Make a print on a T-shirt at home. TEESHKA - how prints are printed on t-shirts. Application of single sided wax paper

Of all the options for printing on fabric, the most popular is printing on t-shirts. Branded items are used as:

• everyday clothes;
• element of corporate style;
• souvenir products;
• presentation/handout material for various events.

Print technologies

Printing on T-shirts is carried out using different technologies. Let's write briefly about the most popular.

Digital

Direct digital printing is a progressive technology for transferring a pattern quickly and without intermediate steps. Suitable for work with small circulations, single products.

Advantages:

• high quality, gradient fills, detailed details;
• no restrictions on the choice of fabric;
• print resistance to washing / ultraviolet.

Flaws:

• only hand wash T-shirt/fabric;
• not suitable for large print runs;
• prepress required.

With digital printing, there are no restrictions on colors and shades

Sublimation

Another name is direct screen printing. Suitable for circulations of 50-100,000 copies or more. The drawings are clear. In the manufacture of batches of 200 pieces, the cost is reduced.

Two types of paints are used: plastisol and water. They come with different effects:

• drawings with sparkles - glitters;
• image on dark fabric - etched paints;
• three-dimensional patterns - foam;
• the effect of gloss, gilding, silvering - metallized.

Sublimation t-shirt printing technology is only suitable for light-colored synthetics. The pattern is transferred to special paper, and then to the material using a heat press. At high temperatures, the ink evaporates, they penetrate into the fibers of the fabric, coloring it.

A high-quality print will turn out on a fabric with a synthetic content of about 65%. The higher the proportion of cotton, the faster the print fades when washed.

The sublimation process requires the following equipment:

• heat press - with its help, the paint turns into a gas and is transferred to the material, giving it a given color;
• computer / laptop - for searching, editing, printing images;
• printer - inkjet models are suitable, for example, 4- or 6-color Epson;
• paint - sublimation ink, absorbed into the fibers of the fabric under the influence of temperature;
• CISS - provide a continuous supply of ink to the printer;
• paper is an intermediate carrier with a loose surface, when heated, the pores expand, absorb the dye, then the paper cools, the pores close and keep the color inside.

As images, raster (RGB / CMYK, with a resolution of 200 dpi) or vector images (СMYK, mesh fill, bitmap replacement are not allowed).

Industrial Sublimation Printer FT-1904X

Advantages:

• no restrictions on image resolution/colors;
• durability of the pattern (at least 50 washes), UV protection - the ink penetrates the fabric,
• becomes part of the fiber;
• practicality of the product - the T-shirt can be ironed, the pattern will not suffer;
• low cost.

Flaws:

• restriction on fabrics - only synthetic;
• high price;
• duration of the manufacturing process.

Sublimation technology for printing on T-shirts is one of the most affordable in terms of the price of the finished product. The average price range is from 10 (one-color printing, a batch of 50,000 pieces) to 200 rubles (full-color patterns, small circulation).

silkscreen

It is carried out both in the conditions of the printing house and at home. To work, you need a mesh stretched over a frame, ink, a stencil. The pattern is obtained by pressing. Silk screen printing is used when printing on T-shirts with various effects on fabric is required:

• fluorescent patterns;
• drawings in gold and silver;
• three-dimensional ornaments;
• printing on a T-shirt with reflective images / inscriptions; 3D, glitters.

The average circulation is from 50 to several thousand units. The larger the circulation, the lower the price.

Silk-screened photo of Homer and Margery

Advantages:

• low cost;
• high speed;
• image stability;
• the ability to create various special effects;
• the compactness of the equipment used.

Flaws:

• the complexity of printing photos;
• duration of preparation;
• applying the same patterns within the entire batch of products.

Silk-screen printing is suitable for applying inscriptions, logos and pictures in small print runs. Specially processed vector and raster files are used.

Thermal application

The color film is cut on a plotter and assembled into a single pattern by analogy with the application. The carrier is fixed on the T-shirt with a heat press. The technology is optimal for applying small inscriptions / logos.

Advantages:

• a wide selection of films of different colors and textures;
• printing on T-shirts of any color - the shade of the fabric does not reduce the saturation of the image.

Flaws:

• long term;
• the complexity of the procedure.

The drawing is voluminous and clear

Thermal transfer technology

Modern method of indirect printing. Special transfer paper is used. The pattern is transferred to the fabric with a heat press, less often with an iron. High-resolution vector and raster files are suitable as source images.

You can print on transfer paper by silk screen printing, less often by offset.

Advantages:

• multicolor pattern;
• duration of storage of transfers;
• high speed;
• minimum restrictions on the choice of fabric.

