Artwork Guidelines for t-shirt printing

All artwork files for t-shirt screen printing must be sent to PrimeSource in a color separated file format in order to avoid artwork fees. You can email your artwork to Sales@PrimeSourceDisributors.com.

PrimeSource cannot and will not reproduce any copywritten/trademarked logos or designs without express written consent.

The screen printing process for t-shirts requires a separate film positive and screen for each color and print location of your t-shirt design. A color separated file format of your artwork allows us to quickly output your design to film for print setup. Here is a list of color separated artwork file formats that we accept along with other requirements:

• Corel Draw - .cdr file
• Adobe Illustrator - .ai file
• Adobe Illustrator - .eps
• Convert all text to curves or outlines
• Pantone colors only - not CMYK

Don't have color separated artwork?

That's O.K., send us what you have!

Let's face it, not everyone is an artist! Most people who want custom t-shirts only have a clip art design with text, a hand drawing or just an idea. We can work with just about anything you send us. We always send a proof to you before we start printing, so you always get the design that you want, the way you want it! If you only want text (any lettering or writing) on your t-shirts, we charge a $10.00 layout fee per print location. For any images, artwork fees start at $30.00 for a 1-color t-shirt design. Please allow an extra $10.00 for each additional color per design. Example: If we re-create the artwork for a 2-color design on the front and a different 1 color design on the back, the artwork fees would be $70.00. Let's say you have a 1-color design that you would like printed on the left chest area on the front, and the same design printed larger on the back with some text above and beneath your design. The artwork fees for this would be $40.00; $30.00 for a 1 color design and then a $10.00 layout fee for the text. Here is a list of image/artwork files that we accept for artwork re-creation:

• Image Files: .jpg, jpeg, .gif, .tif, .bmp, .psd, .png
• Word Documents (.doc, .docx files)
• Adobe PDF (.pdf files)

Digitizing for custom embroidery
All logos and designs for embroidery must first be digitized before any embroidery can be done. If you have previously had your company logo or custom embroidery design digitized, the embroiderer should have your digitized file (.dst file) on hand. The files can be e-mailed to us. If you do not have access to your digitized artwork file or if this is a new logo or custom design, then your logo will first need to be digitized first. Our 1-time digitizing fee starts out at $35.00 and may increase depending on the size and complexity of your artwork.