How to promote drawings? Ideas?

jpg, halo's(has fuzzy edges), so the quality is not nearly as good as a PNG or TIFF.

But yes, I did try an jpg just to see and it has the same issues.

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Shari

Then perhaps Skreened isn't the way to go after all.

I now have a new issue. I'm trying to print the greeting cards on the glossy stock and it is a mess. Depending on the color, it seems to take forever to dry and it smears pretty easily. Any suggestions on this problem? I need to get a few dozen printed and I'm not doing too well. I like the way the colors show up better than the regular stock, but I may have to go to matte finish to be able to get the job done. I imagine using an ink jet printer doesn't help.

Nomad

You need special ink. HP and Epson printers sell the ink you need. Not sure about the other printer makers.

I just get my cards printed up by Zazzle. If you can buy in bulk, prices are not bad.
I have been told Redbubble cards are just as good.

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Shari

We had a meeting and decided to go back to the 110 lb matte. They look so much better and the cards aren't flimsy like with the 80 lb. I get my ink on Ebay and the last time I bought 14 cartridges for about $30. I could never afford specialty ink. I may look into having the cards printed by someone else. Do you use glossy stock?

Nomad

Yes, I always buy Glossy cards, unusually through Zazzle. They do turn out very nice.

Understand that, my Epson just sits collecting dust because the special inks are so spendy and they don't last very long. Cheaper for me just to order the cards.

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Shari

Nomad,
We printed some brochures for my husband's portraits and ordered special paper for use with an ink jet printer. They turned out pretty well, but weren't as nice as most glossy printed brochures even though the paper was semi glossy. We talked to a guy at a print shop and he said that the ink with an ink jet printer does not penetrate the paper like a laser printer, so it smears easier. He suggested laser printing on glossy paper for any future brochures we needed.

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I originally chose Skreened for my designs because they offered organic shirts and environmentally friendly inking processes. After that, I liked their user interface best and thought the store-front was more professional and the commission customization was nice, too. I've never had any issues having to save my photoshop art as a JPG, and their program automatically removes white backgrounds. I like the quality of the printing better than the others I have tried, as well. (And I tried all the ones you mentioned, except Redbubble, even though I have an account with them.)

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Rachel Haiku Heritage City Farm

Should our business take off, I know I'll need a laser printer eventually. For now I'll have to use what I have. The cards come out pretty well on the matte, so I'm happy.

Nomad

Since I haven't tried to upload any drawings yet, I'm not sure how that removing the white background would work. What would that do to a drawing with white in it such as clouds, etc? Hopefully the shirt color wouldn't come through at those points. It would be ok on a white shirt, but not so good on one with color.

Nomad

I'm not sure I understand the drawing or picture upload in Skreened. Am I correct that they give a certain size the items must be? I'm not sure any of our things fit into that template. Hopefully I'm just confused and it's not too difficult.

Nomad