Fotofiles® Artwork Specifications

In order to better serve our customers, we have established the following guidelines for submitting your artwork.
All methods of reproduction require quality, vectorized artwork for accurate results.
Please note that an additional design charge will be added if a significant amount of “clean-up”
work is required on the source artwork provided. For best results, please follow these guidelines:

·   Name your file with company name or PO number. DO NOT name your file “nail file”!

·   All files should be saved for PC at 300dpi or higher, and preferable in RGB.

·   Important: We require ALL files to be built to the full bleed dimension specified for each trim size (see below table for dimensions). We automatically trim the bleed off of each edge, which will result in continued color, image or design to the edge of the nail file.*
Do NOT round artwork corners as to make it look like a nail file unless you use it for positioning only, because that reduces the bleed area.

All critical elements (text, images, logos, etc.) must be kept at least 0.125" inside the edge.
Anything left close to edge may be cut off during trimming. Which means that you must leave
at least 1/8” margin in the imprint area.

·   We highly recommend that you download our templates from our website at www.fotofiles.com, which are provided in the following formats: Photoshop, Illustrator, and PDF. After building your nail file artwork using our templates, please REMOVE BLACK BORDER that shows the bleed area BEFORE sending your artwork to us. The black border is to show the bleed area only, not to be used as part of the artwork.  

* What is a bleed? A bleed is the portion of the artwork that will be trimmed off when cut to the final size.
Bleed ensures that the image will cover 100% of the imprint area without getting white outlines around. See below for more information.

 

We accept the following files only:

·         We work with RGB not CMYK colors.

·         JPEG, TIFF, EPS, PSD, AI, PDF (EPS is preferred)

·         Illustrator 10 or lower version

·         Photoshop 7.0 or lower version

·         If you need changes made to your artwork, please provide a layered Photoshop file or an Illustrator file with all  elements separated. You  must rasterize text or convert all fonts to curves.
 

Colors:
 

We do not use the offset printing method. Our printer has a limited color scheme, thus, we cannot print or use Pantone or metallic colors. However, we will do our best to come close to your color request but we do not guarantee it. Our colors vary on a daily basis and from run to run. Please take into consideration that abrasives, which are applied on the nail files, make the color of the artwork
a bit darker.

Please print out your design to make sure you can read all text BEFORE you email us your artwork.
We will not be responsible for unreadable text on provided design.

NOT FOLLOWING THESE GUIDELINES MAY RESULT IN EXTRA CHARGES!