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Questions about how to start designing T-Shirts?
So it's possible that I could have a few clients (Minor music brands) that would like me to design some T-Shirts for them.
I don't know where to start.
I can work Illustrator and Photoshop CS6 and CC.
I'm not sure if I would need to use a template or what.
Once I have the design finished how should I send it to the client? PDF? JPG?
As of now all that I can think of is that I would probably be working in Illustrator for the most part with a CMYK workspace and I know how to use general Rules like the rule of thirds and stuff and I can run the software it's just I've never embarked on something like this.
If there's a thread for this I couldn't find it.
Sticky Post said something about a sidebar but I can't seem to find it on Chrome. (Adblock disabaled)
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>>278227
>I'm not sure if I would need to use a template or what.
>how should I send it to the client?
Just do the design as you normally would and deliver a jpg of it to be aproved. You can add a mockup if you want as in pic related.
If you are working vectorial, once it gets aproved, deliver the design as either pdf or eps
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>>278227
>I can work Illustrator and Photoshop CS6 and CC.
Learn to use both programs. You'll be able to do a lot more.
Keep your colors separated and everything as organized as possible.
Once you make a bit of progress on a design, save it as a different file. Also remember to save every 15-20min. It sucks having to start over.
>I'm not sure if I would need to use a template or what.
No template is necessary for a basic t-design.
It would be wise to know the min/max printing areas for the apparel though. It can vary a bit from shop to shop.
Work as big as possible. I like to set my documents up at 18x24 at 300dpi minimum. I've never run into an issue where the design is too small, or the design is so big it has to be shrunk down so much that details are lost.
>Once I have the design finished how should I send it to the client? PDF? JPG?
PDF is pretty standard. I've submitted designs as psd and ai files before though. Also as a PNG. Sometimes the client asks for something specific.
Learn how to properly separate colors and get your design print-ready.
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Not OP, but what about designs and shit that have sleeve work on them?
Like a hoodie.
My fucking 3d instincts keep telling me to do it like a UV map, but I don't think that it'd work out right.
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>>278227
>Questions about how to start designing T-Shirts?
>So it's possible that I could have a few clients
>I don't know where to start.
First, you should ALWAYS talk to the printer first. Do NOT trust your clients to know this: ask them what printer they're using and contact them directly. Believe me, this will save you a ton of fucking headaches.
Find out what the printer expects from you, and the specs of the project (one color, two colors, etc), if they expect you to do the trapping (if colour areas are next to each other, by how much should they overlap), and any technical stuff specific to printing t-shirts (what the minimum font-size should be to be legible, minimum thickness of lines, etc)
And watch this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkLVRt6c1U
Best of luck.
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