Your artwork can be reproduced on stationary, fabric, and paper crafts if made into a custom rubber stamp. When selecting artwork to submit to a manufacturer, choose images at least 1 square inch in measurement (multiply the width and height of the image) with clearly-defined edges. Several manufacturers offer image conversion services, but these can be costly. By adapting your artwork with image manipulation software, like Photoshop Elements, saving it in the correct format and submitting it appropriately you can avoid these extra fees.
Instructions
1. Scan your artwork on a flat-bed scanner at 300 dpi (dots per inch) or above.
2. Save the scanned image in .jpg format and select the highest quality level available.
3. Open Photoshop Elements. Click "File" in the top menu bar, then "Open File" from the drop-down menu. Select the saved artwork file and click "Ok."
4. Click on "Image" in the top menu bar. Select "Mode" from the drop-down menu, and then press "Grayscale." Click "Ok."
5. Press "Image" in the top menu bar. Choose "Mode" and then "Bitmap" from the drop-down menus. Select an output of 600 dpi. Choose "50% Threshold" from the "Method" drop-down menu.
6. Click "File" in the top menu bar, then select "Save As" from the drop-down menu. Type a file name and choose ".Tiff" from the "Format" drop-down menu. Press "Ok."
7. Submit your saved file via email or website entry as directed.
