Fitting the print area
Each shirt style has a maximum print area, and it differs between styles and sizes. A design that fills the area on a large shirt sits differently on a small one. We place the art where it reads well across the sizes you sell and keep important details away from the edges of the area.
Light and dark garments
A design that looks right on a white shirt can disappear on black. If you sell several garment colors, we prepare versions: for example, dark ink for light shirts and light ink for dark ones. We also check thin lines and small text, which can fill in or break up on fabric.
Print methods
| Method | What it means for the art |
|---|---|
| Direct to garment | Full color and gradients work, but very fine detail and faint colors can fade into the fabric |
| Screen printing | Each color is a separate screen, so designs use a limited number of flat colors |
| Embroidery | Simple shapes and bold lines; fine detail and gradients don't translate |
Tell us the method your platform or printer uses and we design within its limits.
Files you get
High-resolution PNG files with transparent backgrounds, sized to the template, plus the layered source file. If a platform rejects a file because of a template issue we made, we fix it.
Questions
Can you put text on a shirt in several languages?
Yes. Send the text for each language exactly as it should print, and we set each version.
Do you design sleeve and back prints?
Yes, if your platform offers those print areas. Each one gets its own file.
Selling on a print-on-demand platform? Tell us the platform, the products and how many designs you need.
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