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I use photoshop cs and I'm not sure of what the ave. size of a design to put on a shirt.
What is the size from side to side, the width. The length also, but the width is more important to me now.
Can anyone help me out so I know what to make them at to send for printing.
I went between nine and twelve inches wide for my first three designs. I like the way they turned out. Get some of your shirts, that you like and bought in the past, and measure them. That's probably your best bet along with putting a tape measure to a blank like Rodney said.
You also have to consider shirt sizes. An 11" or 12" design that looks great on a XXL shirt might not look so good on a small. You have to find a happy medium that will work between the different shirt sizes you'll be using.
good point. I guess a good design on a xxl would look pretty funny on a sm.
Not necessarily. You do have to find that happy medium, though. If you stay around 9"-10" you should be good on your adult sizes. Of course, it really all comes down to personal preference.
One thing to look out for....when you're doing a circular design keep it about 10" max unless you want something really huge. Anything circular will ALWAYS appear larger than horizontally based or asymmetrical designs.
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i told my printer i wanted the design (horizontal) on one shirt to run approximately nipple to nipple on the men's and women's styles. out came the rulers. it was a good starting point
Make sure that you also have the right resolution. Generally for print work, you should have at least 300 dpi BUT this depends on the size of your image.
Also, as a rule, you can always size down but you can NEVER size up. So, if you're not sure, err on the side of caution and make the design larger than you think you wold actually use. You never know what size shirt you will need or where you could put the desing, so go bigger .
I usually make my design sizes between 8-10". Depending on the shirt brand I plan to use, you can usually get the shirt specs on most shirt brand websites. If I'm printing on more than size range, I try & pick a sixe that'll work for all the sizes or else I'll have to pay for more than one set-up cost.
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