Shirakami Prints

FAQ

Here are some frequently asked questions about our services.
Our FAQ will be updated every now and then!

Here are some of the most commonly asked questions about our services. This will be updated every now and then!

Color Profiles

Yes. However! Whether or not you submit your files in RGB or CMYK, we will always print in CMYK. Because our printers can only print in CMYK. You may refer to our default color profile below!

You may draw/edit your stickers in CMYK but you have to convert them back to RGB to save them as a transparent .PNG file.

Prints can be PNG (full sheet with cutting) or JPEG (no cutting/template size) but you can only save CMYK images in JPEG.

But make sure that the files are 300dpi.

Our default color profile for CMYK is U.S. Coated (SWOP) v2Âon Photoshop CC.

For all prints, colors will tend to desaturate by a percent since they will be printed on a paper medium.

Matte texture papers reflect less light: darker colors will become a bit darker and lighter colors will become paler/slightly grayer.

Glossy paper absorbs more ink and reflects more light: darker colors become blacker/high contrast and lighter colors become more vibrant.

Essentially when you draw on your canvas, it's usually RGB and how your computer screen reflects colors with a backlight.

When you convert artworks into CMYK they become a little greyer because paper will not reflect white like how computer screens or phone screens show white light. (Paper has no light!)

CMYK stands for Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key. Key stands for Key Color. In this case, our key color is Black because this determines the color outcome of the printed images.

Matte is good for pastel, muted, monologous, traditional style artworks

GlossyÂis good for vibrant, saturated, bright, leaning towards neon-colored artworks

This advice is referring to paper type only, regardless of laminate type.

  • If your works have neon colors, they will not appear vibrant in print. Please use color theory to help make your colors pop out more!
  • If your colors are vibrant and high contrast, please choose our glossy papers so that the prints will be vibrant!
  • If your colors are balanced in contrast or leaning towards pastel, please use our matte papers!
  • If you have very thin white lines against a black/very dark background, the black/dark ink can eat up your white lineart
  • In line with this, Old Mill and Tintoretto Gesso papers are rough textured and cannot be laminated. So we recommend not printing small sized detailed prints on them unless your intention is to lessen the details
  • Always save in the preferred size in pixels as indicated in the template of your chosen size
  • Make sure your file resolution is 300dpi only! If it's bigger, it will be too small to print. If it's smaller, it will be too blurred to print.
  • Make sure to follow our templates and your artworks have enough bleed or allowance for us to cut them properly!
  • Please use our Filename Guide for both your files and your order form! This is how we speed up our production process so that we don't have to open your invoice every time we print a file under your order.
  • For kiss cut stickers, make sure you have both the art file and the cut line file
  • Kiss cut sticker: the art file is the full artwork of the rectangular or shaped sticker sheet as layouted in our template that our machine will follow for cutting die cut shapes
  • Kiss cut sticker: the cut line file is the flat color shape pn the sticker sheet that our machine will follow for cutting kiss cut shapes

Production

Our production time is usually 2-3 business days before ship out.

But during con crunch or convention season, our Order Queue is usually full. We will take much longer, up to a week or more, during these times due to the order volume.

Note: Business days do not include weekends, holidays or days when we are closed.

Printing and binding books have a lead time of 2-3 weeks or at least 15 business days before ship out. WE CANNOT RUSH BOOKS.

We have limited staff who can handle printing and assembly so it will take time to finish books!

Note: Business days do not include weekends, holidays or days when we are closed.

Waterproof — the medium is usually not made of traditional paper, and is hydrophobic or will not absorb water eg. vinyl sticker paper

Water resistant— the medium is made of paper, paper/tree pulp, and will absorb water but is coated with lamination eg. photo sticker paper with matte lamination

Different papers have different sheet sizes.

You can check our templates and put your designs directly so you can see how many can fit.

If you have a specific question in mind, feel free to message us to inquire!

The maximum printable area for stickers is 9.8 x 6.5 inches in 300dpi. The number of pieces that can fit in our template will depend on the size of your stickers.

You can also check our templates and put your designs directly so you can see how many can fit.

If you have a specific question in mind, feel free to message us to inquire!

Sticker SizePieces per Sheet
1 x 1 inch54 die cut stickers
1.5 x 1.5 inches24 die cut stickers
2 x 2 inches12 die cut stickers
2.5 x 2.5 inches6 die cut stickers
3 x 3 inches6 die cut stickers
The maximum printable area for stickers is 9.8 x 6.5 inches in 300dpi. The number of pieces that can fit in our template will depend on the size of your stickers. You can also check our templates and put your designs directly so you can see how many can fit. If you have a specific question in mind, feel free to message us to inquire!
Sticker Sheets
per Template
Sticker Sheet
Maximum Size
1 kiss cut sheet 9.8 x 6.5 inches
2 kiss cut sheets 4.85 x 6.5 inches
3 kiss cut sheets 3.25 x 6.5 inches
4 kiss cut sheets 4.85 x 3.25 inches

Yes. If you prefer to cut your own stickers, please indicate NO CUTTING in your filenames and in your order form submission.

Yes. Regular cutting is already included in the prices. However, round corner cutting is a separate fee.

  • For custom shaped cards, machine cutting is priced differently.

Yes. Regular cutting is already included in the prices. However, round corner cutting is a separate fee.

WE DO NOT ALLOW SEVERAL IMAGES IN 1 TEMPLATE MADE FOR SPECIAL ORDER PAPER.

This is to avoid any problems with packing orders that are too big especially for places further away from the metro.

