How To Nail Standard Artwork Placements For Your Clothing Line
How To Nail Standard Artwork Placements For Your Clothing Line
Are you having trouble figuring out the "right" artwork placements to make your designs look great? If so, fear not, with a few simple tips you will know all the fundamentals to ensure your finished products turn out great. Let's jump in and discuss the basic principles and you will be designing like a pro in no time.
The Golden Rule Of 3" For Chest Placements
For just about any shirt or sweatshirt with a standard crew neck collar, 3" down from the neck will look right.
The Lower The Neck, The Higher The Placements
For shirts with lower cut collars, the artwork placement should be adjusted UP. So for a vneck t shirt, a placement of 2" from the neck will look right. For a deep vneck or tank top, 1"- 1.5" down from the neck will look right.
The "Taller" The Artwork, The Higher The Placements
In some cases you will want to print artwork that is very tall and narrow, in these cases you may want to adjust the height of the artwork placement up.
Getting Left Breast And Right Breast Placements That Look Great
The appropriate placement for left breast and right breast placements require an offset from the right or left of the center of the garment. However, the offset will depend on the width of the artwork to be printed AND the size of the shirt you are printing on. For these reasons, you can't specify and exact placement using inches. Instead, it's best to call out "standard left breast" or "standard right breast" our printing team will know the correct placement based on the size of the artwork and the size of the garment.
Getting the Right Size for your Artwork - Full Chest Prints
Use this quick guide to set the appropriate size for your artwork to get the "look" you want for your brand.
Appear Small
Standard
Appear Large
Adult Mens
8" wide
10" wide
12" wide
Adult Womens
6" wide
8" wide
10" wide
Childrens
6" wide
8" wide
9" wide
Getting the Appearance for Your Left Breast Prints
Artwork Size
Artwork Size
1" wide
2" wide
3" wide
4" wide
Will appear
Extra Small
Small
Standard
Large
Put The Rules To Use
Now that you now how to call out placements and set your artwork sizing, make sure to provide that information to your printing partner. If you are printing with the Apliiq platform it's simple to add a note to your artwork to nail the placement. Checkout our tips for adding notes to and how to add notes to your artwork.
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