{"slug":"artwork-placements","title":"Check front, back, and other print placements","group":"Artwork","description":"Match each design to the place it belongs. Check the print size before approving.","outcome":"Review a back-only job or a job with different artwork on several placements.","needs":["The original file for each design.","The print width and height you want, in inches.","A list of garments and where each design belongs."],"keywords":["back print only front artwork required different designs chest sleeve placement proof transparency authorize file fix source approval print size proportion"],"sourceUpdatedOn":"2026-10-21","sections":[{"id":"plan","title":"Write one line for each placement","table":{"headings":["Practice example","Artwork","Print size"],"rows":[["Front","Small group logo","3 inches wide, keep its shape"],["Back","Different event design","10 inches wide, keep its shape"],["Shirt count","12 shirts: the selected sizes and colors","24 prints in total: 12 fronts + 12 backs"]]},"text":["A placement is a spot on the garment, such as front, back, or sleeve. Print size is the design’s size in inches. It is separate from the shirt size."],"links":[{"label":"Learn print size and file quality","href":"/help/artwork#size"}]},{"id":"choose","title":"Select only the placements you want","steps":[{"title":"Choose Finished Apparel, then your garment","text":"Use the finished-apparel path if AMS should apply the design. Follow the garment’s available decoration choices.","picture":{"src":"/images/help/customer-apparel-2026-10-21.webp","width":550,"height":395,"alt":"Finished Apparel choices: Quick Order and Browse Full Catalog.","caption":"Quick Order and Browse Full Catalog are separate ways to start a finished-apparel order."}},{"title":"Open Choose Placements","text":"Select the required locations. For a back-only job, check that an unwanted front placement is not selected."},{"title":"Match the artwork to each location","text":"Check the design shown for the front, back, and any other selected placement. A front image does not automatically create the correct back design."},{"title":"Check both print dimensions","text":"Use the size you planned. Keep the aspect ratio locked to preserve the design’s shape. Check the preview after changing it."}],"note":{"title":"An unwanted front is still required?","text":"Check the selected garment and placement setup. If the flow still requires artwork for a location you do not want, keep the cart and ask AMS. Do not add a blank or unrelated file to get past the step."},"links":[{"label":"Open an AMS support ticket","href":"/help#submit-request"}]},{"id":"proof","title":"Review every artwork version","text":["Look at each garment version and placement, not just the first preview. Check spelling, names, dates, background, small detail, edges, width, and height.","A mockup shows how art sits on an item. A proof is the artwork or layout you are asked to review. A small preview can hide a problem that matters at print size."],"checklist":{"title":"Placement review","items":["Every required placement is present.","No unwanted front, back, or other placement is selected.","The correct file appears at each location.","The print dimensions match my plan.","Each size/color version has the correct setup."],"complete":"The placement plan is checked. Read the artwork handling and approval instructions next."}},{"id":"file-fix","title":"File Fix instructions and final approval are different","text":["Print as Uploaded means the uploaded result must be ready for print. Check it before choosing that path.","Authorizing AMS to fix a source file is not the same as approving the final corrected proof. If the flow says you must approve a final proof before production, follow that later review step.","After requesting a revision, make sure you are reviewing the current version. An approval for an older version does not tell you what the newer version looks like."],"links":[{"label":"AI File Fix review and revisions","href":"/help/ai-file-fix"}]},{"id":"after-payment","title":"Need a change after paying?","text":["Editing a saved design or cart does not update a paid order. Ask AMS to check whether a correction is still possible. Include the order number and the exact affected placement.","Cancellation requests must be submitted by support ticket within 10 minutes of placing the order and are subject to a 5% admin fee. After that, processing prevents cancellation. A correction request is not confirmation that a change was made."],"links":[{"label":"Read order policies","href":"/help/order-policies"},{"label":"Open an AMS support ticket","href":"/help#submit-request"}]}],"next":["finished-apparel","checkout-help","artwork"],"updatedOn":"2026-10-21","kind":"article","canonical":"https://chooseams.com/help/artwork-placements","revision":"d5f66b9a","markdown":"# Check front, back, and other print placements\n\nMatch each design to the place it belongs. Check the print size before approving.