How To Design T-shirts

To design a T-shirt, you must first master the basic process of T-shirt printing, and also understand the producer's printing technology level and the T-shirt printing equipment used. For example, colored fabric T-shirts have always been printed with water-based glue coatings, but if the producer has mastered the production technology of thermosetting plastic ink and purchased the corresponding equipment (mainly T-shirt printing machines, infrared dryers, infrared T-shirt ovens, etc.), he can use thermosetting ink to print colored fabric T-shirts. However, glue printing and thermosetting ink printing have different requirements for pattern design. Glue can only be used for simple color block pattern printing, while thermosetting ink can be used for screened transition gradation printing. Not only can primary color screen printing be performed on white T-shirts, but also spot color screen printing can be performed on dark T-shirts. If the pattern designed by the designer does not match the technical process mastered by the producer, the printed pattern will not meet the designer's original intention and effect, or even cannot be printed at all. Therefore, T-shirt designers must be proficient in T-shirt printing technology, especially excellent T-shirt designers will pay close attention to the development and technical characteristics of the world's latest T-shirt printing materials and printing equipment, so as to use the latest scientific and technological achievements to produce novel and unique T-shirts at the fastest speed.
In industrially developed countries, T-shirt designers are often independent professionals. They set up their own T-shirt designers or companies, and they sell their ideas and designs to T-shirt factories, T-shirt operators, advertising companies and other customers. Such T-shirt design companies often consider three issues first when designing: 1. Customer requirements; 2. Use the latest T-shirt printing technology to achieve unique and colorful artistic effects; 3. The best cost-profit ratio.
Color gradation screen printing technology has been popularized and developed rapidly in China, and screen printing technology has gradually been adopted in T-shirt printing. At the same time, the popularity and competition of computer desktop publishing systems have greatly reduced the production costs of color separation and screening. Nowadays, it is very convenient and cheap to make color separation and screen. This progress is like the progress from letterpress printing to offset printing in the printing industry. T-shirt designers are freed from the design restrictions of color blocks and patterns (except for glue printing) and have greater creative space. Whether it is photo effects, painting effects or inkjet effects, they can be easily reproduced on T-shirts through screen printing technology. This is the progress of contemporary technology, and it also requires T-shirt designers to master digital technology.