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butch · March 7th, 2007

hello,i want to do something like this(atachment).
can someone tell what will i need for that?
i have a heat press,ink jet printer(durabrite inks),can i do it with it?
should i have a cutter? will the motiv look good with whole transfer paper on a dark garment?
I'm a begginer,so please help.Does anybody knows how much will cost me one t-shirt completly finished-i allredy bought blank 100% cotton shirts for 2$ piece.
i can buy finished for a 8$,but they dont have new models that i need,and they want me to buy a lots of same design,but my customers sometimes wants one piece so i'm realy thinking to start working for myself..
and what about white colour?

mrad · March 7th, 2007

The printer & ink setup you have is fine for what you want to do.

For opaque transfer papers you cut out your designs as close as possible to remove the excess paper.

For white shirts you would use a transfer paper for Lights & cut 1/8' around the design.

butch · March 7th, 2007

thanks,Courtney...by cut you mean hand cut or with cutter?

mrad · March 7th, 2007

You can use a scissor, exacto knife or a plotter/cutter.
I use a scissor, very simple!

butch · March 7th, 2007

thanks,i'm a litle afraid,cause i think this is a complicated designs,and maybe i need some expencive equipment,like dtg printer.what do you think?

mrad · March 7th, 2007

you can go that route or just create your designs with a black backround so you don't have to do a lot of cutting.

butch · March 7th, 2007

well.most of that photos have a black background.thats mean that i dont have to cut?

mrad · March 7th, 2007

just cut around as much as you can so there's no edge & the middle parts will be fine because the backround is black.

butch · March 7th, 2007

thank you very much,its nice that you help me,now only if you can tell what paper is best,in my country is so expencive,one piece of opaque A3 is 5$.maybe i must order from america or uk?

mrad · March 7th, 2007

there are suppliers in the UK
UK BASED: inks/printers/papers

or the U.S.
try
New Milford Photo
Coastal(link on the left of the forums page)
Imprintables(link on the left of the forums page)

Hope that helps!

prometheus · March 7th, 2007

Those designs look like they were screen printed. There is some debate as to the quality you will get from Opaque transfer papers. You could also go the expensive route with a DTG printer.

Here is a link:

Black Tees

butch · March 7th, 2007

i see lots of you talking about screen printing,and i'm reading and reading,but can anybody say in simple words what is screen printing and what i need for that?

MotoskinGraphix · March 7th, 2007

Those are all liscensed band shirts that are screen printed. You arent going to get that look with digital transfers in that size or hand or durability. You are going to need screen printing, custom plastisol transfers oversized or DTG and I dont think in that size or color combination you will beat $ 8 bucks a shirt in small quantities.

This is just my opinion so no hard feelings.

butch · March 7th, 2007

thanks David,i went to your page-you have a great t-shirts,how do you did that black shirts?with a flaming scull and etc...

MotoskinGraphix · March 7th, 2007

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Originally Posted by butch


	thanks David,i went to your page-you have a great t-shirts,how do you did that black shirts?with a flaming scull and etc...

stock plastisol transfers you heatpress onto dark shirts.

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