DTF Artwork Requirements | Crafty Casey’s

DTF Artwork Requirements

To get the best results from your Crafty Casey’s DTF transfers, please make sure your artwork is print-ready before uploading.

Your design will print based on the file you provide. Please review the requirements below before placing your order.

AI-Generated Artwork

AI-generated artwork is accepted only if it is print-ready and meets our file requirements.

AI artwork often contains issues that may not be noticeable on screen but can affect printing, including:

  • Blurry or low-resolution details
  • Unwanted backgrounds
  • Ghost pixels
  • Extra marks or artifacts
  • Incorrect or distorted text
  • Poor edges
  • Watermark-like marks
  • Unclear design elements
  • Artwork that is not properly trimmed to size

If submitted artwork is not acceptable for print, it may need to be edited, cleaned up, rebuilt, or redesigned before production. Additional artwork or design fees may apply.

Orders may be delayed until acceptable print-ready artwork is received or artwork services are approved and paid for.

Crafty Casey’s reserves the right to refuse any AI-generated artwork that is poor quality, inappropriate, trademarked, copyrighted, or not suitable for production.

File Requirements

  • PNG files are preferred
  • 300 DPI recommended
  • Transparent background required
  • Artwork should be trimmed to size
  • Design should be uploaded at the size you want printed
  • Avoid low-resolution, blurry, or pixelated images
  • Do not upload screenshots for final print files

Transparent Background Required

Your artwork must have a transparent background. Any unwanted background, white box, black box, shadow, watermark, ghost pixels, or extra marks may print exactly as uploaded.

Please check your file carefully before submitting your order.

What Are Ghost Pixels?

Ghost pixels are tiny leftover marks around a design that may not be easy to see on your screen but can show up when printed.

Before uploading, make sure your background is fully removed and your design is clean.

Color Disclaimer

DTF printing uses CMYK printing. Colors may look slightly different from what you see on a phone, tablet, or computer screen. Screen brightness, monitor settings, and file color settings can affect how colors appear.

We do our best to provide bright, vibrant prints, but exact color matching is not guaranteed unless discussed before ordering.

Customer Responsibility

Customers are responsible for uploading print-ready artwork. Crafty Casey’s is not responsible for spelling errors, low-resolution artwork, unwanted backgrounds, incorrect sizing, or design issues in the uploaded file.

If your file needs editing, cleanup, resizing, or design work, please contact us before ordering.

Artwork Must Be Trimmed to Size

All uploaded artwork must be trimmed/cropped to the actual edge of the design before submitting your order.

Please do not upload artwork with extra blank space, large transparent borders, white boxes, black boxes, screenshots, watermarks, shadows, unwanted backgrounds, or extra marks around the design.

Your design will be printed based on the file provided. If your file includes extra space or unwanted elements, those may affect the final print size or print exactly as uploaded.

Before uploading, please check that:

  • The background is fully transparent
  • The design is trimmed tightly to the artwork
  • There are no ghost pixels or leftover marks
  • There are no white, black, or colored boxes behind the design
  • The artwork is sized correctly
  • The spelling and design details are correct

No Refunds for File Issues

Crafty Casey’s prints DTF transfers based on the artwork file provided by the customer.

No refunds, reprints, or credits will be given for issues caused by customer-provided artwork, including but not limited to:

  • Files with backgrounds
  • Files that are not transparent
  • Ghost pixels
  • Watermarks
  • Low-resolution or blurry artwork
  • Artwork not trimmed to size
  • Incorrect sizing
  • Spelling errors
  • Extra marks, shadows, boxes, or unwanted design elements
  • Incorrect file uploads
  • Gang sheets arranged incorrectly by the customer

Please review your file carefully before submitting your order. If you need help with artwork cleanup, resizing, background removal, or design setup, please contact us before ordering. Additional design fees may apply.