Artwork Guidelines

This guide outlines file setup and the issues you’ll need to consider when supplying artwork

File Formats

Artwork for clapperboards, case labels and other items need to be supplied in either Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop formats. Depending on the software you use to create your artwork, please ensure that the artwork you supply meets the following requirements:

Adobe Illustrator

Vector file types accepted:

Document setup:

CMYK colour space
Artboard dimensions at actual size in mm of the item being ordered
3mm bleed added to each edge

Please also supply the following attached to order:

All fonts used in artwork as OTF or TTF format
JPEG preview of artwork to check against vector file

Adobe Photoshop

File types accepted:

Document setup:

CMYK 8-bit colour space
300dpi resolution
Layered
Artboard dimensions at actual size in mm of the item being ordered
3mm bleed added to each edge

Please also supply the following attached to order:

All fonts used in artwork as OTF or TTF format
JPEG preview of artwork to check against Photoshop file

Bleed

To enable us to cut to the finished size of the item being ordered, we require 3mm of ‘bleed’ to be added to each edge of your artwork.

Any background colour, pattern or image in your artwork must extend at least to the edge of the bleed area to ensure that no unprinted white strips appear once the item has been trimmed.In the example above we have an 11” medium clapperboard with finished dimensions of 280mm w x 190mm h; adding 3mm bleed to each edge brings the total artwork size to 286mm w x 196mm h. The magenta line indicates where the item will be trimmed, so anything outside of this line and within the bleed space will be cut off the finished item.

Need help?

If you have any further questions about file setup please contact us on info@4130.co.uk