Services
Graphic Design
The Screen Machine has a full time graphic design team to assist you with virtually any level of creative art. Send us or stop in with your vectored artwork, hand drawing, or simply an idea. Our designers will work with you to achieve a professional image, ready to print.
Stock Screen Printing Inks
We offer a variety of stock ink colors. Our ink chart references the closest PMS color match for each color. Keep in mind that all monitors display colors differently. Using a Pantone Solid Coated color book will give you the most accurate color.
PMS color matching is available for an additional cost.
Specialty Screen Printing Inks
For a more creative way to showcase your design, our specialty inks are a perfect solution.
Glitter, crystalline, metallic ink and metallic foil are a great way for adding a little shimmer to any design.
Our discharge ink can be used for projects where you want a vintage look or a soft hand feel.
Check out our portfolio pages for printed examples utilizing specialty inks.
CAD Cut Vinyl Colors
We can add personalized names to your garments. We use CAD Cut vinyl in a variety of stock colors. Standard letter size is 2” height, but we can accomodate smaller and larger sizes if needed. Standard fonts such as Pro-Narrow, Varsity and Tiffany are commonly used for team uniforms.
Numbering Styles
Athletic sports numbering for team uniforms and jerseys are available in several screen printed styles. Numbers can be printed in 1 or 2 colors and in a variety of sizes. Refer to our numbering style chart for available options.
Print Placement
Our print placement chart can be used as a reference for location and sizes of prints that we offer. Some restrictions may apply due to the size of the actual garment and the printable area. Upon receipt of goods, a final determination can be made.
Artwork Requirements
Print ready is a term used to refer to artwork that can be used for printing without requiring any changes. When submitted artwork is not print ready, production time may be delayed and additional art charges may apply. Please follow the guidelines listed below when submitting artwork:
Artwork File Types
VECTORED ART FILE – Vectored art is clean, print ready artwork that can be resized without losing any quality or clarity. Fonts should be converted to outlines and all colors should be in PMS spot colors. Vectored art is created in programs like Adobe Illustrator and Corel Draw.
Acceptable vectored file formats: .Ai .PDF .EPS .CDR
RASTER ART FILE – Raster files are composed of pixels and are generally created in Adobe Photoshop. Raster graphics are best used for non-line art images – specifically digital photographs, scanned artwork or detailed graphics. Low resolution files may require additional art time and fees to become print ready.
Acceptable raster file formats: .TIFF .JPEG .GIF .BMP
Artwork File Types
SPOT COLOR PROCESS – Spot color process is printed by separating each color of the design into its own screen. A vectored art file is needed in order to achieve a clean crisp look. Using our stock color ink chart or a custom PMS ink match, for each color, in the design is required in order to avoid color issues.
FOUR COLOR PROCESS – All artwork for a process print must have a resolution of 300 dpi or higher and be at the final output size. Lower resolution results in pixelated or blurry images. Please keep in mind any image taken from the web is low resolution.
Production Stages
EMAIL ARTWORK
Send all artwork with a mock-up to:
tsmart@thescreenmachineco.net
Have your company name and order number in the subject line. Clearly state any special instructions, ink colors, print size and imprint placement in the body of your email. Include your contact information in case we need to contact you with a question regarding your file.
PROOF PROCESS
Upon receiving an art file and all the instructions for your order, our graphic design team will generate a proof for your order. This will provide a mock up of what the print will look like. Garment color, print size, ink color and print placement will be the main focus.
Our graphic design team will email you a proof for you and/or your client to approve. Your order will be placed on hold until we receive an approval. We cannot guarantee your due date if we do not receive your this approval in a timely manner.
