How Do You Get That Picture Perfect Postcard?

Author: Janice Jenkins

Author: Janice Jenkins

What can you do to make your postcard printing good enough so that the image really shines and comes out to greet the readers? Well, doing that is actually pretty simple, it is all about getting the image printed right through proper management of postcard printing options. Here are the four things you must focus on to achieve it.

Ensuring the quality of the image.

For the picture to really come out right in postcard printing, you must ensure that you have the best quality image to put in your design. By this, I do not mean getting the best shot, or the best colors. I mean getting the highest resolution possible for your postcard printing.

High resolutions offer the best and most clear and crisp images that you can put on a color postcard. Anything from 300 to 600 dpi should be perfect for standard postcards. To achieve that you must have a good digital camera in the highest possible setting for quality, or you must scan up a large image of the picture you want in a high quality scanner. Either way, your settings must be way up to get the best quality image.

Full color inks with special elements.

Another thing you must focus on is the inks. You must choose the best inks with special elements to ensure that your pictures come out great in printing. The best inks that you can use are those coated inks that are specially made to be more water and dirt resistant. Moreover, it is best to use the CMYK or Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black color scheme for printing to get the best possible color definitions. Ask your postcard printer if they can provide this kind of ink and color scheme for printing.

Paper quality affects image quality.

The paper quality can in fact affect the image quality. You can easily get this by printing a postcard on rough standard cardboard paper and high quality glossy paper. You should see how the image can look rough and bulky on the standard quality, and smooth, clean looking on the other. So if you want the best picture perfect postcard images, it is recommended that you use the highest quality paper with glossy coatings.

The best postcard printer.

Finally, everything boils down to the printer. Your postcard printer must use the best machines to produce your picture perfect postcards. Nowadays, the choices are digital and off-set printing. For now, if you want the best quality printing with the clearest images, I recommend using off-set printers. They might be long and a little more bit expensive, but the pictures on your color postcards will always turn out great. There won't be any kind of blurring or smudging when you use state of the art offset postcard printing.

So if you focus on getting the best quality image, the best inks, the best paper and the best printer, I assure you that you will get those picture perfect color postcards that you want. Just make sure all four elements are at their best, and you should be okay.

For comments and inquiries about the article visit: Postcard PrintingAbout the Author:

Janice Jenkins is a writer for a marketing company in Chicago, IL. Mostly into marketing research, Janice started writing articles early 2007 to impart her knowledge to individuals new to the marketing industry.

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