Vector for Apparel — Workflow Example
Getting a PNG logo ready for screen-printed apparel requires vectorization and colour separation. Here is the complete workflow from PNG source to a decorator-ready file.
About Vector for apparel example
Example: A user has a PNG logo — a circular badge design with the company name and a shield graphic in three colours — and wants to screen print it on 50 t-shirts.
Step 1 — Vectorize the logo. Upload the PNG logo to the Logo Vectorizer. The tool traces the design into colour-separated SVG layers, one per flat colour. Download the SVG.
Step 2 — Check colour count. Open the SVG in Illustrator. The design has 3 colours (navy blue, gold, white). Screen printing charges per colour — 3 colours means 3 screens. Confirm this matches the print quote.
Step 3 — Prepare colour separations. Each colour layer will become a separate screen. Create 3 artboards in Illustrator, one per colour. Copy the relevant paths from the SVG to each artboard, giving the screen printer a file they can expose directly onto screens.
Step 4 — Add the t-shirt template. Download the blank t-shirt template from the screen printer. Position the design artwork within the printable zone — typically centred 5cm below the collar for a front chest print.
Step 5 — Export as EPS or PDF. Export the colour separation file as EPS or PDF. Send each colour file to the screen printer labelled by colour name (e.g., PMS 289C for the navy, PMS 123C for the gold).
Result: a screen-printer-ready colour-separated file set, prepared from a PNG logo, delivered in under 15 minutes.