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Q. Do you have examples of your work?
Absolutely! Come on in to our showroom and see all types of print samples, artwork and tons of garment examples.
Q. Do you have a minimum order?
Yes, our screen printing minimum is 12 pieces. Our embroidery has no minimums. You may do 1 item if that’s all that’s needed.
Q. What type of payments do you accept?
We accept cash, check, Venmo, Visa, AMX, Mastercard and money orders.
Q. Do you do personalizations?
Yes. We can do custom names and numbering using both heat press vinyl and/or embroidery.
Q. What types of art files do you accept?
We will accept almost anything from a hand drawing to a photograph and of course your print ready files. If supplying a bitmap image please create file at 300 dpi 100% to scale of the size you want it print on your garment.
Below is a list of preferred files:
Adobe Illustrator (EPS, AI) cs3 or earlier version
PDF
JPG
TIF
PNG
Adobe Photoshop (PSD, PPD)
Please make sure all vector file have fonts created to outlines.
Q. What's the difference between bitmap vs. vector graphics?
Don’t get too overwhelmed with this question but it is important, as a consumer, to know the difference. Whatever finished artwork you are working with will matter as to the end result in printing your items.
Bitmap artwork is generally made up of pixels, or “dots”. The number of pixels in a particular image is fixed, meaning that if you increase the image size, the graphic application you may be using, does not just add pixels, instead it makes the pixels larger. Therefore if you decrease the image size, the software and/or application simply shrinks the pixels. Increasing the bitmap size can also compromise the quality of the artwork, making it appear jagged and/or fuzzy. Bitmap images can easily be distorted.
Vector artwork is created in vector-based programs such as Adobe Illustrator. This type of artwork is defined mathematically as a series of nodes joined by lines. Each graphic element in a vector file is called an object and is made up of an outline. An outline is similar to a wire frame that serves as the object’s root structure or skeleton. Each object is a self-contained entity with its own properties, such as
color, shape, outline, size and position on the screen. Vector art will result in a sharper and cleaner image, specially when working with a companies logo.
The purpose of this article is to give you a brief overview as to some of the differences. If you are still not sure what to use, you may contact us directly and speak to our Sales team that will help you in determining what to use.
Q. Can I ship garments to Bear Designz?
Yes. If you do so please make sure boxes are labeled with your info and or a PO# so we are aware of whose product is whose. We get multiple shipments a day and with appropriate information on boxes it helps us perform our job better.