Flaws:

• lengthy preparation/configuration of equipment;
• inability to print different images within the circulation.

T-shirt printing equipment

The choice of equipment depends on the technology. For sublimation you will need a printer:

• manual - easy to operate, inexpensive, suitable for home use / small runs, cost - from 35,000 rubles;
• semi-automatic - it is possible to dry the T-shirt during the intermediate stage of the process, the cost is from 60,000 rubles;
• automatic - labor costs are minimal, all processes are debugged, printing speed is high, cost - from 150,000 rubles.

Iron on requires a digital/inkjet printer and a heat press. At home, it can be replaced with an iron.

Thermal transfer uses:

• PC/laptop with graphic editor;
• printer and scanner;
• sublimation press - vertically folding (inexpensive, easy to operate) or rotary.

Direct digital printing requires an inkjet printer.

Digital fabric printer

You can see how digital printing on T-shirts works in this video:

Results

• Each printing technology has its own merits. Choose based on purpose/circulation.
• Sublimation and silk screen printing are suitable for applying pictures with a circulation of more than 1,000 pieces. With single orders, the cost will increase significantly.
• For batches up to 50 units - thermal transfer technology. It is also suitable when applying a pattern where direct printing on a T-shirt is not possible.
• For urgent printing - printer transfer. The resulting image will not be very stable.
• Images are prepared taking into account the requirements of a particular printing technology.
• The type of equipment also depends on the specific technology.

Screen printing and screen printing

The industry standard for printing on T-shirts and textiles in general. If you want to get a decent result (full color for example), then you need to invest heavily in both equipment and training. Very advantageous for medium and large runs from 100 pcs. to infinity.

Special printers

Now there are special printers for printing on fabric on the market. Basically quite promising direction, the only thing that stops is the price of the printer from 9000 euros. Although there are exceptions here, it is still a rather expensive technique, which is interesting for large volumes of short runs.

Thermal transfer

Thermal transfer is the transfer of an image to various surfaces under the influence of temperature and pressure. Thermal transfer implies that you have a thermal press. The price of a thermal press ranges from 15,000 to 50,000 rubles, depending on the manufacturer (Chinese noname or a well-known American company) and the type of press - rotary or folding.
If you are planning to seriously engage in thermal transfer, then you need a press, if it is still a hobby or a test of the pen, then an iron will do.

Thermal transfer happens:

— Laser

— Stencil

- With film

- Inkjet

jet transfer

It means printing on inkjet printers. Moreover, if this is a household inkjet printer with conventional ink, then printing is done on special paper, which has a coating into which ink is embedded, then the paper, if necessary, is cut along the contour of the pattern, applied to the fabric with the image down and ironed. There is even paper for dark fabrics.

The advantages of this method include availability and low cost. All other indicators are solid flaws. The image is unstable, the colors quickly fade and wash out. To the touch, the pattern is rough and "rubber".

Sublimation (second printing method inkjet printer)

Sublimation is the process of the transition of a substance from a solid state to a gaseous state, bypassing the liquid phase. There are various sublimation inks that are poured into an inkjet printer in CISS or refillable cartridges, and the printer must be of the EPSON brand due to the design of its print heads.

After that, a mirror image is printed on paper, dried and with the help of a press - an iron here is unlikely to help transferred to an object with a polymer (synthetics) content of more than 70%. The paper can be ordinary, but when transferring about 30% of the ink will not transfer, and the image will turn out dull, it is best to take special sublimation paper or, in extreme cases, any matte photo paper.

As for sublimation printing on T-shirts, you don’t even have to try to transfer sublimation to cotton fabric - even if it does, it won’t stick.
For natural fabrics, as well as for dark fabrics, there are special films that you first weld onto the fabric, as if getting a substrate, and then sublimate it.

This transfer method is perhaps the most resistant to washing. Advantages - high image stability, relative cheapness of the "start". Disadvantages - you need a separate printer, the impossibility of printing on dark fabrics without the use of films, you need a heat press, insufficient resistance to light.
Scope - production of flags, sportswear for men and women. Production of metal plates (special metal, recommended for indoor use), plates (special plate, a special press is needed) and mugs (a special coated mug is needed, a mug press).

Transfer from laser printer

Has a lot of advantages. For laser transfer, you need a color laser printer(black and white is unlikely to work, due to the high temperature of the oven) and special transfer paper.

Papers are usually divided by brand of printer and by purpose.

Paper for light fabrics - suitable for light cotton and synthetic fabrics, the latter is better to hold on to. The image is printed "in a mirror".

