In order for a screen printer to "burn" screens and print your artwork, it must be set up properly. In this tutorial, I teach step-by-step how to change existing artwork into screen-print ready files for your screen printer to work with. For basic artwork, this is a very simple process; but for more detailed and advanced artwork, it can be a time-consuming feat. Therefore, the best way to ... View Post
Creating an Outline Cut-Out in Illustrator – Part 2 (Baseball Numbers)
If you were able to follow the first tutorial on how to create a vector outline for vinyl, this one is a little more complex. Just a few more steps, and you can create a cut out of any shape inside of number or other shape. This video goes right through the steps, so if you need a refresher for each individual step, please make sure to watch Part 1 first. View the video below, or on ... View Post
Creating an Outline Cut-Out in Illustrator
When I got my new Cricut, one of the first things I learned how to do in Illustrator was how to create an outline on text without having to use an entire piece of vinyl for the back layer. This is what I mean: Typically, in order to have a border around your text with vinyl, you would have one layer of vinyl as a back piece and then a smaller layer of vinyl as the top piece, with the back piece ... View Post