TUTORIAL: How to create a vintage t-shirt using DTG

Follow this tutorial to turn your latest design into an authentic looking vintage t shirt print.

The final design will be printed on a Brother GT-541 DTG (Direct To Garment) printer. Our artwork was created in Adobe Illustrator and sized to the largest dimensions possible for the DTG printer (350mm x 400mm). We used a Gildan Ultra Cotton Ice Grey t-shirt for this print as the muted colour helps to create an authentic vintage look.

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Getting the point of twitter

Starting to get the point of twitter – some good stuff from those I’m following: CNN Headlines printed on t-shirts on-demand [via tCritic/twitter: karllong] London bike shop Velorution have Bagaboo messenger bags (photos on Flickr) – designed by messengers, very tough, great colours, in stock from £100 [via Velorution/twitter: _velorution] Also, via traditional email this … Read more

Photoshop Tutorial

Layers Magazine has an excellent tutorial by Jeff Finley, on how to create a t-shirt design with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator in vector graphics. We particularly like the section about preparing your artwork for screen printers: “Now that the design is created, what do you do with it? In most cases as a designer, you … Read more