[gcfarri]

I put out a post before asking for help selecting a free program but as I did not get any concrete suggestions I will try again with different wording and hope for the best.


As a complete beginner and designing T-shirts and I would like to find out some of the better free T-shirt design software out there. Most of the free ones that I have looked at seem very complicated and I have found during my research on them that they are more for an advanced design which is not for me. What I would like is some kind of program that I can use with Amazons Merch program as I have been accepted as into their program.
Some of the programs that I like is Vectr & paint .net- I don’t know if there are others that are easy to use but maybe not as effective or advanced as one’s like gimp or ink space but will do the job for Merch’s designing T-shirts.



The main things I would like to do in my T-shirt designs are :
Edit text
3D text
import photos
Wrap text around an object
change the background color
as well as any other tasks that you can suggest.


As many of you know Amazons Merch program requires 15 x 18” - designs to be saved as .PNG – 300 dpi & a resolution of 5,400 x 4,500 and a transparent background. (If any of this is wrong please let me know). I don’t really understand most of Merch’s requirements so if anyone out there could please explain them to me and how I might be able to utilize them with another simpler program I would really appreciate it.

Thank you Craig

HELP - A complete beginner requesting assistance


I put out a post before asking for help selecting a free program but as I did not get any concrete suggestions I will try again with different wording and hope for the best.


As a complete beginner and designing T-shirts and I would like to find out some of the better free T-shirt design software out there. Most of the free ones that I have looked at seem very complicated and I have found during my research on them that they are more for an advanced design which is not for me. What I would like is some kind of program that I can use with Amazons Merch program as I have been accepted as into their program.


Some of the programs that I like is Vectr & paint .net- I don’t know if there are others that are easy to use but maybe not as effective or advanced as one’s like gimp or ink space but will do the job for Merch’s designing T-shirts.


The main things I would like to do in my T-shirt designs are :


Edit text


3D text


import photos


Wrap text around an object


change the background color


as well as any other tasks that you can suggest.


As many of you know Amazons Merch program requires 15 x 18” - designs to be saved as .PNG – 300 dpi & a resolution of 5,400 x 4,500 and a transparent background. (If any of this is wrong please let me know). Most of Merch’s requirements I don’t really understand so if anyone out there could please explain them to me and how I might be able to utilize them with another simpler program I would really appreciate it.




Thank you Craig



HELP - A complete beginner requesting assistance


I put out a post before asking for help selecting a free program but as I did not get any concrete suggestions I will try again with different wording and hope for the best.


As a complete beginner and designing T-shirts and I would like to find out some of the better free T-shirt design software out there. Most of the free ones that I have looked at seem very complicated and I have found during my research on them that they are more for an advanced design which is not for me. What I would like is some kind of program that I can use with Amazons Merch program as I have been accepted as into their program.


Some of the programs that I like is Vectr & paint .net- I don’t know if there are others that are easy to use but maybe not as effective or advanced as one’s like gimp or ink space but will do the job for Merch’s designing T-shirts.


The main things I would like to do in my T-shirt designs are :


Edit text


3D text


import photos


Wrap text around an object


change the background color


as well as any other tasks that you can suggest.


As many of you know Amazons Merch program requires 15 x 18” - designs to be saved as .PNG – 300 dpi & a resolution of 5,400 x 4,500 and a transparent background. (If any of this is wrong please let me know). Most of Merch’s requirements I don’t really understand so if anyone out there could please explain them to me and how I might be able to utilize them with another simpler program I would really appreciate it.




Thank you Craig

 

[splathead]

Why are you repeating yourself in your post?


Your specs are pretty basic and would be found in even free design programs. Free ones like Gimp or Inkscape all the way to the ones most of us use; Coreldraw, Illustrator and Photoshop.

 

[webtrekker]

Everyone wants easy money these days without putting any work in.

Before you even consider selling designs at least learn what's needed to produce the required artwork. Transparency, dpi, resolution, vectorisation, pixellation,....... you should know and understand all of these things before even thinking of producing your own designs.

If you want free, then download Gimp and Inkscape and get stuck in. There's no software (at a reasonable price) that's going to do it all for you.

Sorry for being so negative, but that's the way it is. We've all put in the hours (days, weeks, months, years,.....) and spent good money to get where we are. If you at least make a start with some free software then I'm sure you'll get help you with any questions.

 

[TABOB]

What you like does not matter... you need software that can do the job.


1. Download and Install Gimp.
2. Start it
3. Click on File-->New
4. Set image to 300 dpi & a resolution of 5,400 x 4,500
5. Create your design using as many basic or advanced tools as you want.

6. Save it.
7. Export it in PNG or any other format you want.

 

[ProSeparatorNJ]

Serif’s DrawPlus is pretty good for 25 dollars.

 

[seacookie]

Amazons Merch program as I have been accepted as into their program.

Bye all, I am gonna shoot my self. They rejected me six months ago.