| T-shirt printing has become quite popular. Often the | | | | prints. |
| process is used to place a logo, a design or a picture | | | | Starting and Completing the Process |
| on a regular T-shirt. It may be done to add | | | | To begin draw your design using the chosen |
| individuality to an article of clothing, for the purpose | | | | editor. This may take some time and is usually the |
| of promoting a brand name or for making a profit if | | | | longest part of the process. While creating your |
| you are selling T-shirts with original designs. The latter | | | | design be careful to choose colours that will stand |
| means that printing must be carried out properly to | | | | out on your T-shirt especially if you are not using the |
| ensure that the end product is of a certain quality. | | | | basic white commonly worn. You will need to take |
| Yet, regardless of why you may choose to print | | | | into consideration that the graphic must not merely |
| your own T-shirts, learning the correct method will | | | | look good on your computer but also visible and near |
| make it less likely that you will make many mistakes | | | | spectacular on the soon to be printed T-shirt. Thus if |
| once you are ready to try doing it yourself. You can | | | | you are using text choose bold colours that are set |
| have a lot of fun doing this fairly easy task, the | | | | to full opacity in the text selection area. If you are |
| hardest part will be coming up with your own designs | | | | using a photo simply choose a photograph that is |
| if you are going this route. | | | | vivid enough to be seen on the T-shirt. Edit the |
| Printing on a regular T-shirt | | | | photo to adjust contrast and brightness among other |
| To do this you will need a few things, mind you not | | | | things that will improve the picture's visibility on the |
| that much. You must have a working computer and a | | | | T-shirt. |
| program that allows you to do regular designs using | | | | Create a mirror image of the design or photo. |
| an image editor or illustrator. A few of the more | | | | This can be done using any of the graphic programs |
| popular ones include CorelXara, PaintshopPro and | | | | listed above. |
| Ulead Photoimpact all made specifically for Windows | | | | Print the modified mirror image on the heat |
| O/S. Once you have a program that is able to | | | | transfer paper. Allow to dry before you touch it as |
| capture your designs ( you may opt to use a graphic | | | | this may cause it to smudge. |
| tablet if this is available for more precise drawings) | | | | Place the paper carefully on the area of the |
| then you will be able to bring any thing you have | | | | T-shirt you have designated for the image or design. |
| conceptualized to life. If you will be printing a photo | | | | This may be on the front or back. |
| on your T-shirt, then a photo editor will suffice, CS4 | | | | Iron the heat transfer paper running the iron all |
| and the Gimp are both very good options. Next you | | | | over it to ensure even transfer. |
| will need heat transfer paper and a competent printer | | | | Slowly peel away the paper and inspect your |
| that will capture the colours of your design | | | | design. |
| impeccably. Finally a white T-shirt or any other colour | | | | That's it you're done. |
| (preferably cotton) can be used to create your | | | | |