Print & Production
Production Process
Sharing a brief example of what my day to day looks like as a production artist.
Step 1: Create vector art required following instructions according to each items templates, making sure to meet imprint standards.
Step 2: Double check everything is inside imprint area / safe area, make sure every positive and negative line meets imprint standards required.
Step 3: Expand artwork, trim, delete unnecessary spaces and compound shape into one whole color, or into different colors, as required. in this case is all black as per is for a hot stamp file. Save file with registration mark required.
Example of a mockup. Proofs sent to customer when requested. This is an example of how his artwork would look like in hotstamp process.
Bleed and cutline
understanding of the use of bleed and cutlines in production files.
Print Production & File Preparation
Artboard view in illustrator, setup of bleed and placement of art.
Preview of final file for print, with trim marks and bleed
Label Recreation
Customer needed this label which only had as an image. I vectorized the whole image for him again.
Image provided by customer
Vector Created for print
Vector Recreation & Mockups
Customer needed their logo image to be vectorized. Provided a lowe quality image. Vector was created.
Image sent by customer
Vector Created
Production ready files - Stickers
Sharing a preview of the process on how to organize files for print. Creation of cut thru line to print stickers. Organized by layers.
Step 1: Create offset path, expand/compound shape to create ooutline. on its own layer, using a spot color with the naming of swatch as required.
Preview of final product. This is how the sticker will be cut.
Vector Recreation & Mockups
Customer need logo image to be vectorized and a mockup to preview how it would look in a mug with laser engraved.
Image provided by customer
Vector Created for print
Vector Recreation & Mockups
Customer need logo image to be vectorized and a mockup to preview how it would look in a pen with laser engraved. Production files were created svg format for laser engraved.
Image sent by customer
Vector Created
Vector Recreation & Mockups
Customer needed their logo image to be vectorized. Also wanted to preview a mockup of how it would look on an embroidered hat. website was requested below logo. Production files were created for embroidery.
Image sent by customer
Vector Created
Car Wrap
Created files and mockup for a car wrap for Happy Dog. Using Adobe Illustrator and Ai for the mockup.
Production Files / color palette
Created art work requested by customer meeting imprint standards and following brand guidelines. Used the color palette provided by vendor.
