Tee Shirt Design Step by Step Guide [2021]

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Tee Shirt Design Step by Step Guide 2021

• PRINTING T SHIRT DESIGNS

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Tee Shirt design evolution overview
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• Are you looking for some help, to design custom t
  shirts? It is a great idea to explore. Let us
  give you a brief overview of tee-shirt ideas for
  making and designing through evolution and trends
  that involves creativity and merchandise.
• Nowadays, the Tee shirt is the most widely used
  piece of clothing the world over, it comes it
  different sizes, colours and designs. But if you
  would like to find its origin, it was first used
  by the US Navy men as an undergarment item
  beneath their uniforms.
• Then some garment companies try to market it as
  an outer garment and eventually Tee shirt claimed
  popularity in the public realm when Marlon Brando
  wear it in a film called A street car named
  desire. That was the beginning of the Tee shirt
  become a trendy outer garment, and it is still
  authentic till date.

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What Motivates You to Design a Tee shirt

• Knowing the evolution of Tee shirt design gives
  you a context to understand the innovations you
  would like to bring in by doing it your way. It
  is your turn to find out what motivates you to
  design your tee shirt. Whether you want to wear
  it yourself to flaunt your design sense, or you
  are thinking of a business startup by having a
  sample testing before you come out full-fledged
  into the field.
• In both cases, this is the step by step tour for
  you to complete your desired adventure of making
  your tee shirt design. 

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Selection of Plain Tee shirt

• You can find a wide range of sizes, colours and
  cuts available in the plain tee shirts, available
  online. The sizes vary from small to XL or XXL,
  the colour range is almost unlimited and by cuts,
  we are referring to neckline round, v-shaped,
  collar and fitting of the shirt skin tight or
  loose fit. It is observed that normally people
  opt for white or black Tee shirts to get the
  design printed on them.
• The probable reason is that all the colours stand
  out on both black and white backgrounds. But we
  also see vibrant colour bases of shirts with
  fluorescent printed designs, so this should be
  the next decision to make. Select the colour and
  type of Tee shirt and then put your design idea
  on it. 

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Design Ideas Style

• There are several design styles or ways that can
  be explored to finalize your tee shirt design.
  The main elements or design approaches that are
  mostly used are explained below. You need to know
  which is appropriate for your design idea. Mostly
  the combination of the elements is used, for
  instance, text with graphics or photos with some
  scribbling over.

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• Typography
• Typography mainly focus on the written text, the
  content can address a message, a tag line of a
  brand, a social service massage or a funny line.
  It is really your choice.
• Photography
• The photography on the tee-shirt mostly depicts
  an association or has an emotional value attached
  to it. That is why you mostly find tee shirts
  with photography on it of celebrities, actors or
  singers. There is another trend that is popping
  up, which is to print your friends or family
  member photo on a tee shirt and make it into a
  customized special gift.

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• Graphic Design
• Graphic opens up a huge potential in terms of
  options of design, style, colour palette and
  form. It can help you achieve any image
  transformation from line drawing to detailed
  pattern or artistic tools make graphics look like
  paintings. There are specialized designers who
  are experts in tee shirt graphics and can be of
  great help if needed.
• Abstract
• Abstract images on tee shirts are quite trendy
  nowadays, such designs are usually worn by
  artists or musicians to look cool and intriguing.
  These designs are a combination of realistic and
  non-realistic design elements which create
  another layer of meaning. 
• Also Read 15 Funny Slogans to Make Your T-Shirts
  Awesome

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Tee shirt printing types techniques

• Direct to Garment Printing
• Direct to garment printing is also known as
  digital printing, it is a process of the full
  coloured images onto the garment or a shirt. This
  process is best for printing on natural fibres
  such as cotton, bamboo, hemp, and linen. 
• Digital Transfers
• Digital printing is a method to print complex
  designs through heat transfer. It also provides
  options to print on bags, caps along with the
  shirts. The process is to print the customized
  design onto the transfer paper and then ink
  thermally transferred it to the garment of your
  tee shirt. 100 cotton is the most appropriate
  fabric material for the tee-shirt to get the
  digital transfer printing quality right.

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• Vinyl Transfers
• It is a process of heat transfer printing of the
  vinyl layers pressed onto the garment and make it
  a part of it via heat press. There is a range of
  metallic vinyl sheet options to give your design
  a special effect. Combed Cotton and Polyester
  garments are best to use for vinyl transfer
  printing.
• Also Read Things You Should Know Before You Buy
  Heat Transfer Paper
• Sublimation
• The sublimation process should only be used on
  white and high polyester fabrics or tee shirts.
  This process involves a special kind of inks jet
  printers and sublimation inks for dyeing. It
  offers a 100 fast colour vibrancy and
  long-lasting quality of print.
• Read More The Complete Guide to Sublimation
  Printing

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Conclusive Line

• The customized tee shirt design is an established
  business industry that is operating online
  successfully. If you are interested to explore
  this field of a startup with exciting tee shirt
  design ideas, this article will give you a
  simplified overview to show you a direction. As
  we discussed the process of finding your
  inspiration, to the selection of tee shirt fabric
  type, design and styles and printing methods
  available around. Learn more earn more. Happy
  day.
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