Whats is the process of creating a t-shirt design?

What program do they use? Is there a illustrator/photoshop template? What resolution/dimensions do you set the document?

T-shirt design differ according to the process; painting, stamping, tie-dyeing, batik, marbling, screen printing, etc. If your asking about local print shops that make shirts, the program comes with their printing machine.

For the at-home designer, the easiest way to add a design is through the use of an ink jet printer and iron-on transfer sheets (you can pick them up anywhere printer paper is sold) or if you plan on multiple shirts and have basic artistic patience (lets be honest-that’s what is required for art) try blocking/stamping or screen printing/stenciling. For the computer iron-ons, all you use is any text program that allows imported images and can flip the design horizontally and or vertically (depending on the design), ie MS Word. My photoshop program does have templates- but I only use it for the margin configuration. You want the highest resolution and the dimensions of the paper. Many designs I’ve done for other people required cutting multiple pieces out and re-arranging them in order to get the design placement on the shirt.

Trust me, it’s not as hard as it sounds. Have fun with it, Good Luck!

Photoshop T-shirt Design Workflow Video #1

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