Before placing an official order, you can ask us to send you free samples for your reference regarding quality and effects. Most of these samples are our past custom-made products or completely blank samples. All you need to do is provide your address and pay the postage.
After placing an order and before mass production, you can choose from the following 4 different custom samples types to make samples.
Custom Samples Types
| Category | Proof Machine | General Printer | Digital Printer | Offset Printer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardstock | Cardstock below 100gsm, PVC, and PET are not allowed | Allow 80~350gsm cardstock, PVC, PET, and specialty paper | Allow cardstock below 400gsm and smooth art paper. But PVC, PET and special paper are not allowed | Allows for all common papers |
| Finish | Allows for all surface finishes | Lamination is prone to problems | Silk matte varnish is prone to problems | Allows for all surface finishes |
| Color | CMYK only, and the color difference is about 40% | CMYK+ white ink or transparent is allowed, and the color difference is about 30% | CMYK only, and the color difference is about 20% | CMYK and spot colors are allowed, and the color difference is within 5% |
| Edging | No hot and spilled edges allowed | Allow hot and spilled edges | The ink is easy to stick after hot and spilled edges | Allow hot and spilled edges |
| Front & back alignment | Large error | An error within 0.5mm | An error within 0.5mm | Normal alignment |
| Speed | Fastest | Faster | Slightly faster | Slowest |
| Price | Cheapest | Cheaper | Slightly cheaper | Most Expensive |
In order to let you know the results of your project when printing, we recommend using the sample method of electronic proof. Electronic proofing is used to judge the quality and material of the printer. Please note that it can not be used as the final prototype when printing, but it can not be used as the color of the final prototype.
Prepress experts will check whether there are many problems in your documents, usually through prepress inspection software or computerized inspection. If we find a problem with your file, we usually add a printer mark to indicate where the file will be trimmed and provide some suggestions. The final file will be sent to you for your approval.
Some basic knowledge of pre-inspection:
- Image resolution (minimum 300dpi)
- Color profile (CMYK, not RGB)
- Bleeding Zone Issues
- Safe Zone Issues
- Pagination Issue
Ready to start?
We aspire to be the best card company in the world, and we never sacrifice quality for any custom order.
Let us make your custom playing card or tabletop game card designs come to life. You can customize just about anything.
If you’re ready to learn more, then deal us in and we’ll be more than happy to help you with your custom order.
