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Do you think blending the black would be really bad though?
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Folks here have done it, and I've not really been a big fan of the pictures. I've seen pictures where they get really close to the fabric color, and it can look nice when freshly printed.... but - I know that my dark papers do fade (I use Ironall Dark). The shirts may match perfectly when printed, but what about after a few washes?
The shirt and transfer image will surely fade at different rates in the wash. How will that look over time? That is why I do not like it. On black sweatshirts I have pressed with black in the design, they look great at the start, but then the transfer area fades faster. I can't see how it will look good in the long run, when in this case, you are printing a black background on purpose to "match" the shirt color, and if a few washes - the effect is gone.
I think plastisols, which are just like plastisol screen print, will yield much more professional, more enduring, better looking results.
You could always try a test shirt. It does make a difference by how much you are charging for the shirt, and what the customer's expectations are.
Some folks just want family reunion or promo shirts for a one day event. If the customer isn't paying much and isn't expecting alot of use time out of the shirt, then this may be a better solution as you have the products.
But that design looked nice, so I was immediately struck by the idea that these were not promo or family reunion type of shirts... but I could be wrong.
My only thoughts here are, it may look good when freshly printed, great in fact, but, how long will that look last?
If you can really use this way or not will more depend on how long do you need the effect to last, and will the customer also be on board with the legnth of time the effect will last. If yes, then you might have a go here.
I guess you can do a test shirt, and see how you like it, and if you think it lasts well enough in the wash.
Not to say that it cannot be done, some people do use this method, but I personally like the plastisols for more professional, longer lasting quality.
Would this look good? 
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