Dark fabric paper - the image is printed directly, after which the paper is divided into 2 parts - the substrate, which is thrown away and a thin white film with a printed image, and then welded in a press or iron.

Substrate for dark fabric - here the situation is similar to sublimation - first we transfer to a special substrate, and then transfer everything together to the fabric. The backing has an interesting velvet finish, but feels rougher to the touch. Also suitable for sublimation.

Hard surface transfer paper - an amazing possibility of laser transfer - image transfer to ceramics, wood, metal, glass, plastic, etc. Moreover, these materials can be without special coatings, however, to some extent to the detriment of image stability.
Here you definitely need a press and a special mat, which is placed on top and ensures uniform crimping of the product. By the way, this method is often used to make ritual ovals on monuments, but the durability of the image is about a year in the sun.

Very interesting paper "cold decal" - before there were such decals that fell into the water and then transferred, say, to the refrigerator? Here, it's almost the same, only printed on a laser printer! As you can see, you don't need a press.
So many people transfer pictures to candles, plates, mugs and any other items. Paper is available for both light and dark surfaces.
If you need to achieve image stability, then bake the product in the oven - 15 minutes at 180C.

The advantages of transferring from a laser printer: firstly, there are a lot of options, secondly, we use a “regular” color laser printer on which you can earn good money on operational printing, and thirdly, you can almost always get by with an iron at the initial stage.

And of course, the availability of ready-made media - mouse pads, puzzles, watches and more. Disadvantages - we get a souvenir item, which is still not intended for long-term use.

For the image transferred to a light fabric, about 40 hand washes at 40C are declared. For dark fabrics, durability is higher, but paper is noticeably more expensive. For example, an A4 sheet for a light fabric costs about 18 rubles, and for a dark one the same format is already more than 100 rubles. "cold decal", regardless of the color of the substrate - about 80 rubles. for a similar list.
With all this, profitability remains very good, the main thing is to correctly set up the process.

Screen Transfer

The image is printed with the same screen process, with the same inks, but in mirror order and on special paper. When necessary, transferred to the fabric.
It seems that everything is simple, but what do we get - since we print on paper and not on fabric, we can use cheap manual one-color machines, even home-made ones. In case of marriage during printing, we lose only paper (about 1 euro per sheet 70x100 cm), and not fabric.

We can print "in reserve" and transfer if necessary.
We can finally print cool creative pictures and then sell them, or vice versa, buy ready-made ones and only deal with transferring (there are a lot of examples of such a business, from clothing manufacturers, especially for children, to salons for transferring images to a T-shirt of the client’s choice).
Image durability with this transfer method is identical to direct screen printing!

Films

Everything is simple here - we have a film with an adhesive layer, which is melted in the press and glued to the fabric.
If everything is done correctly and the correct version of the film is selected, then the bond is extremely strong, you can boil, dry clean, rub and wrinkle. Films can be welded on top of each other, of different colors, obtaining simple color images.
Films are smooth or velvet (flock).

The color range can be quite extensive, including fluorescent colors, metallics and reflective films.
Often the film is divided into ordinary and more expensive, for fabrics with water-repellent impregnation (umbrellas, raincoats, bags, etc.)

The video narrates and depicts how to use ordinary printer and unusual cheap paper print the image on the T-shirt/fabric. In this way, the picture will last for many, many washes and will not deteriorate.
Price thermal transfer paper: about 10 c.u. for 10 sheets.

If you are planning to seriously engage in thermal transfer, then you need a press, if it is still a hobby or a test of the pen, then an iron will do.

Thermal transfer happens:

— Laser

— Stencil

- With film

- Inkjet

jet transfer

It means printing on inkjet printers. Moreover, if this is a household inkjet printer with conventional ink, then printing is done on special paper, which has a coating into which ink is embedded, then the paper, if necessary, is cut along the contour of the pattern, applied to the fabric with the image down and ironed. There is even paper for dark fabrics.

The advantages of this method include availability and low cost. All other indicators are solid flaws. The image is unstable, the colors quickly fade and wash out. To the touch, the pattern is rough and "rubber".

Sublimation (the second way to print with an inkjet printer)

Sublimation is the process of the transition of a substance from a solid state to a gaseous state, bypassing the liquid phase. There are various sublimation inks that are poured into an inkjet printer in CISS or refillable cartridges, and the printer must be of the EPSON brand due to the design of its print heads.

After that, a mirror image is printed on paper, dried and with the help of a press (an iron is unlikely to help here) is transferred to an object with a polymer (synthetics) content of more than 70%. The paper can be ordinary, but when transferring about 30% of the ink will not transfer, and the image will turn out dull, it is best to take special sublimation paper or, in extreme cases, any matte photo paper.

