Art Requirements
To assure a clean, professional output, we require camera-ready artwork.
Customers who would like to submit
their own artwork can do so using one
of the following methods:
To Submit a hard copy of artwork:
Hard copies of Black and White artwork will be accepted
in the
following formats:
Photo-Stat
Laser Printout (600dpi
min - 1000dpi preferred)
Photocopies, Fax Copies, Letterhead, etc. are not acceptable
and will incur
additional charges to clean-up or recreate
Send Hard Copy/Disks to:
The Lucian Company
Attn: Art Department
4200 Kenilworth Ave
Bladensburg,
MD 20722
To Submit artwork on disk or via email:
- 3.5" floppy or zip discs will be accepted.
- Please convert all text to curves (Outlines)
- Artwork via email: Simply save your file as an attachment and send to
art@lucianmail.com
Winzip compression is acceptable.
- Please submit a hard copy with all disks and fax a hard copy when
sending via email.
- Any of the following formats will be accepted:
CorelDraw! (.cdr)
preferred, Corel Photo-paint (.cpt) - up to version 12
Adobe Illustrator (.ai) - up to version CS2
Adobe Photoshop (.psd, .ppd) - up to version CS2
Encapsulated Post Script (.eps)
.tif, .eps or .bmp bitmaps - 300dpi min; 600dpi preferred.
Note: Word
processing files are NOT accepted for artwork purposes
i.e. WORD PERFECT,
MICROSOFT WORD, etc. If you would like to submit your
job in a word file, please include a separate
attachment for any embedded
elements (logos, clipart, etc.). The separate
attachments should be in one
of the formats listed above.
The same rule applies to Adobe Acrobat files.
We will accept artwork in other forms, i.e. Pictures, Sketches, Letterhead,
Brochures, etc., However, any art
that is not camera-ready will incur
additional art charges.
Production time begins upon completion and approval of artwork.
Please allow additional time if you do not provide camera-ready art!