Printing that features cutting & creasing requires artwork with appropriate cut & crease lines.

  • Cut & crease lines must be included in your PDF artwork, not a separate file.

  • All cut and crease lines must be set to “Overprint”.

  • Separate artwork layers are recommended for cut lines, and a separate layer for crease lines.

  • Artwork layers for cut and crease lines should be placed at the top, above all other artwork layers.

  • Don’t forget 3mm bleed outside of all cut lines, and keep a 3mm internal margin for critical type and graphics.

Swatch Names

  • “Thru-cut” – swatch name for cut lines.

  • “Kiss-cut” – swatch name for kiss-cut lines on kiss-cut stickers.

  • “Crease” – swatch name for crease (score) lines.