Custom Decorated Ceramic Coffee Mugs


Spot Colors? Process Colors?
Are these different colors?

 

Many customers ask us what the difference between "spot" colors and "process" colors is. The easiest way to explain this is to "see" the difference. Here is our attempt to show you the difference.

Spot Color Example Process Color Example
spot color sample for vector drawings and artwork process color sample of bitmap art work
Vector Drawing Bitmap Image
CorelDraw and Adobe Illustrator PhotoShop and PhotoPaint
formats: .cdr and .ai formats: .psd and .cpt or .tif

Vector drawings are created with mathematical formulas and hence can be enlarged or reduced in size without any loss of quality and definition. Vector art normally is also smaller in size as it's not resolution dependent.

Raster or Bitmap art is composed of individual pixels similar to a real photo. It can be generated by an artist with a paint program or scanned-in from a printed original. Raster art is resolution dependent. The resolution of the art determines the size of the file and the "sharpness" of the reproduction. This type of digital art cannot be enlarged or reduced at will without some deterioration of its quality. We recommend a resolution of 300 PPI for mug decorations. Raster/bitmap art should always be send to us in its final physical size.

 

Thank you for considering Mugnum as your custom decorated and personalized ceramic mug provider.