Скачать или смотреть Enamel Pin Design Guide: Text & Silkscreens

Our latest enamel pin design tutorial dives into text, using raised metal and silkscreens in your designs.

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Illustrator Swipe File. Get access to all the tools we use in Illustrator every day.

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Photoshop & Illustrator Software Settings. Ever wonder what the minimum line thickness is? What your kerning should be set at for text? This document answers the FAQs of software settings.

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Join veteran pin designer and former factory owner Craig Davidiuk for another awesome screencast! Be sure to visit our channel to access more training videos.

Craig points out the most common error that designers make is not scaling down the pin design to actual size prior to submitting. When you scale a pin down, the areas for holding enamel can shrink below minimum. The minimum area for holding enamel is 2mm. So the lesson here is to apply a small 2mm dot to the smaller ares in your design to test. Fast forward to 2:50 in the video if you are in a hurry.

Another issue we often face is coloured lines or text. It's rare that you can design a pin big enough to hold coloured lines. This is why raised metal is the "best practice" for detail lines, shapes, outlines. And when the need arises to add colour to those lines, you can sometimes use silkscreening. This video outlines the steps required to apply a screen to enamel. Fast forward to 2:12 for this topic.