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Old May 9th, 2008 May 9, 2008 10:27:53 AM -   #1 (permalink)
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This may be a simple question for some of you experts, but on a yellow t-shirt which paper would I use???
 
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It depends on what results you are looking for. Regular light transfers will mix with the yellow. So a blue object will look green. A red object may look orange. If you are doing just black text then you would be safe. Opaque transfers obviously will have awhite background, thus enabeling you to have truer colors. But ther will be a white background where there isn't nay printing, unless you cut it out.
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Other than white, I ask the same Q. Depends on the paper, shirt, and design itself. Pastel colors may take a tint from the shirt coming through, and where ever there is white in the design, it will come up as the shirt color. Designs that are deeply colored will be more likely fine, as the ink is darker than the shirt itself. Nothing beats a test run...
 
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OMG!!! Ty you both!!!! It really made sense to me, and u guys saved my life!!! Got an order of 11. Don't wanna mess that up.
 
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You're welcome, Neisha, good luck with your order.

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