  • Example: Only one image will be inside the A4 template. This will be cut as A4 only.
  • If you want us to cut the images inside, it will be an additional fee. So we advise clients to please tell us the size that you need so that we may provide templates for you.

Shipment

Your orders can be shipped via same day delivery services like Grab or Lalamove. Or if you live further away, we can ship your orders via J&T Express, our preferred courier.

For big prints like A4 and A3, please book same day delivery. As much as possible, we would like to avoid any damages to your prints in while in transit. We do not roll prints and only ship them in stacks or magkakapatong inside a box. So corners of the prints can get damaged if they were shipped via courier.

For heavy orders like books, please book a SAME DAY DELIVERY CAR or pickup your orders directly from the studio. Heavy orders cannot be accommodated by motorcycle delivery riders due to safety weight limitations.

Please open your prints immediately after receiving to avoid damage from humidity.We can only do so much against the Philippine weather when packing your orders for shipment.

  • IMPORTANT: Shirakami Prints will not be liable for any damages to your order once the package has been surrendered to the rider.

Your orders can be shipped via same day delivery services like Grab or Lalamove for nearby areas like Bulacan, Antipolo, Rizal or Cavite. Based from our experience, same day delivery services can deliver as far as Laguna if given good weather conditions.

If you live further away, we can ship your orders via J&T Express, our preferred courier.

We will only ship prints up to A4 size for J&T shipments going outside of Metro Manila. If ordering anything with A3 sized prints, please book same day delivery via Grab, Lalamove or Transportify. As much as possible, we would like to avoid any damages to your prints in while in transit.

We do not roll prints and only ship them in stacks or magkakapatong inside a box. So corners of the prints can get damaged if they were shipped via courier.

For heavy orders like books, please book a SAME DAY DELIVERY CAR or pickup your orders directly from the studio. Heavy orders cannot be accommodated by motorcycle delivery riders due to safety weight limitations.

Please open your prints immediately after receiving to avoid damage from humidity.We can only do so much against the Philippine weather when packing your orders for shipment.

If you are going to Manila for a convention, we can help you schedule a same day delivery service to deliver your order to your Airbnb, hotel or rented apartment or deliver it to you during convention ingress.

  • IMPORTANT: Shirakami Prints will not be liable for any damages to your order once the package has been surrendered to the rider.

We can provide extendable plastic carrying tubes for prints that are A3-sized or larger for PHP 100 each.

These are not shipping-grade tubes, only for carrying.

Since we do not roll prints, we will still ship your order in stacks or magkakapatonginside a box.

Since our paper can be thick, we are not confident with rolling prints for shipout. You may roll your prints at your own convenience.

  • Grab, Lalamove, Angkas, Transportify, etc.
  • Motorcycle: Good for small orders and prints up to A3 size in small quantities
  • Car: Good for heavy orders like 40+ books or bulk orders of A4 and A3 prints
  • Packaging Fee: Will be added to your order if your order is required more packaging materials compared to our regular orders or cannot be delivered by motorcycle riders
  • Clients will always book their own riders so that your address pin is always accurate
  • We will always provide our accurate pin for pickup, including a screenshot of the correct street, mobile number, and contact person via email once your order is ready for pickup
  • Clients will always pay for their deliveries upon receipt, as we do not always have cash on hand to cover payments for your deliveries
  • Observation: it is harder to book when you are using credits eg. Grab Wallet or Lalamove wallet, drivers prefer deliveries that pay in cash.
  • J&T Express is our default courier
  • By default, we pack orders in a box for security
  • Small: Good for small orders
  • Medium: For prints up to A5 size
  • Large: Good for big and heavy orders including prints A4 and above, or huge sticker and business card/photocard orders that require extra security
  • Packaging Fee: Will be added to your order if your order requires more packaging materials compared to our regular orders or if J&T pricing exceeds our initial price computation
  • Shirakami Prints will drop off your packages at the nearest J&T drop off station in our areabecause sometimes drivers do not arrive in time for pickup. Our shipping fees include packaging fee and transportation fee to ensure your package arrives to you in a timely manner.
  • Please use Same Day Delivery (package safety reasons) if you're based in Metro Manila to avoid delays in receiving your parcels

We can ship your order overseas to your hotel via DHL, our chosen courier.

But please note that paper can get heavy real quick, and the price of shipping out heavy boxes can reach up to PHP 5,000-7,000 on express.

Payment

Yes, we can accept payments via e-wallets

  • GCash
  • Maya
  • Grab Pay

Our QR codes will be provided to you via your personal payment link, which you will receive alongside your invoice email

If you encounter any problems with scanning the QR codes, we will provide you with our payment details via email.

Yes, we can accept payments via bank deposit

  • BDO
  • BPI
  • UnionBank
  • SeaBank

Our QR codes will be provided to you via your personal payment link, which you will receive alongside your invoice email

If you encounter any problems with scanning the QR codes, we will provide you with our payment details via email

Observation: Clients usually encounter QR problems with BPI, even if we provide our bank details. In case you would prefer to pay via a different means, then please select your mode of payment via your personal payment link before uploading your deposit slip or screenshot as proof of payment

Yes, we can accept credit card payments and online payments via PayPal.

We will require PayPal clients to provide their PayPal email address at our order form so we can send you an invoice via Paypal.

For PayPal payments, we will only accept Philippine Peso including a small convenience fee.

Here's a small calculator to get your estimated convenience fee:

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Yes, we can accept online payments via Wise in Philippine Peso only.

We will require Wise and PayNow (Singapore) clients to provide their Wise username so we can send you a payment request via Wise.

If you are an overseas client who doesn't use any of the payment methods above but you would still like to order, please message us so we can assist you further!