Thursday, June 14, 2018

How To Make A Custom T Shirt Transfers Designs

By Timothy Lewis


T-shirts can be viewed in one of two ways. The first is as a means of keeping the body covered and perhaps looking good at the same time, while the other method is to used this undiscerning garment as a means to promote a brand or a business, without shoving it down people s throats. And yet, if done right it can be very effective but some important decisions need to be taken about the t shirt transfers designs before anything else.

Firstly, how will the business or brand material be printed. As different ways of printing have different strengths and are suited to some types of functions more than others. One could argue that it s a t-shirt and that as long as what they want printed appears then it doesn t matter what method they used. But those people couldn t be any more wrong.

For mass produced products it is usually the type of printing to root for but it does require more dedication and time in order to master before the doors can be opened for people looking to print their custom shirts.

The direct to garment technique. This is a different beast altogether and requires whatever is being transferred to be printed directly onto the garment, like a blank t-shirt for example. This t-shirt printing method is great for professional looking finished products and makes the cost of creating them really cheap. Especially when you consider the fact that it can print in a wide variety of colors.

But because the method is so old, it s not perfect and is susceptible to some faults, mainly, that depending on what is being printed on the t-shirt. For example, screen printing is very limited when one considers and factors in the aspects of resolution. If one is seeking to print images or prints in high resolution, this method is definitely the wrong one to use.

By using a hard surface, one can then use an iron or anything that generates heat to iron the transfer paper onto the t-shirt. One should ensure that they have placed that shirt in question on a flat surface because any creases that are there will appear.

The disadvantage of using heat press is that it takes a long time and therefore, it s not recommended for mass printing. Also, the method is only ideal for those who intend on creating and printing material that is in a light color, which means there s a limitation on what can be printed. The biggest disadvantage, however, is that due to the manner in which the t-shirts are customized, heat sensitive garments cannot be used to make custom t-shirts.

There are many ways to customize a t-shirt through printing, but the above mentioned should work best for large scale and small scale printing. Because once everything is said and done, whether the printing has been done professionally or through a DIY method, it s about having a unique item of clothing that can be worn, a way to promote a brand or even be given as a gift to a friend or a loved one or even a colleague




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