yep, thats a good way to do it. Scan it as a TIFF (old school way), that would be better than JPG, it will allow you to do more depending on your graphic sofware.ERC said:
yep, thats a good way to do it. Scan it as a TIFF (old school way), that would be better than JPG, it will allow you to do more depending on your graphic sofware.ERC said:Whats the best way to take drawings and turning them into a file that you can put on a shirt? I have several drawings that I would like to put on a shirts but I am unsure of what the process is. Would I just scan the drawings into a jog format or something like that?
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Another person asked a similar question not too long ago:ERC said:If I were to want to do a one color (white) on black shirts what is the best way to get that done.
you scan it and save it at 300dpi at least (even a JPG will do without jaggered/distortion).ERC said:If I were to want to do a one color (white) on black shirts what is the best way to get that done.
That should work just fine.ERC said:I was planning on doing plastisol transfers for the white on black shirts. If I just send them the scanned 300DPI .tiff image they can make the transfer all white for me?
yes, 100% black is fine. Then you pick and choose the color inks you need.ERC said:So I would not have to have my artist draw two images, one for the black shirts and one for the white shirts? I could just have him make the one for the white shirts and the plastisol guys could convert it for the black shirt for me? Is this correct?
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ERC
TahoeTomahawk said:Hi All,
I just expirimented with putting a pencil drawing on a shirt.
My sister had a pencil sketch drawing done so I did the following:
1. Scan the image, used the default scanner settings which produced a jpg file.
2. Used a DTG Printer to print onto the shirt.
The end result is just awesome! It looks like someone took a pencil and drew right onto the shirt!
If anyone is interested you can email me the drawing and I'll print you a sample.
Here are some pictures of the finished Shirt
http://www.threadsafeinc.com/temp/pencil1.gif
http://www.threadsafeinc.com/temp/pencil2.gif
-Adam
There is NO extra work for anyone involved though. All you need to supply is the art in BLACK color and thats it.Tshirtcrib said:since you scan the image, you may be able to e-mail it to the individual printing your shirts, and they can change the colors, instead of you going through the work, time, hassel, and more importantly the money.
yep, Ross is right. Sometimes changes to the art need to be done, in a digital platform it would make it easy for anyone involved with the job to work with it if need be.Ross B said:I think you could also scan the drawing, then change it into a vector format using Illustrator's Live Trace function, or the CorelDraw equivalent. That way you could modify it in almost any way you want (different colours, brushstrokes, effects etc).
Good question, I haven't tried printing it on black because I wanted it to look like a real pencil drawing, but I'll try to print one tonight.T-BOT said:That looks real good Adam.![]()
Can it be printed on Black Shirts yet? and how much would the shirt cost including the printing ? how long does it take to make the shirt etc ...???
What exactly is a DTG printer.. and how much fo they run.. where can I find more info and see pictures of them.. ?TahoeTomahawk said:Hi All,
I just expirimented with putting a pencil drawing on a shirt.
My sister had a pencil sketch drawing done so I did the following:
1. Scan the image, used the default scanner settings which produced a jpg file.
2. Used a DTG Printer to print onto the shirt.
The end result is just awesome! It looks like someone took a pencil and drew right onto the shirt!
Here are some pictures of the finished Shirt
http://www.threadsafeinc.com/temp/pencil1.gif
http://www.threadsafeinc.com/temp/pencil2.gif
-Adam
A DTG printer is a printer that prints with inkjets directly onto the garment (instead of onto a transfer paper). They usually run in the $10,000+ range. You can see little thumbnails of a few different brands at:What exactly is a DTG printer.. and how much fo they run.. where can I find more info and see pictures of them.. ?