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Design comments wanted, plus a few questions on how I would print this.

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Ok, so I have attached a file with a mockup of a design "style" I am going for. The image is actually an image I took of off google so its not a design that i could actually sale, but it is representitive of the "look" i will be going for. I'm afraid to post actual designs lol. I was hoping to print the shirts on blanks simialr to the feel of obey shirts. Any feedback on the design will be greatly appreciated. I have been reading that the industry is getting away from the " all-over" prints and i do have another avenue in mind for smaller, none all-over designs. My questions are regarding how i would get something like this printed? I want to use quality shirts that are form fitting so i know for a fact i dont want to use sublimination because i dont want white still showing in the neck and inside. Also if anyone knows of any companies that would sale quality blanks like this that would be appreciated. I was going to use bare apparel but they have gone out of business:( Thoughts on the design are really what im here for!

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One other thing. I have done some research myself and im leaning towards all-over cmyk would be the way to print that? and to just clarify i didnt take the entire image from google, just the picture of the city in the background u can vaguely see, i did all the distressing and coloring myself in photoshop. After i reread my post i realized i made it sound like i copied the entire mockup lol
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Hey Josh.

Creatively, I think the design style is pretty cool. But yeah, the all over print trend is fading fast. Another thing to consider is production cost. This type of printing is labor intensive, so you will pay premium prices to get it done. And that will drive up your retail price. So it's not just the all over style that is fading, people just aren't willing to pay $30-50 for a t-shirt anymore. Especially now that all over prints are available at WalMart, Target, Kohls, etc, at reasonable prices.

Your best bet is to try to find a blank supplier that offers "washed" blanks. Try Alternative Apparel, Relik Apparel or Kavio. Then you can do a 1 or 2 color waterbase/discharge screen print. That should give you the look you're going for.

Another option would be to buy solid blanks from American Apparel, Royal Apparel, JS Apparel, etc, and have them custom washed. Then you can do the 1 or 2 color waterbase/discharge screen print.

It's also possible to use a solid blank and just use more waterbase/discharge ink colors to create the washed look and design. But you will probably get inconsistent results around the seams of the shirt when printing on a finished garment. To get the proper result, you would want to print on the fabric first and then have it sewn into a t-shirt.

Hope this helps and good luck!
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Thank you Tim!, yea thats pretty consitent with what i have been reading on forums. I definately want to keep the distressed/ washed look so i will check out those companies you mentioned for sure. I was hoping i could steer away from the looks of mma/affliction style shirts enough that the all-over look wouldnt be that distasteful to people but I didnt consider the other cost factors either. I do have some smaller designs i have been toying around with but none are meeting my personal standard yet haha. I know for sure I definately do not want to print myself. Im focusing more on starting a brand than becoming a printing company. I have a logo I came up with also what do you think of it?

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Blackroot
I hate to say it, but you may want to consider having the fabric treaded and printed then the shirts sewn together after. Not sure who to contact for that, China? Mexico?
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