Overview
Extend artwork past the trim edge and keep critical content inside the safe zone—essential for mugs, apparel, and wrapped products.
Quick facts
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Best for
- Print layout
- Typical output
- PNG with bleed, PDF with crop marks
- Typical cost
- Free to learn
Excellent for
- Drinkware wraps★★★★★
- All-over prints★★★★★
- Labels and decals with trim★★★★★
Compatible with
Production
File types
Pros & cons
Pros
- ✔Drinkware wraps
- ✔All-over prints
- ✔Labels and decals with trim
Creator & maker guides
Preparing artwork
- Work in formats suited for export: PNG with bleed, PDF with crop marks
Resolution & export
No items yet.
Bleed & safe areas
- Typical bleed: 0.125 in (3 mm) beyond trim for print
- Full-wrap mugs need extra overlap per template
- Keep text and logos inside the safe zone—usually 0.25 in from trim
Common mistakes
- Text placed too close to the edge and clipped after press
- No bleed on full-wrap mug art showing white lines
- Using maker templates without reading safe-zone guides
Best practices
- 1Ask makers for template files with bleed and safe zones marked.
- 2Keep logos and text inside the inner safe area, not the trim line.
- 3Extend background color or pattern into the bleed region.
Common mistakes
Text placed too close to the edge and clipped af…
Text placed too close to the edge and clipped after press
No bleed on full
wrap mug art showing white lines
Using maker templates without reading safe
zone guides
Troubleshooting
| Symptom | Cause | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Text placed too close to the edge and clipped after press | See guides below for context | Review creator/maker tabs and troubleshooting table |
| No bleed on full-wrap mug art showing white lines | See guides below for context | Review creator/maker tabs and troubleshooting table |
| Using maker templates without reading safe-zone guides | See guides below for context | Review creator/maker tabs and troubleshooting table |
Helpful tools
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