HOW TO SUPPLY YOUR PRINT READY ARTWORK!
Basic requirements guide to supplying your print ready artwork.
Using this guide will assist you in ensuring your artwork is ready to submit to us at Eckersley Print Group. It is important that you refer to these steps before submitting your artwork in order to get the best results in your finished printed product.
Supplied artwork specifications checklist.
Use this checklist to confirm that your supplied art meets our pre-press requirements. If you’re unsure or your art does not meet some or all of the specifications, contact us and one of our awesome graphic designers will guide you.
- Entire document colour mode is set to CMYK or PMS (including images)
- Document is set to correct Australian size standards (see below for size troubleshooting)
- 3mm bleed plus crop marks are included in ALL pages
- All images are a minimum of 300dpi (high resolution)
- All fonts are supplied or converted to outlines
Useful Pre-Press Information.
Sometimes we are supplied artwork that requires us to make minor to large alterations. In order to help our clients better understand, we’ve put together this little guide in order to gain a better understanding of recommendations and specifications to get the best quality in the printed product.
Recommended Print Sizes (in millimeters)
Black vs Rich Black
Using a Rich Black over standard 100% CMYK black gives a deeper tone to your print. We recommend if you use Rich Black in your design to set your Rich Black to:
C 20 M 20 Y 20 K 100
Why Can't I Use RGB Colours?
RGB colours are used for web and digital multimedia displays. If you supply artwork in RGB it will be converted to CMYK or PMS (if quoted). Please be sure to supply all art in CMYK especially if it is colour-specific, as if we need to convert it the colours will shift and appear dull – this is because CMYK cannot reproduce brighter or saturated colours like the ones you see on screens.
I Require Custom Cutting / Die Cutting
If your printed artwork requires a die cut, for example a presentation folder that has a business card slot, we have our own die cut library that you can choose from to set your design up with.
Use this export guide for your favourite design programs.
If you’re unsure how to export your art files to the specified requirements, we’ve got you covered with this quick and simple guide. Just select the tab for your desired program.
We accept the following adobe files – pdf, eps, ai, psd, indd and idml.
The best method is to design and export and supply your files from Adobe Indesign or Illustrator.
1. Set up your document with the correct size and add 3mm bleed around all edges.
2. To export from InDesign or Illustrator go to FILE > EXPORT and Save As PDF.
3. From the Adobe PDF Preset window, select [PRESS QUALITY] from the drop down.
4. Next select Marks and Bleeds. Click on Trim marks, and Use Document Bleed Settings (If none, set to 3mm all around).
5. Press Save PDF.
If you’re suppling us the entire artwork working file, please package the file by going to FILE > PACKAGE.
This will include all fonts and images used. Use the same PDF output method as above.
Canva has become a popular online design platform, that is preferably used for creating online social media content although, it can be used to create simple print documents.
If you plan on supplying us documents from Canva here are the steps to take to ensure it is supplied correctly for print.
1. Create your document at the correct size – Canva uses US sizes. Be sure to check this before starting.
2. To export your file from Canva, click the Download button and set it to PDF. Tick Crop marks and bleed.
Affinity is an alternative design suite that has increasing become popular over the last few years.
If you plan on supplying us documents from Affinity programs such as Designer, Publisher or Photo, please follow the steps below to ensure it is correctly supplied for print.
1. Create your document at the correct size. Under the Bleed tab, enable this and set bleed to 3mm.
2. To export your file with bleed, under the File menu, select Print. Click Show Details, then Bleed and Marks, check include Bleed.
If you require any further information on Affinity’s bleed settings you can click the link below for a detailed tutorial.
Where can I upload my supplied artwork?
To upload your supplied artwork we recommend using one of our preferred online platforms. It is recommended also that you zip your packaged files or supply just the press ready artwork.
Please contact our sales team once you’ve uploaded your art for further steps and confirmation.
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