Hey guys we know there are a lot of you out there with a vision for a graphic
t-shirt line without the graphic design skills to bring it to life so for this
video we sit down to our art director to share some hacks to help you get started
we'll cover where to find fun images and tools to create your first graphic tee
here are four steps to creating a graphic tee for the non graphic designer
so the first step is really what do you put on your tee where can you find this
inspo we can start with Pinterest just type in typography or streetwear and
you'll find tons of info on creative market you can find tons of vector
designs photos fonts and mock-ups for small fee to bulk up the tee a great
resource for our belly canvas blanks is creative market you can find flat shots
or several bella canvas styles where you can change the color and apply your
design and of course we provide images of all our styles on our image gallery
at images Bella canvas comm when you find a design you like you can edit it
and make it your own but we'll cover that later
there are several sites you can get free photography a quick google search for
public domain photos brings up several sites like plexus and unsplash there are
several sites you can go to for free assets like fonts and photography for
high-quality funds you can go to da font comm there you can find both display
fonts and regular fonts for PC and Mac for photography you can do a quick
google search for public domain images and several sites should pop up some
general signs of protected images are watermarks copyright symbol maybe a note
indicating the source and an official copyright listing with the Copyright
Office you can do a reverse image search on Google to find out also using the
likeness of a public figure for resale is a no-no without explicit consent from
the person or a state so what about things you can use photos from free
stock sites like the ones I mentioned earlier and copyrights that have expired
like vintage illustration and that's now considered public domain for
more details see the link in the description you'll need to take that art
and edit it using photoshop or illustrator you can use these programs
to edit your art and create digital mock-ups to see which looks best on a
team so which one do you use illustrator or Photoshop if you have a vector you
should probably use illustrator an illustrator you could change the fonts
and colors to customize your design since each color is an added cost when
printing you'll want to limit your colors in order to make it more
cost-effective if it's a photo use Photoshop check your selected photo to
make sure it's a good resolution for printing usually at 300 dpi at a hundred
percent size you'll actually end up using both when mocking up the T the
best type of printing for a photo or a design that has lots of colors or
gradients would be DTG screen printing is ideal for vector files or art with
minimal colors one of our most popular videos is screen printing versus DTG
check out our link below don't forget to talk to your printer about your design
they can guide you on the best solution for you based on your budget
the final step before printing is to figure out what blank to use pick a
style that matches the vibe of your graphic for example for this sorority
tee I'm gonna go with a flowy crop top that works really well with this 80s
inspired graphic it all just depends on the look you're going for and the
demographic you're selling to you'll also need to figure out where to place
your design for this one we're going with a simple front chest but there are
so many creative placements you can try for example along the neckline the
hemline or down the sleeve if all of this sounds like more design work then
you want to put in we've got a cheat for you try resources like upwork 99designs
and fiber for your projects these are great resources for smaller scale
graphic design needs on a budget we hope this video was helpful and gave you the
resources to design your first graphic tee let us know which tip helps you the
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