Hello people! It has been a while since I wrote a post on the printing aspects of illustration so I took the opportunity with the launch of my NEW square postcards added to my shop to explain a little bit more about how I create the files that I would normally send to the printer. As a graphic designer, this is a process that I repeated many times but that it is utterly important in order to ensure a good quality result. Thus, on this post I wanted to cover a very important part of the printing process which is creating a pdf file that will preserve the quality and colour range of your illustrations as close to the original piece as possible. I will be covering a few aspects and tricks that will help you create foolproof pdfs to send confidently to any printer. This is a crucial method that I have used over and over again professionally while overseeing the printing results of magazines, books and even comic books! Therefore, I would like to share here my process using InDesign and again some tips I have used along the way. I will be using the file of my square postcards as an example. Although advantageous, there is no need for you to have a previous command of InDesign to follow this post since I will walk you through the process every step of the way. I hope you find it useful!
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On Editing Illustrations in Photoshop and Getting Them Print Ready
On this post I wanted to cover a very important part of the process of illustrating which is editing and preparing illustrations for clients and printing purposes. Although sometimes tedious, this is a very important part of the process of sharing artwork since good editing can ensure a great print and display of your work and, conversely, poor editing can result in lower quality and end up not doing your piece enough justice. Having worked as a graphic designer and, specifically in editorial work, editing images was crucial. I would like to share here my personal process and some tips I learned along the way. I hope you find it useful!
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