Topic: Testing Out a T-Shirt Design (Read 1090 times)

imschur · « **on:** December 31, 2011, 11:58:28 AM »

I ordered one like this to check quality. Went with long sleeve cuz it's winter here

unforgiven · « **Reply #1 on:** December 31, 2011, 03:29:01 PM »

I like, how bout a 2X for a skinny guy like me

Matt.Cross · « **Reply #2 on:** December 31, 2011, 03:47:51 PM »

Quote from: imschur on December 31, 2011, 11:58:28 AM

I ordered one like this to check quality. Went with long sleeve cuz it's winter here

Uhm, can we make sure the one that goes to market spells "you're" correctly?

unforgiven · « **Reply #3 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:04:18 PM »

98Z5V · « **Reply #4 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:13:34 PM »

D'oh!

I like it.

You're making them in FDE, also, right?...

imschur · « **Reply #5 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:17:08 PM »

Quote from: Matt.Cross on December 31, 2011, 03:47:51 PM

Uhm, can we make sure the one that goes to market spells "you're" correctly?

Your letting me off that easy?

imschur · « **Reply #6 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:17:58 PM »

Quote from: unforgiven on December 31, 2011, 03:29:01 PM

I like, how bout a 2X for a skinny guy like me

the protoype is a 2x, it cost 4 bucks more

unforgiven · « **Reply #7 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:28:09 PM »

Being skinny isn't cheap

alelks · « **Reply #8 on:** December 31, 2011, 04:52:16 PM »

Quote from: imschur on December 31, 2011, 04:17:08 PM

Your letting me off that easy?

Nope,

From that mug I expected "WHEN YOU's DONE FOOLIN AROUND"

JK

imschur · « **Reply #9 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:02:18 PM »

For me the model should have man boobs to be more accurate

alelks · « **Reply #10 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:08:10 PM »

Quote from: imschur on December 31, 2011, 05:02:18 PM

For me the model should have man boobs to be more accurate

Are they silk screened. If so a few thoughts. T-shirts can be purchased commercially for anywhere from $1.50 to $$3.50 a piece depending on the brand or quality. I can give you the name of a couple of suppliers if you need it.

If you have a silk screen business nearby you may want to check to see what they would charge to do this. You'll need a good vector graphic for them to make the screen. I think this would be a MUCH cheaper for you to purchase than Zazzle. I know my local guy has offered to let me purchase my own shirts and then it's .50 cents per pull per color once the screens are made. Not really something I want to get into though.

Just a thought that might save you some money and make more money to put into the site.

Matt.Cross · « **Reply #11 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:09:29 PM »

Quote from: imschur on December 31, 2011, 05:02:18 PM

For me the model should have man boobs to be more accurate

I just threw up a little bit...

unforgiven · « **Reply #12 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:19:24 PM »

What about the gut implant I had installed by Dr. Coldfinger?

imschur · « **Reply #13 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:27:50 PM »

Quote from: alelks on December 31, 2011, 05:08:10 PM

Are they silk screened. If so a few thoughts. T-shirts can be purchased commercially for anywhere from $1.50 to $$3.50 a piece depending on the brand or quality. I can give you the name of a couple of suppliers if you need it.

If you have a silk screen business nearby you may want to check to see what they would charge to do this. You'll need a good vector graphic for them to make the screen. I think this would be a MUCH cheaper for you to purchase than Zazzle. I know my local guy has offered to let me purchase my own shirts and then it's .50 cents per pull per color once the screens are made. Not really something I want to get into though.

Just a thought that might save you some money and make more money to put into the site.

This one is not silk screened, there was a 12 piece minimum on those.

Thanks for the info. I also want the Hanes shirts with no tag.

The thing with this shirt and Zazzle is a short term solution anyone can order without me getting involved or me having to shell out cash. I want to see how it all looks.

Can I convert my psd to AI for the vector files? I just downloaded a demo of Illustrator. Hoping to get it done within the trial window.

alelks · « **Reply #14 on:** December 31, 2011, 05:47:45 PM »

It may or may not do a good job. In Illustrator you have to "Live Trace" it to make it vector. The only problem is that if it's complex it may be difficult to do as it separates everything out into it's own shape. If there is more than one color each color has to be a separate layer/object. This would be an additional charge if you have them silk screened. Zazzle is most likely using one of two technologies. Now if it were designed in Illustrator that would be perfect for screen printing multiple colors.

1. SOJAR type material which is a material you print on using an Eco-solvent printer and then heat pressed onto the garment (it's a big sticker in reality that melts into the fabric.

2. Plastisol Transfers which are screen printed and then heat pressed onto the fabric.

Now even thought I just posted the above screen printing can be done using another method which is to separate out the CMYK values and your screen printer may be able to do that with what you have. Here's a video of a print using CMYK Screen Printing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OOFMg2hBJo&feature=related