Images are printed onto vinyl which is then applied to a wide variety of signs such as Wheelcovers, Magnetics, A Boards, Information Boards and Name Plates
ARTWORK
The ideal way to send us an image is as vector artwork . Vector artwork is print ready or camera ready artwork that is used for printing. It is created in drawing programs such as Adobe Illustrotor or Coral Draw. It allows artwork to be sized without any loss of quality. All your organisations artwork master copies should be Vector Artwork as it represents the original working file type required by printers.
However most people actually send us a bitmap image with a file ending in one of the following - jpg, gif, bmp, tiff or png. These are all acceptable as long as they are sent at a suitable size. Please note - we can not use Powerpoint or Word documents.
Ideally the image needs to be sent at the size it is to be printed with a resolution of 150dpi. The size could be smaller as long as the resolution is higher. We can print at 100dpi if necassary.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Photographs should be taken at the high resolution or fine setting on your camera. If you are scanning a photo, scan it in at the high resolution. They are usually sent as tiff, jpg or btmp images
CHECKING THE IMAGE SIZE
To see if a photograph or artwork image is large enough bring it into your photo software. Look at the image size and you should be able to see how many pixels high and wide the image is.
Hieght or Length of
Printing in Inches |
Hieght or Length of
Printing in mm |
No. Pixels required |
4 Inches |
100mm |
400 - 600 pixels |
6 Inches |
150mm |
600 - 900 pixels |
9 inches |
225 mm |
900 - 1350 pixels |
12 inches |
300mm |
1200 - 1800 pixels |
18 inches |
450mm |
1800 - 2700 pixels |
24 inches |
600mm |
2400 - 3600 pixels |
If your artwork image is too small, of a poor quaility or in the wrong format (eg word or powerpoint files) we can have it converted into vector artwork for you. The cost varies with the images but is usually between £15 and £25 plus VAT Send us the image and we will give you a price. You can also have the vector artwork emailed to you for future use after the job is done.
See the example below.
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Photographs can also be converted into vector artwork but it needs to be an interpretation and as it is quite time consuming it would cost between £50 and £90
Images for Engraving
Images for engraving must be vector artwork. We can convert clean silhoutte style images without fine lines or shade to vector artwork for £15. More complex artwork - even photographs turned in line artwork, would cost in the region of £25.
