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Artwork & File Prep

File formats, resolution, bleed and safe zones, cut lines, color profiles and what to do if you have no artwork.

• What file format should I send for custom stickers?

  Send vector art as PDF, AI, SVG or EPS with fonts outlined. If your art is raster, send a PNG or TIFF at 300 DPI at final print size with a transparent background. JPG works but cannot hold transparency, and screenshots or web images almost never print sharply.

• How much bleed do stickers need?

  Add 0.125 inch (3 mm) of bleed beyond the cut line on every edge, and keep all text and critical detail at least 0.125 inch inside the cut line. Bleed prevents white slivers if the blade drifts; the safe zone prevents important content from being trimmed off.

• What DPI or resolution do stickers need?

  Custom stickers need 300 DPI at their final printed size. A 3 inch sticker therefore needs a 900 x 900 pixel image. Anything under about 150 DPI shows visibly soft edges and jagged text at normal viewing distance. Vector artwork has no DPI limit at all.

• Should sticker artwork be CMYK or RGB?

  Send CMYK if your file already is CMYK, otherwise send sRGB and let our RIP convert it. Because we print with an 11-color Epson UltraChrome ink set rather than 4-color CMYK, we reproduce bright oranges, greens, violets and skin tones that standard CMYK presses cannot hit.

• How does the sticker cut line work?

  We generate a contour cut path from the outline of your artwork, usually with a small offset so the blade never clips your design. Our Summa S-Class cutters read printed registration marks optically and follow that path to ±0.1 mm, on any shape, with no template or die charge.

• Can you help me design my sticker if I do not have artwork?

  Yes. Basic artwork cleanup, background removal, vector redraws of simple logos and layout fixes are free with any order. You can also start from nothing using our browser design tools or the AI sticker generator, then send the result straight into the configurator.

• Where are my uploaded artwork files stored, and are they private?

  Uploaded artwork goes to our private, encrypted Amazon S3 storage in the United States. Files are used only to produce your order and to enable one-click reorders. We never sell, license, publish or share your artwork, and you can request deletion at any time.