Need to know how this design/print is made

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Sadek

Discussion Starter · Mar 24, 2014

Hi,

Can someone guide me on how this design and print is made, talking about the 'worn out look'

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kimura-mma

· #3 · Mar 25, 2014

Sadek said:
Hi,

Can someone guide me on how this design and print is made, talking about the 'worn out look'

[media]https://www.entertainmentearth.com/images/AUTOIMAGES/PTCAPT03lg.jpg[/media]

Thanks!

The "worn out look" is created using a "distress" pattern in the artwork. So it is done during the design process. Any print method can be used. Screen printing is most common for a retail quality product. DTG or transfers are good alternatives, depending on what you're looking for.

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Sadek

Discussion Starter · #4 · Mar 25, 2014

I attached it in the first place, I don't know how it was removed, I don't intend to do the exact same design, just need to know how it was made.

Anyways I have attached it again, I think the method used it heat printing, but can you check again whether it's the artwork or something else that gives that worn out look, since it's heat transfer I can't imagine how heat transfer can give this effect, shouldn't the heat transfer paper itself have that worn out effect?

Appreciate the input!

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kimura-mma

· #5 · Mar 25, 2014

It's the design, not the print method, that determines the worn out look. Even with heat transfers, if the design is created with a distress pattern, it will have that worn out look.

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Sadek

Discussion Starter · #6 · Mar 25, 2014

Can you send me a PDF sample of such a design?

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kimura-mma

· #7 · Mar 25, 2014

I'm confused what you're looking for. Tons of shirts/designs out there are created with a distressed look. You can find free distress patterns if you search for them. Add it as a layer on top of your artwork and it will be fine.

Here's an example:
Junk Food Clothing - NBA New York Knicks Tee

There are plenty more examples on that site.

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splathead

· #8 · Mar 25, 2014

We use distressed overlays. Take the overlay, place it over your artwork, change the color if needed, and you're done. Here's a free one from Ryonet Ryonet's Screen Printing Blog | free vintage distressed pattern effect screen printing

Tons more by googling 'distressed overlay'.