Custom Shirt Ordering Questions
Some of the more common questions we hear.
If you don't find your answer, contact us.
What
is your turnaround time?
Can
I mix/match colors, sizes, and garment types?
What
affects the price of my order?
What art files can I use?
How
do I decide size and placement of my artwork?
What
is the largest size I can design?
What
ink colors are available?
Do
you have specialty inks?
Do
you guarantee your work?
Fast. 10 days from order approval is standard. Rush service is available.
We are next day shipping from our main garment supplier, meaning that
if you have your order approved by 4:00PM, it is possible to have it
printed the following day. It is always better and less expensive to plan
ahead though.
Can I mix/match colors, sizes, and garment types?
Absolutely. With few exceptions (pertaining to the artwork being printed) we
can
accomodate almost any combination of garments.
What affects the price of my order?
A number of things will affect your final cost. The most important are:
Number of garments
Price per garment goes down considerably with a larger quantity.
Number of colors in the artwork
This is the easiest to adjust. Ask us how.
Garment type
Shirts are like cars. There's VW's, there's Corvette's, and there's Toyota Tercels.
The absolute least expensive option you can go with is a large quantity of
medium weight - white shirts printed with one color of ink in one location.
What type of art files can I use?
It is important to start with the highest quality artwork
available for your screen printing order. This is YOUR image
or idea, so care must be taken in order to reproduce it accurately
for your project.
Generally this means a high resolution raster image, or a vector file.
Some file types to look for are:
Vector:
.ai, .eps, .cdr .pdf
Raster:
.psd, .tif, .bmp, .jpg
If scanning an original drawing, change settings to 600 DPI,
and adjust brightness/contrast to account for scanner differences.
(You want the scanned file to appear as close to the original as possible)
A good test for your image is to print it out at the size you want
on your garments. If it appears grainy or pixellated, it is not suitable for screen printing. This will be the case with most web images.
Do not despair however, read below.
If a high quality file or scan is not available, a redraw is in order.
Prices will vary depending upon complexity of artwork, and will be quoted
at time of order.
How do I decide size and placement of my artwork?
This is an area where our expertise will come in handy. Send us your art, tell
us where
you want it, and we will send you a proof with it sized and placed accordingly.
Every
design is different, and it takes experience to know what will work.
What is the largest size I can design?
For general work we try not to go larger than 13"x15". Certain art
will work with larger
sizes, but is situation dependant. If you have a piece of tabloid size paper,
hold it up to
yourself, and you'll see what we mean.
For Oversize work, our maximum print size is 18"x21".
Contact us for a quote.
What ink colors are available?
Any. Quite literally. If we don't have it already in stock (we very likely
do), we
will mix it up. We use a Pantone Matching system that allows us to mix virtually
any color you can specify. Exact Pantone matches are available.
Do you have specialty inks?
Sure do. Metallic, glitter, discharge, suede, ultrasoft and more.
Check out our special effects page for more info.
Certainly. We stand behind our products, and will do what is necessary
to satisfy you. We take every precaution possible (requiring approved
proofs before printing) to avoid miscommunications. If we make a mistake
we will take care of it.