How To Prepare Artwork For Woven Patches
This article covers artwork requirements for getting great results for your custom woven patches.
Woven Patch Size
The total size of a woven patch will determine it's price, smaller patches are more affordable, while larger patches cost more to produce.
Woven Patch Shape
Woven patches must follow standard shapes, like circle, square, or rectangles.
File Resolution
- Recommend: 300 dpi
- Acceptable: 150 dpi
- Not acceptable: less than 150 dpi
File Types
We recommend uploading your artwork to the website as a .png. The website also accepts .jpg, .gif, .bmp. We are happy to accept higher resolution artwork via email. Please email your order # and high resolution artwork to artist@apliiq.com.
Files Size
Files must be provided at the size you need woven patch. If you need 2" x 2" woven label, your artwork should also be set to 2" x 2" at 300 dpi.
Files Size & Resolution Examples
- A 1" X 1" woven label @ 300 dpi is a 300 X 300 pixel image
- A 2" X 2" woven label @ 300 dpi is a 600 X 600 pixel image
Level Of Detail Within Artwork
Woven labels can be used to create detailed shapes, text, and artwork. However, because custom woven labels create your artwork by weaving threads together, there are physical limits to how intricate details can be within your artwork. The smallest a single stitch can be is 1mm or ~.03". This means that the smallest level of detail within your artwork must be at least 1mm. If your artwork contains details smaller than 1mm our artist will update your file to ensure your artwork can be created as a woven label, this may alter the look of your design.
Artwork Effects Not Supported
Due to the fact woven labels are created from woven threads, not all types of artwork possible in a digital medium can be supported in a woven label.
- Label artwork must use flat colors without gradients.
- No highlights or drop shadows.
- No inner glows or outer glows.
- Any other effects that create or utilize gradients.
Guidance For Fonts & Text
Remember, your text and fonts will be created out of thread so you want to take precautions to ensure your text is legible.
Font Height
In order for text to be legible it must have a minimum height:
- Recommended Minimum Height: 10pt font
- Acceptable Minimum Height: 9pt font if spaced out enough
- Not Acceptable Height: less than 9 pt
Please note that different fonts may have different height requirements.
Letter Spacing & Legibility
You should also give additional thought and care to letter spacing, or tracking, to ensure your text is legible. Generally speaking, the best fonts for woven labels are cursive letters where each letter is connected in script. The thread will continue between each letter and be more legible. The next best fonts are san-serif fonts because there are less pieces to each letter and are more easily legible. Serif fonts are not recommended at small scales, but if you intend to use one, we recommend adding additional space between each letter for visibility and clarity around each letter.
Woven Patch Colors
We offer a variety of thread colors to achieve the most accurate color representation for woven labels. The apliiq color chart shows our available thread colors. If your art requires specific thread colors, please send an email them to cs@apliiq.com to request a quote for custom woven label colors.
When your design comes to life as a woven label, the colors may not match exactly what you see on your screen. Unfortunately, there are differences between how colors are rendered on a computer or phone screen and how they appear in real life.
Maximum number of colors
Woven labels can have up to 5 colors. If your artwork requires more than 5 colors you can request an estimate by emailing cs@apliiq.com.
Woven Patch Border
Woven patches will have a finished border, set the border color in your artwork by stroking the exterior of your artwork.
What to do if your file is too small
Sometimes you may need to use existing design element to create your artwork. If your file is too small you still have options to make amazing happen:
- Try locating a larger version of your file.
- Our artists can vectorize your artwork for you so it can be properly scaled up. We are happy to do this free of charge, in most cases the artwork will be altered slightly.
Please Note: In most cases you cannot simply "resize" an existing small file to increase it's size. You need to find the original larger file or recreate the artwork at the appropriate size.
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