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How do I prepare customer artwork for DTF?

Take the background out, make the edge hard, clear faint pixels and specks, then check the size against the print. The upload beta here does the first three for art with a clear outline.

Your artwork fileJPG, PNG or WebP · 24 MB at mostUpload a file

Free preview, no account. Pay only to download.

A ghost in a cap riding a skateboard, on a dark shirt color
A design made here from a prompt, not a customer upload. The shirt is a drawing.

Before you start

You need
The customer file: a JPG, PNG or WebP, up to 24 MB. Ask for the largest copy they have.
You get
A transparent PNG at the size of the upload. Nothing is enlarged.
Time
Usually under a minute.
Cost
The preview is free, five a day. The print file is one from a pack.

Step by step

  1. 01Ask for the original.

    A logo pulled from a website or an email signature is small. The layered or vector original prints far better.

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    02Upload it.

    The box behind the art is removed and the edge is cleaned. The art itself is not redrawn.

  3. A ghost in a cap riding a skateboard, on black
    03Check it on black.

    White inside the art can be ink or empty film. If you get two results, pick the one that matches the customer's logo.

  4. 04Check the size.

    Compare the pixel size with the print width before you quote the job.

A small logo stays small

Cleanup does not add detail. Upscaling a low-resolution logo is not built here yet.

Rights

You need the customer's right to print the mark. Nothing here is checked against trademarks.

Run a customer file through the upload beta.

The preview is free.

Your artwork fileJPG, PNG or WebP · 24 MB at mostUpload a file

Free preview, no account. Pay only to download.

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