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Choose your artwork workflow

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JPG: upload your original. ACE prepares the print.

For the configured JPG workflow, upload your original high-resolution image and connect it to the products you want to sell. ACE automatically prepares the print file for the ordered size using that setup.

1. You supply the artwork

   Upload the original JPG and use the artwork filename required by your integration.

2. Set up your products once

   Connect the artwork to the right products, sizes and orientation. Review how the image fits each aspect ratio before launch.

3. ACE prepares each ordered size

   Once the workflow is configured, ACE adapts the JPG to the ordered product. You do not need to create a separate PDF manually for every order.

4. We produce and fulfil

   The connected order and artwork continue through printing, packing and shipping.

PDF: supply a finished print layout.

Use a print-ready PDF when you want to supply the finished layout for a specific product and size. The PDF must already match the required page dimensions, orientation and product specification.

1. Prepare the finished layout

   Check the PDF page size and orientation. Keep text and important details clear of the edge; follow the agreed bleed or canvas-wrap specification.

2. Connect the right file

   Upload the PDF through the agreed ACE app or FTP workflow, then match its filename to the correct product variant.

3. Check the product match

   A file prepared for one size is not automatically a finished layout for another. Check the matching file for every size you offer.

4. Let orders flow automatically

   Once artwork and products are matched, connected orders use that setup. You do not upload the same file again for every order.

Check before you upload

1. Match the product and size

   Choose the correct product, material, finish and orientation. Product names alone do not replace the actual file specification.

2. Use sufficient image resolution

   Use your original high-resolution artwork. Check the effective image quality at the final print size; enlarging a small file does not add image detail.

3. Check edges and cropping

   Keep important text and details away from the trim edge. Confirm bleed for PDFs and artwork wrapping for canvas with ACE.

4. Name and map files consistently

   Match artwork filenames with the product mapping in your integration. For the documented Shopify JPG workflow, use lowercase artwork names without internal underscores.

5. Review a sample

   For a new design, material or workflow, consider a sample order before selling at scale.

Materials and finishes

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