Setting Up Illustrator Artwork

 

Create a Document

First, create a new document by clicking “File”, then “New…”. You will see the following dialog window.

Illustrator New Document Window

Click the “Advanced” drop down.

Select your desired unit of measurement, input the size of your finished piece and “0.125 in” for the bleed boxes.

If you are creating a multiple page document or if you project prints more than one side, change the “Number of Artboards” to the number of pages/sides.

Select “CMYK” for the “Color Mode”.

Select “High (300ppi)” for the “Raster Effects”.

Select “Overprint” for the “Preview Mode”.

Then click “OK”.

 

Here is an example of a 2-sided print job using the above set up guide.

Illustrator Example Document

Notice that there is a red bleed guide line and a black guide line that represents the actual size. Please make sure that your artwork that is supposed to bleed extends to the red bleed line. Click Here to learn more about Bleed.

 

Design Your Artwork

Click Here to view our file requirements for your design. If you need assistance creating the design, we offer design services for a reasonable fee. Please contact us for more information.

If you would like to create the design yourself, there are tons of resources on the web to learn how to design your artwork. Here are a few resources that you may find helpful…

Package Design Purposing

Adobe Tutorials

Youtube Tutorials

 

Place Your Die Line

If your document doesn’t just square cut, you need to create a die line to represent the actual die cut. You can do this by accurately drawing the shape of your die cut using the drawing tools. Then set the die line’s color to a spot color called “Die”. If you need help creating your die line, please contact us for assistance.

 

Review Our File Requirements

Click Here to view our current file requirements.

 

Generate Your PDF for Submission

Click Here to download our Creative Suite settings and/or get the info to set your PDF up manually.

Wordpress Social Share Plugin powered by Ultimatelysocial