Free Lynda.com Video: Learn T-Shirt Printing and Design

It’stime for another great free video from Lynda.com! This time it’s Sebastian Bleak’s new course, Learn T-Shirt Printing and Design.

I love this topic because as a child of the 70s and 80s, I would proudly sport the iron t-shirt designs of my favorite bands, movies, and shows. Later, as a dad, I enjoyed making custom t-shirts for my kids of their favorite things.

Here’s the official course description:

There’s more to successfully designing and producing a t-shirt than you might think. This course spells it all out, from design through production. Sebastian Bleak explains which kinds of materials—cotton or blends—do best with particular types of designs, and covers various printing methods, design considerations, production challenges, and—of course—budgets and how to get the most out of your design. By walking through potential pitfalls and providing you with the knowledge you need to make smart creative and logistical decisions, he helps ensure that you’ll have a better chance of getting your t-shirt design right the first time.

Topics include:

Choosing materials to print on
Vectors vs. pixels
Choosing a printing method
Online t-shirt printing options
Designing the shirt
Production challenges
Location and size of design
How your budget affects your methods
Specialty colors and inks for screen prints

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Direct to garment and image transfers

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Choosing materials to print on

Full color vs. spot color

Designing for screen printing and vinyl

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This article was last modified on January 8, 2023

This article was first published on June 30, 2017

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