![\"\"](\"https:\/\/support.amcustomclothing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Colours-In-Artwork.png\")
<\/p>\nCounting colours sounds easy, but can be tricky, especially if you have shades, gradients or other complexities.
\nA simplistic way to get to grips with the colour count in your artwork is to think in terms of inks. For every shade or colour in your design, a different ink will normally need to be used. See the guide below to give you a feel for the options available.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
If your design has more than 6 colours\/shades, has gradients or is a photograph (even black and white photographs), you will need to select the full colour option. <\/p>\n
See below for a few examples of print work and the required number of colours for print:<\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/support.amcustomclothing.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Print-examples.png\")
<\/p>\n
Please note, when asked for the number of print colours, this refers to the number of colours in your design work, not the garment colour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Counting colours sounds easy, but can be tricky, especially if you have shades, gradients or other complexities. A simplistic way to get to grips with the colour count in your artwork is to think in terms of inks. For every shade or colour in your design, a different ink will…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[11,54],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-249","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-print-embroidery-and-customisation-basics","ht_kb_category-design-work"],"yoast_head":"\n