Vector art vs raster art full#

This is because vector artwork is designed in a much more formulaic method, and works with lines and curves which are set to designated paths within an image.

Vector art vs raster art full#

If you aren't quite sure what CMYK process color means, that's OK, we explain what this is on our page Spot Color vs Full Color Printing.Ĭompared to raster images, vector artwork is designed to be infinitely scalable, and the edges of these images will stay smooth and true to the design whether they are sized down or up. Also, designing raster based artwork in CMYK process color will work best to get you the best color matching results in the printing process. It’s always easiest to bring a raster based image down in size, or dots per inch, than it is to make them a larger size or higher resolution, without distorting your designs. If you know you will be using your raster artwork for print, either in stickers, or other marketing materials for your brand, you’ll want to begin all designing in a print quality resolution, or 300 dpi. Commonly seen file extensions on raster based artwork are JPEG, PSD, PNG, or TIFF, and these usually indicate if your file is a raster image or not. You can also look to the file extensions for some clues. If the edges look rough, or the image appears grainy, then it is a raster based image. The first way is to zoom in or enlarge your image significantly. There are a couple of ways to tell if your artwork or graphic is raster based or not. A higher resolution raster image will keep its crisp appearance if your artwork has to be resized for printing your custom stickers or labels.

When we print custom stickers from raster art files, we need the resolution, or dots per inch, to be formatted for a print quality, which is 300 dpi, at the desired size of your finished sticker. The resolution of this type of image is measured in the number of pixels per square inch of your design or photo, which is also known as dots per inch, or dpi. With raster graphics, the number of pixels or dots per inch has a direct effect on the resolution of your image, and how much it can be resized before becoming distorted.

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