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Sticker Artwork
At Sticker.com.au, we want you to be proud of your new stickers, so we try to make the artwork process as easy as possible for you. There are two ways to get the design you want:
- Take advantage of our FREE* Artwork service: One of our professional designers can put together a great-looking sticker based on your instructions and submit it to you for your approval. You can tell us your instructions when you order.
- Or, you can submit your own artwork or graphics to us, and we’ll get your design print-ready, then show it to you for your approval.
Here's a list of guidelines to help you submit your artwork. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Content Summary:
Acceptable Artwork Formats
Acceptable Compression Formats
How To Submit Artwork
Artwork Checklist
Free Downloads
Tips
Sending Proof for Approval
Acceptable Artwork Formats:
Illustrator
File Type/s: AI or EPS
Colours: CMYK
All fonts converted to outlines
Adobe Acrobat
File Type/s: PDF
Colours: CMYK
All fonts converted to outlines
Photoshop
File Type/s: PSD, TIF or JPG (300DPI)
Colours: CMYK
All fonts converted to outlines
Acceptable Compression Formats:
Any ZIP Archive
File Type/s: ZIP
How To Submit Artwork
After you’ve placed your order, you’ll be contacted with an email and invited to submit artwork as an attachment.
Artwork Checklist
Before submitting artwork, please follow this checklist:
BLEED AREA
- For Bumper Stickers please add 3mm excess bleed on each side of your artwork past the trim edge of your design. ie: A 51 x 102mm sticker canvas should be 57 x 108mm including bleed (For cutting purposes).
- For Paper Labels and Foil Labels please add 6mm excess bleed on each side of your artwork past the trim edge of your design. ie: A 55 x 90mm sticker canvas should be 67 x 102mm including bleed (For cutting purposes).
FONTS
- Keep all text at least 2mm away from the final cutting line.
- Convert all fonts to outlines / curves. (More Info)
- Convert all fonts from PMS to CMYK colours.
- If artwork is to be created from the start, please include fonts.
RESOLUTION
- Save all images minimum resolution of 300 DPI (Dots Per Inch). (More Info)
COLOUR MODE
- Convert all images and fonts to CMYK colour mode. (More Info)
- All PMS colours will be converted to CMYK.
Free Downloads
Download the Free Adobe Reader to view PDF files (required to view your artwork)
Download Bersoft Copy Fonts 1.2 (PC Software) (You can use this program to save PC font to a location to easily attach them to emails)
Download WinZip (Used to compress files)
Tips
How To Convert Fonts To Outlines (Adobe Illustrator)
You can convert fonts to outlines in Illustrator by highlighting all text with the "Selection Tool" and selecting:
Type > Create Outlines. This will ensure all fonts in your artwork look correct at our end, and our software doesn't substitute your selected fonts.
How To Check the DPI of an Image (Adobe Photoshop)
You can check the DPI of an image in Photoshop by selecting:
Image > Image Size. It is recommended that you do not use any images straight off web pages, as they are low resolution (72 DPI) and will produce an inferior quality sticker (blurry & pixelated). TIF's are the recommended file format as they are higher quality and compatible with both Macs & PCs.
How To Convert Images To CMYK Colour (Adobe Photoshop)
You can convert images to CMYK in Photoshop by selecting:
Image > Mode > CMYK Colour. This will ensure your final product colours look exactly like the file you sent us. Industry standard sticker printing is done in CMYK, (Representing the ink values Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black). RGB (Red, Green & Blue) mode represents the colours you see on a computer or TV screen.
Sending Proof for Approval
Please note: All proofs when viewed on different monitors will look different in colour due to different monitor calibrations. Printed proofs are digitally printed and not for colour matching.
*Conditions Apply, see FAQ page for details.
