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Custom Artwork

We will work with you to provide custom artwork to exactly meet your requirements. One of our professional designers can put together a great-looking label based on your instructions and submit it to you for your approval. You can also be assured that your artwork files are safe at CLC. Your valuable artwork files are securely stored and backed up so that they will never be lost or destroyed should something unforeseen occur.

How to submit your own Artwork

One of our professional designers can put together a great-looking label based on your instructions and submit it to you for your approval. You can tell us your instructions when you place your order.

  • How To Submit Artwork
  • Artwork Checklist
  • Acceptable Compression Formats
  • Acceptable Artwork Formats

After you’ve placed your order, we’ll contact you via email and invited to submit artwork as an attachment.

Before submitting artwork, please follow this checklist:

Where possible please state number of colours and pantone references.

All prices are plus VAT. Price includes first and second proof, additional proofs charged at £10 each

  • ARTWORK FORMATS TO BE SUPPLIER IN

    Adobe Illustrator – up to version CSC
    Adobe Photoshop – Up to version CSC
    PDF’S (unlocked or password provided) All fonts provided or in paths
    Microsoft Word
    ArtPro – up to version 16.1.1
    EPS files Vectorised

  • COLOUR MODE

    Save all files, artboards and canvases in CMYK colour mode. RGB / Pantone / PMS colours will get converted to CMYK during production.

  • BLEED

    A 3mm bleed area is required on all artwork designs.

  • IMAGES

    Save or Embed all images at 300dpi (Dots Per Inch) resolution.

  • DIE CUT / CUSTOM SHAPE STICKERS

    We need to keep at least 2mm space (on all sides) from your design to the cutting line for production purposes. This is to ensure the die cutting process works accurately during production.

  • BORDERS ON STICKERS

    We need to make borders at least 2mm thick (on all sides) on your design for production purposes. This is to ensure the guillotining process works accurately during production.

  • MINIMUM RECOMMENDED FONT SIZE

    While fonts as small as 5pt can print on your stickers, we always recommend fonts are at least 7pt in size for clarity and legibility.

  • FONT TO OUTLINES

    In formats such as Adobe Illustrator, please convert “Fonts To Outlines” on all fonts used in the documents. This is also known as “Fonts to Curves” in some software.

  • ARTWORK FILE SIZE

    If you can send large artwork files via your email software, we can generally accept them. However, for very large files we recommend using WeTransfer Free: https://www.wetransfer.com/ (for a single artwork or ZIP file up to 2gb). Please contact us for which email to use for the WeTransfer friend’s email.

  • ACCEPTABLE ARTWORK FORMATS

    Adobe Acrobat PDF (Recommended), Adobe Photoshop (Recommended), Adobe Illustrator (Recommended), TIF Images, EPS Files, JPG Images

  • ACCEPTABLE COMPRESSION FORMATS

    ZIP, RAR

TIPS

  1. How To Convert Fonts To Outlines (Adobe Illustrator)

    You can convert fonts to outlines in Illustrator by highlighting all text with the “Selection Tool” and selecting:

    Type › Create Outlines.

    This will ensure all fonts in your artwork look correct at our end, and our software doesn’t substitute your selected fonts.

  2. How To Check The DPI Of An Image (Adobe Photoshop)

    You can check the DPI of an image in Photoshop by selecting:

    Image › Image Size

    It is recommended that you do not use any images straight off web pages, as they are low resolution (72 DPI) and will produce an inferior quality sticker (blurry & pixelated). TIF is the recommended file format as they are higher quality and compatible with both Macs & PCs.