers preferred vector art as opposed to raster because it is more scalable and able to be separated for spot color reproduction. Vector artwork is an image created of points and paths. (line art) Raster artwork is an image created of pixels as in Photoshop. That is why they will work with raster art when doing photo prints that are made up of mostly pixels.

Most vector art is used in programs like Illustrator, InDesign, Corel Draw, Quark Express. Those are the most common, but I’m sure there are more. Most vector formats end in: .ai, .indd, .fh8, .cdr, .qxd. Most of them correlate with the programs I mentioned above.

Hopefully that helps some of you designer entrepreneurs with any of your screen printed garments.

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