Guidelines

Guidelines on how to prepare your file for fabric printing.

Key Points

JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF & PNG files accepted
200MB file size limit. Larger files can be sent using WeTransfer
Recommended 180 DPI
RGB colour mode
sRGB colour space
Flattened with no layers or transparency
Order a swatch of your design on your fabric of choice before committing to a larger order

File Type

You can upload your design as a JPG, BMP, GIF, TIF & PNG with a maximum file size of 200MB. If you experience difficulty uploading a large file, try reducing the resolution of your image to reduce the file size. The size your design prints can be altered using the scale option if required.

For great results, we recommend creating a high quality JPG at 180 DPI in the RGB colour mode and sRGB colour space, specifically, the sRGB v2 or v4 Preference. Always embed the ICC profile in your image.

Scale

Scale alters the resolution your design is printed at. Our system will try to detect the resolution of your design. If our system cannot detect a resolution, it will default to 180 DPI (Dots Per Inch).

Reducing the scale makes your design smaller but it will print with greater detail
Increasing the scale makes your design larger but it will print with less detail

Your image may lose detail and appear blurry / pixellated if it is enlarged too much.

Colour

Our printers are set up to receive files in RGB. If a file is not in RGB it will be converted to RGB. This can create unexpected results. On this basis we do not recommend uploading files in CMYK or Greyscale.

Increasing colour saturation will make colours as bright and bold as possible
Ensure there is sufficient contrast between dark colours otherwise they may blend together
Fine detail is printed best when there is high contract between colours

Samples

Once you have your file set up, we highly recommend ordering a sample before committing to a larger purchase. You can purchase a sample of your design printed on any of our fabrics, so that you can see exactly how your design will look before you go on to order larger pieces.

How Colour Differs On Screen to Print

Colour on a screen is made from Red, Green and Blue light (RGB). Colour on a screen is additive which means you start with a black background and add colour.

Colour on a print is made from a combinations of colour inks. Our pigment printers use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black, Green, Orange, Red and Grey ink (CMYKGORk) and our dye sublimation printers use Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black ink (CMYK). Colour on a print is subtractive which means you start with a white background and block out parts of the spectrum.

The sRGB colour space is much larger than CMYKGORk or CMYK. This means there are colours that can be created in sRGB that cannot be created in CMYKGORk or CMYK. This problem is most apparent on bright or fluorescent colours.