Expert guides on seamless patterns, color separation, and textile production techniques.
Every textile file starts with one question: what DPI does this need to be? The answer changes based on the print process — digital textile printing needs 300 DPI at final size, rotary screen wants 360, flat screen is comfortable at 150–200. This guide explains why each process has a different target and how to calculate pixels for any print size.
Preparing artwork for textile printing means hitting four targets: resolution (300 DPI at final size), color space (CMYK or spot Pantone, not sRGB), file format (TIFF or PSD flattened), and a clean, tileable repeat. Miss any one and you pay for the reprint. This guide walks through each, with the numbers real production shops actually check.
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