As for sublimation printing on T-shirts, you don’t even have to try to transfer sublimation to cotton fabric - even if it does, it won’t stick.
For natural fabrics, as well as for dark fabrics, there are special films that you first weld onto the fabric, as if getting a substrate, and then sublimate it.

This transfer method is perhaps the most resistant to washing. Advantages - high image stability, relative cheapness of the "start". Disadvantages - you need a separate printer, the impossibility of printing on dark fabrics without the use of films, you need a heat press, insufficient resistance to light.
Scope - production of flags, sportswear. Production of metal plates (special metal, recommended for indoor use), plates (special plate, a special press is needed) and mugs (a special coated mug is needed, a mug press).

Transfer from laser printer

Has a lot of advantages. For laser transfer, you need a color laser printer (black and white is unlikely to work, due to the high temperature of the oven) and special transfer paper.

Papers are usually divided by brand of printer and by purpose.

Paper for light fabrics - suitable for light cotton and synthetic fabrics, the latter is better to hold on to. The image is printed "in a mirror".

Dark fabric paper - the image is printed directly, after which the paper is divided into 2 parts - the substrate, which is thrown away and a thin white film with a printed image, and then welded in a press or iron.

Substrate for dark fabric - here the situation is similar to sublimation - first we transfer to a special substrate, and then transfer everything together to the fabric. The backing has an interesting velvet finish, but feels rougher to the touch. Also suitable for sublimation.

Hard surface transfer paper - an amazing possibility of laser transfer - image transfer to ceramics, wood, metal, glass, plastic, etc. Moreover, these materials can be without special coatings, however, to some extent to the detriment of image stability.
Here you definitely need a press and a special mat, which is placed on top and ensures uniform crimping of the product. By the way, this method is often used to make ritual ovals on monuments, but the durability of the image is about a year in the sun.

Very interesting paper "cold decal" - before there were such decals that fell into the water and then transferred, say, to the refrigerator? Here, it's almost the same, only printed on a laser printer! As you can see, you don't need a press.
So many people transfer pictures to candles, plates, mugs and any other items. Paper is available for both light and dark surfaces.
If you need to achieve image stability, then bake the product in the oven - 15 minutes at 180C.

The advantages of transferring from a laser printer: firstly, there are a lot of options, secondly, we use a “regular” color laser printer on which you can earn good money on operational printing, and thirdly, you can almost always get by with an iron at the initial stage.

And of course, the availability of ready-made media - mouse pads, puzzles, watches and more. Disadvantages - we get a souvenir item, which is still not intended for long-term use.

For the image transferred to a light fabric, about 40 hand washes at 40C are declared. For dark fabrics, durability is higher, but paper is noticeably more expensive. For example, an A4 sheet for a light fabric costs about 18 rubles, and for a dark one the same format is already more than 100 rubles. "cold decal", regardless of the color of the substrate - about 80 rubles. for a similar list.
With all this, profitability remains very good, the main thing is to correctly set up the process.

Screen Transfer

The image is printed with the same screen process, with the same inks, but in mirror order and on special paper. When necessary, it is transferred to the fabric.
It seems that everything is simple, but what do we get - since we print on paper and not on fabric, we can use cheap manual one-color machines, even home-made ones. In case of marriage during printing, we lose only paper (about 1 euro per sheet 70x100 cm), and not fabric.
We can print "in reserve" and transfer if necessary.
We can finally print cool creative pictures and then sell them, or vice versa, buy ready-made ones and only deal with transferring (there are a lot of examples of such a business, from clothing manufacturers, especially for children, to salons for transferring images to a T-shirt of the client’s choice).
Image durability with this transfer method is identical to direct screen printing!

Films

Everything is simple here - we have a film with an adhesive layer, which is melted in the press and glued to the fabric.
If everything is done correctly and the correct version of the film is selected, then the bond is extremely strong, you can boil, dry clean, rub and wrinkle. Films can be welded on top of each other, of different colors, obtaining simple color images.
Films are smooth or velvet (flock).
The color range can be quite extensive, including fluorescent colors, metallics and reflective films.
Often the film is divided into ordinary and more expensive, for fabrics with water-repellent impregnation (umbrellas, raincoats, bags, etc.)

If you want to make a T-shirt that no one else has, then this easy tutorial is for you. I will tell you how easy it is to transfer any color drawing to a fabric, a mug, a case for cell phone or to another surface. This does not require very scarce materials and a lot of time. The whole process will take about 15 minutes.

What will be needed?

The main material to buy is thermal transfer paper. It is sold in shops with consumables for office equipment. Or it is very easy to order it via the Internet.