\n\nSource: https://chooseams.com/help/artwork-placements\nReviewed/updated: 2026-10-21\n\nYou will: Review a back-only job or a job with different artwork on several placements.\n\n## What you need\n- The original file for each design.\n- The print width and height you want, in inches.\n- A list of garments and where each design belongs.\n\n## Write one line for each placement {#plan}\n\nA placement is a spot on the garment, such as front, back, or sleeve. Print size is the design’s size in inches. It is separate from the shirt size.\n\n| Practice example | Artwork | Print size |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Front | Small group logo | 3 inches wide, keep its shape |\n| Back | Different event design | 10 inches wide, keep its shape |\n| Shirt count | 12 shirts: the selected sizes and colors | 24 prints in total: 12 fronts + 12 backs |\n\n- [Learn print size and file quality](/help/artwork#size)\n\n## Select only the placements you want {#choose}\n\n1. **Choose Finished Apparel, then your garment** Use the finished-apparel path if AMS should apply the design. Follow the garment’s available decoration choices.\n   ![Finished Apparel choices: Quick Order and Browse Full Catalog.](/images/help/customer-apparel-2026-10-21.webp)\n   Quick Order and Browse Full Catalog are separate ways to start a finished-apparel order.\n\n2. **Open Choose Placements** Select the required locations. For a back-only job, check that an unwanted front placement is not selected.\n\n3. **Match the artwork to each location** Check the design shown for the front, back, and any other selected placement. A front image does not automatically create the correct back design.\n\n4. **Check both print dimensions** Use the size you planned. Keep the aspect ratio locked to preserve the design’s shape. Check the preview after changing it.\n\n> **An unwanted front is still required?** Check the selected garment and placement setup. If the flow still requires artwork for a location you do not want, keep the cart and ask AMS. Do not add a blank or unrelated file to get past the step.\n\n- [Open an AMS support ticket](/help#submit-request)\n\n## Review every artwork version {#proof}\n\nLook at each garment version and placement, not just the first preview. Check spelling, names, dates, background, small detail, edges, width, and height.\n\nA mockup shows how art sits on an item. A proof is the artwork or layout you are asked to review. A small preview can hide a problem that matters at print size.\n\n### Placement review\n- [ ] Every required placement is present.\n- [ ] No unwanted front, back, or other placement is selected.\n- [ ] The correct file appears at each location.\n- [ ] The print dimensions match my plan.\n- [ ] Each size/color version has the correct setup.\n\nThe placement plan is checked. Read the artwork handling and approval instructions next.\n\n## File Fix instructions and final approval are different {#file-fix}\n\nPrint as Uploaded means the uploaded result must be ready for print. Check it before choosing that path.\n\nAuthorizing AMS to fix a source file is not the same as approving the final corrected proof. If the flow says you must approve a final proof before production, follow that later review step.\n\nAfter requesting a revision, make sure you are reviewing the current version. An approval for an older version does not tell you what the newer version looks like.\n\n- [AI File Fix review and revisions](/help/ai-file-fix)\n\n## Need a change after paying? {#after-payment}\n\nEditing a saved design or cart does not update a paid order. Ask AMS to check whether a correction is still possible. Include the order number and the exact affected placement.\n\nCancellation requests must be submitted by support ticket within 10 minutes of placing the order and are subject to a 5% admin fee. After that, processing prevents cancellation. A correction request is not confirmation that a change was made.\n\n- [Read order policies](/help/order-policies)\n- [Open an AMS support ticket](/help#submit-request)\n\n## What to do next\n- https://chooseams.com/help/finished-apparel\n- https://chooseams.com/help/checkout-help\n- https://chooseams.com/help/artwork\n\n## Working with a customer agent\nUse this guide as public instructions. Get current prices, stock, order status, and eligibility from authorized live tools. Ask for missing choices. The customer must review the exact artwork/proof and authorize any paid or publishing action. A copied guide does not connect an account or grant access. Do not include passwords, card details, locker codes, or private access links in public requests.\n"}