5Pro tips for creating better T-shirt designs
However, the process can be daunting. Here, I'll walk through my best tips for designing custom T-shirt graphics and printing your own T-shirts.
(And if you need some drawing tips, head over to our How to Draw article.)
01. Take time to explore your concept
Electric Zombie tee by Derek Deal has loads of colour and loads of detail
Sketch your T-shirt design out, go for a walk, create a few variations, have something to eat, do a full brainstorming process. Then sleep on it. And do it all over again. If it comes to you straight away, great. But explore other creative options just in case.
02. Imagine the design on a T-shirt
Having worked for both print and web over the years, I know the vast difference between design on screen and a printed piece. Don't be afraid to mock up your T-shirt design on a photo of a model. Print it out if necessary and place it on an actual tee. Make sure you see your artwork at actual size.
03. Detail is king but keep things simple
These classic Johnny Cupcakes T-shirts showcase limited colour palettes and strong concepts
Everyone appreciates great drawing ability and attention to detail. There's nothing better than seeing a really well executed masterpiece on a tee, which you can study for hours.
But, equally, some of the most classic T-shirt designs are the simplest – and get the message across through their simplest form. Anywhere in the middle and you may struggle to deliver a successful design.
04. Consider your market
T-shirt designs by artists on Society 6
This is an important one. Are you designing for male or female; young or old? At the end of the day you're designing a product that you want people to wear.
Like a good brand designer would do, write down the exact person you want to attract to your T-shirt design – who they are, what they like, what other brands they like and go from there.
05. Keep your humour subtle
If you're going for a humorous T-shirt design, you don't want it coming across as a cheap and low-cost joke shirt. Even the most successful loud and in-your-face designs have subtle humour.
I'm not a fan of 99 per cent of humorous tees, but done correctly, humour can turn heads. I'm digging Brad McGinty's designs at the moment because he has a good balance.
أهلاً وسهلاً بكم في مدونتي العابرة. أتمنى أن تنال إعجابكم..لكم مني كل الحب والتقدير....أحمد البين
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