Silkscreening design guidelines
The following guidelines are here to assist you in preparing your art for your silk-screen project.
High Resolution versus Low resolution
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| This sample is a high-resolution graphic. It is 300 dpi or greater. The lines are crisp and clear and will reproduce cleanly. No clean up work is required. |
This is a low resolution graphic that was taken from the web and enlarged. The edges are fuzzy and will require a lot of clean-up prior to printing. |
Best reproducable text
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Because silk-screening is not print, small text may sometimes be difficult to print. For small text, we suggest using a san-serif font set at 10 points or higher. Above is an example of a comparison between a sans-serif font and a serif font set at 10, 12, 14 and 16 points. The 10 point Sans-serif font will reproduce on a silkscreen design whereas the 10 point serif font will be difficult to reproduce on a t-shirt or other garments. |
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Explanation of Sans-serif versus Serif fonts
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| Sans-serif fonts have no stems or any fancy embellishment at the ends of the font. They are usually blocky in appearance. Some popular sans-serif fonts are: Arial, Helvetica, Impact, Kabel |
Serif fonts usually are decorative
or have curved stems. Some popular Serif fonts are: |