T-Shirt Design

[Acuity]

Hi, im looking to have some t-shirts done and screen-printed/embroidered.

Is there any rookie mistakes I shouldn't make when designing for the t-shirts?

[crazyleaf]

Don't design in Photoshop. Use a vectorial program (Illustrator, CorelDRAW)

[blueocto]

Try and do a test-run, I did a few using a cheapy white tee from Tesco and a pack for my Epson, it took a few attempts to get it right like.

[ifohdesigns]

You can design in photoshop, just make sure your working at 300dpi at a minimum.

[zumojuice]

The best thing is, as said do some tests. What works well on screen might not work on the t-shirt and visa versa. It is a good idea to check the design first. Often with many of these companies, the cost reduces as you buy more. If this case, it might be worth checking the design is likely to have some demand, if you intend to sell them on.

Bountee was always an interesting concept for the ad-hoc t-shirt.

[Toon]

Originally Posted by zumojuice

The best thing is, as said do some tests. What works well on screen might not work on the t-shirt and visa versa. It is a good idea to check the design first. Often with many of these companies, the cost reduces as you buy more. If this case, it might be worth checking the design is likely to have some demand, if you intend to sell them on.

Bountee was always an interesting concept for the ad-hoc t-shirt.

Alright Bruv!

[Kelly Creative]

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[zumojuice]

hello one and all! I've returned!

[wispy]

If you're planning on doing primarily screen-printing and you think you'll be doing more in the future, you could always invest a little bit of money into a very small, simple set up at your house. If you can find a good supply shop in your area, fifty USD will get you set up with most of what you'd need. The advantage to this is that you'd be able to work on your and tweak your designs at a small scale before shipping them out to the shirt company.

On the flip side, the poor-man's alternative would be to print your designs out on acetate paper, cut 'em out with an x-acto knife, and screen with them that way. Seems tacky, but if you're not making many shirts, it's a hell of a lot cheaper.

[Acuity]

Originally Posted by wispy

On the flip side, the poor-man's alternative would be to print your designs out on acetate paper, cut 'em out with an x-acto knife, and screen with them that way. Seems tacky, but if you're not making many shirts, it's a hell of a lot cheaper.

It's lierally to begin with a t-shirt for myself and one other, just to test some things... do you have a link or somethign with the method ur describing?