Custom Screen Printed T-Shirts

Artwork Guidelines for t-shirt printing

All artwork files for t-shirt screen printing must be sent to Joe's Tees in a color separated file format in order to avoid artwork fees. You can either e-mail your artwork to us, upload your artwork to our server or fax your artwork to (904) 642-3136. Joe's Tees cannot and will not reproduce any copywritten/trademarked logos or designs without express written consent. The screen printing process for t-shirts requires a separate film positive and screen for each color and print location of your t-shirt design. A color separated file format of your artwork allows us to quickly output your design to film for print setup. For photo tee shirts, you can send us just about any high resolution image file. Here is a list of color separated artwork file formats that we accept along with other requirements:

Don't have color separated artwork? That's O.K., send us what you have!

Let's face it, not everyone is an artist! Most people who want custom t-shirts only have a clip art design with text, a hand drawing or just an idea. We can work with just about anything you send us. We always send a proof to you before we start printing, so you always get the design that you want, the way you want it! If you only want text (any lettering or writing) on your t-shirts, we charge a $10.00 layout fee per print location. For any images, artwork fees start at $30.00 for a 1-color t-shirt design. Please allow an extra $10.00 for each additional color per design. Example: If we re-create the artwork for a 2-color design on the front and a different 1 color design on the back, the artwork fees would be $70.00. Let's say you have a 1-color design that you would like printed on the left chest area on the front, and the same design printed larger on the back with some text above and beneath your design. The artwork fees for this would be $40.00; $30.00 for a 1 color design and then a $10.00 layout fee for the text. Here is a list of image/artwork files that we accept for artwork re-creation:

Digitizing for custom embroidery

All logos and designs for embroidery must first be digitized before any embroidery can be done. If you have previously had your company logo or custom embroidery design digitized, the embroiderer should have your digitized file (.dst file) on hand. The files can be e-mailed or uploaded to Joe's Tees. If you do not have access to your digitized artwork file or if this is a new logo or custom design, digitizing fees will apply and vary depending upon stitch count.