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Art Requirements:

   
    Vector Art:        
   

Vector art is art that is built ( actually drawn ) in a vector or object based program such as Adobe Illustrator, Corel Draw, or Adobe Freehand. Each object in vector file can be selected and individually manipulated independently from the rest of the image. Common file extensions for this type of file include ai, eps, or cdr. When providing such files, it is important to convert to curves or create outlines out of all text used.

Vector Art is the best art to send us for reduced art fees..

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Raster art is the representation of images as a collection of pixels (dots). Photographic art or bitmap art that incorporates scans, placed images, or artwork that is built in a pixel based program such as Photoshop or Photopaint.

Common file extensions for such files are psd, tif, jpg (jpeg), or gif. This includes any art
built in a vector-based program that also incorporates imported or placed art elements.

In order to reproduce the artwork, we require a file with a resolution of 300 dpi.

 
        Example showing effect of vector graphics on scale: (a) original vector-based illustration; (b) illustration magnified 8x as a vector image; (c) illustration magnified 8x as a raster image. Raster images scale poorly, but vector-based images can be scaled indefinitely without degradation. (Images were converted to JPEG for display on this page.)    
             
    Vector Art   Raster Art    
   

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    Images from http://en.wikipedia.org