We can either use one of the 3 stencil fonts (shown above) to create your stencil name or alternatively if you have a business name or logo with a specialist font you can email the artwork to us. The artwork must be in a vector image format - you can tell whether your artwork is a vector graphic by clicking on "Wireframe" view in your artwork program. If it is a vector image it will show up as lines however if it is a bitmap image it will not change. Below are examples of vector and bitmap images.
Emailing your artwork
Before emailing your image to us you should save it in one of the following formats (depending on which program you used to create image).
Adobe Illustrator:
File, Save As..., Save as type: Acrobat PDF
CorelDRAW:
File, Export, Save as type: EPS (in the checkbox "Export text as" choose "Curves")
Converting to a stencil design
As most business names & logos were not originally designed as stencils there will usually be some modifications required. Any object that contains an enclosed portion such as the letters "O" & "D" will need to have bridges inserted to prevent the middle portion from falling out - see the example of the letter "O" below.
Regular font
Stencil font
If it is possible for the artwork to be supplied to us in a stencil format and as a vector image the cost to you will be much less. However if this isn't possible we can still create a stencil for you, it will just take a little extra time and money to convert bitmap images to vector graphics (scanning and redrawing images) and to convert images to a stencil design (inserting bridges into words and graphics).
Email artwork to: sales@stencilgallery.com
