[hayatiggs]

I'm totally new to designing shirts, so this will probably be a dumb question I've been doing some small scale graphic design (mostly for invitations and such) for a few years, and I use Photoshop.

14"x14" is my max printing size for my shirts. Now, back when I was in college learning, 300dpi was always what you wanted. So that's what I still do. And, creating designs at 300dpi at 14"x14" makes for a huge file (can't even send it as a TIFF through email due to size sending limits).

I have some idea that vectors with Corel or whatever allows you to resize and not lose anything. But, all I have is Photoshop. So, am I totally going about that the wrong way? Thanks.

 

[Celtic]

Your size and Dpi are good.
Try zipping your art before you email it.

 

[calhtech]

I'm totally new to designing shirts, so this will probably be a dumb question I've been doing some small scale graphic design (mostly for invitations and such) for a few years, and I use Photoshop.

14"x14" is my max printing size for my shirts. Now, back when I was in college learning, 300dpi was always what you wanted. So that's what I still do. And, creating designs at 300dpi at 14"x14" makes for a huge file (can't even send it as a TIFF through email due to size sending limits).

I have some idea that vectors with Corel or whatever allows you to resize and not lose anything. But, all I have is Photoshop. So, am I totally going about that the wrong way? Thanks.

What equipment will you be using to print a 14x14 image? Also, TIFF is probably NOT the best format for transmitting large files through email. Most time JPG is more than adequate and much smaller BYTEWISE.


CalhTech>

 

[hayatiggs]

Thanks Celtic.

CalhTech, I have no idea. I'm not actually doing the printing, just the designing. The printer just told me he could do up to 14".

 

[royster13]

use dropbox.....

 

[Beaker]

That equates to just under 18MP digital image, no big deal by modern standards (most DSLR cameras are at this point and above now).

Try JPEGmini - Your Photos on a Diet! with a high quality (90) jpeg, or www.wetransfer.com for sending large files.