Supplying Artwork
Guide
This guide outlines issues you’ll need to consider when supplying artwork to avoid delays and ensure great-quality print.
File Formats
Please create your artwork to a print-ready file format at the correct size and with sufficient bleed area.
File Size
The maximum file size that can be uploaded via our website is 1GB. This should be more than enough capacity to accommodate artwork at the required resolution for most of our products, provided an appropriate file format is used.
If for any reason you find you’re unable to upload your file, you can contact us at info@stuffedparrot.art who’ll be able to diagnose the issue or organise an alternative way for you to supply your file.
It’s also important that your file is not too small. An image that appears fine on screen may lose quality when printed full size. Read our Resolution Guide for information on how to ensure your image quality is up to spec.
PDF’s
We ask that all artwork and images be supplied at high resolution (300dpi). You must correctly prepare your PDF file. These options must be set for commercial printing:
- Resolution – Choose High Resolution
- Compression Settings – For colour and greyscale this should be downsampled to 300dpi with “auto compression” set on high
- Font Embedding – Should be set to “embed all fonts”
Colour needs to be set as CMYK not RGB (RGB artwork will be converted to CMYK and this could affect your colours
Colour
Any artwork that’s intended for print should be created in (or converted to) CMYK – not RGB. That’s because CMYK files achieve colours by mixing Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Key (Black) in the same way that printers mix inks to achieve colours on the page.
Trimming –There must be a minimum 3mm bleed around your artwork to account for very slight variances during the trimming process.
Any background colours or designs would need to extend right to the edge.
Crop Marks – Adding crop marks to your artwork is not necessary. If you have experience designing for print, by all means, add them as correctly placed crop marks can save time and help us align your design.
However, as long as the artwork is supplied at the correct dimensions with a 3mm bleed on all sides, we’ll be able to set it up for print without crop marks.