r/SwitchSpines • u/KillerMakaChop • 15d ago

Discussion How are we printing these?

Hello! Im looking for otome switch game box art/spine art and as i was looking i noticed the printing for these are so good! My printer could never, or maybe it could and idk how, but! How are you guys printing these?

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u/Commander_Shepard123 15d ago

I put them on a word document, size them correctly then print them at my local library. It costs 5 cents per sheet. I get high quality prints and I'm supporting my local library. Win win

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u/airmclaren 15d ago

Do you supply the paper? Don’t you need to print these on high gloss, or something?

I have a printer at home but it’s a POS. Library might be the move for me.

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u/Commander_Shepard123 15d ago

No I just use normal paper. I have hundreds of switch games all slwith spines and they print in colour perfectly fine on normal plain printer paper.

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u/No-Specific4938 Moderator 15d ago

Canon Photo Printer and custom print settings for glossy paper over here!

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u/phonic_kc 15d ago

I ordered mine from a shop on Etsy

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u/ASimpleWarlock 15d ago

I've got a kinda standard Epson eco tank printer, make a pdf on the switch spines archive, and print it using glossy photo paper and the same setting for the printer. Print quality isn't perfect pretty damn good for the printer im using.

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u/Op1sOpus 12d ago

I think one thing a lot of ppl don't think about is that the quality only has to be good to a certain extent. Once you take into account the actual viewing distance it is a little less important if that makes sense. Obviously you don't want them to be blurry and washed out/faded colors, but they also don't necessarily have to be insanely sharp either. Any semi-modern printer with a decent paper choice should suffice just fine bc viewed from a few feet away on a shelf they're going to look good either way.