Just buying the stuff to start my own business

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Fluzz

Discussion Starter · Sep 30, 2008

Just starting to buy the equipment necessary to make some shirts. Ive got a few questions.

Printers:
The cheapest and best quality, Ive heard epson, no specific model, your thoughts?

Papers:
I live near the GTA (toronto) and was wondering whats the best quality and or cheapest papers available.

Program:
I just got photoshop and adobe illustrator, and was wondering if you know any good tips or tutorials could you please let me know? I plan making my own designs.

Any advice would be much appreciated, thank you.

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lost1

· #2 · Sep 30, 2008

Here is 1 for AI Adobe Illustrator Tutorials and Essential Techniques
Google tutorial for your choice of software.
Printer = epson for most apps, what size are you looking for? Pigment or dyesub?
Paper = JPSS

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Fluzz

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 2, 2008

I've hear JPSS everywhere but what is it? also im not quite sure what Pigment or dyesub is, whatever is better quality. The thing is I want the nice looking t shirts like from a light ink jet printer because the image on the shirt doesn't look like its just resting on the shirt its actually looks apart of it if you know what I mean.

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lost1

· #4 · Oct 2, 2008

You can get the paper here:
Jet-Pro Sofstretch
(for light colour fabric)
With dye sub the ink becomes part of the Polyester shirt. The ink is more expensive.
Do a search on the forums, there is plenty to read for each process.

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