Custom Holographic Egg Shell Gang Run

Preparing Your Artwork for Single Colour Screen Printed Gang Run Stickers.

Want your screen printed stickers to come out looking proper? Here’s everything you need to know before sending over your artwork.

First up, what is a Gang Run?

These stickers are printed as part of a Gang Run, which means multiple customer's designs are grouped together and printed on the same screen and print run.

It’s a great way of keeping the cost down, but it does mean everyone’s artwork needs to follow the same basic setup.

For these runs:

- Stickers are printed in black ink only

- Stickers are available as squares or rectangles only

- Artwork needs to be supplied at one of the available sizes

- All artwork needs to be set up ready for single-colour screen printing

Because everything is printed together, we can’t make individual changes to ink colours or print specifications for each order.

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1. Size it right

Set your artwork to the exact finished size of your sticker.

Our standard sizes are:

- 9cm x 9cm

- 7cm x 10cm

- 6cm x 14cm

These stickers are available in square or rectangle formats only.

Make sure your artwork is supplied at the size you actually want it printed.

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2. Keep it black and white

All stickers in the gang run are printed using black ink only.

The easiest way to supply your artwork is as solid black artwork on a white or transparent background.

Anything shown in black will be printed.

Anything left white or transparent won’t be printed and will show the sticker material underneath instead.

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3. Keep everything solid

Your artwork should ideally be made up of solid black shapes and lines.

Avoid:

- Gradients

- Shadows

- Transparency

- Different shades of grey

If you want to create shading or different tones, these will need to be created using halftones rather than grey areas.

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4. Vector artwork is best

Vector files will give you the cleanest result and are always our preferred option for screen printing.

We recommend:

- AI

- PDF

- EPS

High-resolution black and white raster artwork can work too, but vector artwork is always the safest bet.

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5. Keep fine details sensible

Really fine lines and tiny details can get lost during the screen printing process.

Try to keep small details, gaps and lines clear enough to reproduce properly.

If you’re not sure whether something is too fine, just send the artwork over and I can take a look before anything goes to print.

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6. Fonts

Convert all text to outlines or curves before sending your artwork.

That way we don’t need your font files and nothing changes when the artwork is opened our end.

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7. Think about the sticker material

Anything that isn’t printed in black will show the sticker material underneath.

That means the material itself becomes part of the finished design, so it’s worth keeping that in mind when setting up your artwork.

For example, black artwork printed onto a coloured vinyl will use the vinyl colour as the background of the design.

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8. Bleed

If your artwork runs right to the edge of the sticker, add a small amount of bleed around the outside.

If your design sits comfortably inside the edge, you don’t need to worry about this.

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9. Double check everything before sending

Because these are printed as part of a gang run, your artwork needs to be print-ready when the run is put together.

Before uploading your file, make sure:

- The artwork is the correct finished size

- Your design is set up for black ink only

- Everything you want printed is solid black

- There are no unwanted greys, gradients or transparency

- Fonts have been outlined

- Fine details are clear

- Spelling is correct

- The artwork is exactly how you want it printed

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10. Sending your files

PDF, AI or EPS files are preferred, with all fonts outlined.

For simpler designs, a high-resolution PNG with a transparent background can work too.

If you’re unsure whether your artwork is suitable for the gang run, just send it over and I’ll happily take a look before you order.