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How to Upload a Photo Card

Prepare a personalised photo card with transparent artwork and a demo image.

About 7 minutesPNG required300 DPI main artwork

What this guide will help you do

Follow the steps below to prepare your design and complete the Marketplace setup.

Create the transparent cutout

The customer photo area must be transparent.

Prepare a demo image

Add a royalty-free photo to show how the design will look.

Upload both files

Marketplace uses the transparent artwork and demo image together.

Before you start

Transparent PNG

Export the front artwork as a PNG with the photo area transparent.

Demo photo ready

Use a royalty-free image that fits the customer-photo area.

300 DPI artwork

The main artwork should be 300 DPI.

How to Upload a Photo Card

1

Export the transparent artwork

You’ll need to export the front artwork with the area you want the customers photo to display transparent. The file should be PNG and 300dpi.

Export the customer photo area as transparent.
Export the customer photo area as transparent.
2

Prepare the demo photo

Next you’ll need to add a royalty free image to fit the space where the customers photo will show, this will be the demo photo. This image will sit behind the first image.

Prepare a demo image to sit behind the artwork.
Prepare a demo image to sit behind the artwork.
3

Check your two files

You should now have two files to upload, the first one with the cutout transparent area where the customers photo will show and another image which is the demo image of how it should look with a photo.

Your transparent artwork and demo image should work together.
Your transparent artwork and demo image should work together.
4

Choose Personalised Photo Card

When you have your artwork all ready to upload, you’ll need to click the personalised photo card option on the dashboard.

Choose the Personalised Photo Card upload option.
Choose the Personalised Photo Card upload option.
5

Upload both images

You will need to upload the artwork with the transparent area on the left upload option and the demo image using the right upload option, under the title Upload demo image

Upload the transparent main artwork and the demo image.
Upload the transparent main artwork and the demo image.
6

Complete the card details

Once you’re happy how the artwork looks just click next. You can now fill out the card details like you do with our standard cards.

Complete the card details before submitting.
Complete the card details before submitting.

Once you’ve finished

Once submitted our team will then check it over. You will also be able to see your design on your profile page where you can test.

Artwork is preparedUpload steps are completePreview has been checkedCard details are ready

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