For me, it looks like in the photo, but you can buy it in a different cover, the essence is not so important. All of it has a standard A4 format.

Making a t-shirt with a pattern

We take out one sheet from the pack and insert it into the printer. You need to insert the clean side without a grid. The mesh on the back is the backing, which will then be removed. Color inkjet printer.

In Photoshop, we make the drawing you need or download it from the Internet.

We print the image in mirror image.

Take a clean white T-shirt and fold it in half. I will transfer the drawing to the chest.

We smooth the place under the picture with an iron so that there are no wrinkles.

We take the printed drawing and apply it to the T-shirt. Align. If necessary, cut off the excess edges from the paper.

Then put the iron on the beginning of the paper. We wait a bit, then iron the entire sheet. The temperature of the iron is usually set to the middle before ironing. You can find out more precisely by reading the instructions on the cover of your paper manufacturer.

Let's wait a bit until everything cools down. And very carefully pry the backing over the edge and begin to tear it off.

The pattern must remain on the fabric. Slowly Remove the backing completely.

Finished result. Exclusive T-shirt in front of you.

This is how she looks on me.

The pattern is kept like a purchased one, so you can safely wash it.

Translation of the image into a mug

We take a mug and print out a suitable pattern, then cut out the desired size.

On the Double-sided tape(the usual one can melt) glue the pattern to the mug so that it does not move out while ironing.

And then iron it gently.

Peel off the backing at the end.

The original mug is ready! Now you know how to make a great one for your family and friends.

Transferring an image to a smartphone case

You will need a clear plastic case.

Just like with a mug, print the picture to size and cut it off. Glue with tape.

Iron carefully. Here you need to be especially careful not to melt the cover itself, or overheat it, otherwise it will lead.

If you do this for your beloved friend, I think she will be just delighted.
More information is contained in the video - watch and do Original gifts to yourself and loved ones. Bye everyone!

Today we will talk about how to apply a drawing or an inscription on a T-shirt or fabric with your own hands at home. We will also consider the methods and technologies for applying a pattern on a T-shirt using a printer or manually.

If you can't afford to print on a T-shirt, you can do it yourself with a print on fabric. If you still can't believe it, then you can check the instructions right now. In order to print on fabric with your own hands at home, you need quite a bit. Believe the seal on home printer on fabric is possible!

What you need to print on fabric at home:

1. Inkjet printer

2. A4 sheet

3.White cloth

5. Scissors

6. Hairdryer or iron (iron is more efficient)

DIY fabric printing process:

1. Iron the fabric and stick to a sheet of paper.

2. Make sure that there are no lint and nothing sticks out on the sheet of paper. (If you treat this item carelessly, the printer may be damaged)

3.Select a photo on the computer and print it.

4. Dry with a hairdryer, if there is no hairdryer, attach paper and iron gently.

5. Cut out the resulting pattern.

6. Everyone can now use this drawing for their own purposes.

7. Do not erase the drawing, the paint may blur.

Drawing on a T-shirt with your own hands
To put on a T-shirt beautiful drawing, it is not at all necessary to be an artist, you only need the desire and the presence of a pair of fairly straight hands.
First of all, it must be said about the methods of drawing a picture available at home. I will highlight the main ones:

1) Thermal transfer
Required:
- jet printer
- thermal transfer paper
- iron

The main advantage of this method is that absolutely any drawing can be made, but, unfortunately, it will not last long. After two or three washes, everything cracked and began to crumble. It can turn out better only if you have a heat press, but, as a rule, only ateliers have such.

2) Aerosol paints Required:
- can(s) of paint
- stencil

There are a lot of such paints, there are even special ones for fabric. Drawing with their help can be applied, as a rule, only with the help of a stencil. Personally, I have had experience using universal graffiti paint for all surfaces (Moptapa). It turns out well, but there are subtleties, about them later.

3) Textile paints
Required:
- paint for textiles (water-based acrylic) (Magabu, Oeco!a)
- cotton T-shirt (up to 20% synthetics)
- brushes
- iron
- stencil (optional)

Personally, I came to the conclusion that this is the most reliable way. The T-shirts that I made this way have already lasted much more than two or three washes.

If you do not have the talent of an artist, then you cannot do without a stencil, and this method of drawing a picture has its limitations. It is best to find a ready-made stencil on the Internet and print it out, but if you wish, you can draw it yourself or make it from a regular photograph (this is a separate conversation). Unfortunately, home printers usually cannot print on a sheet larger than A4, but the image can be divided into several sections of the same (!) Size and printed separately to make the drawing larger, then simply glue it with tape.

It is best to use self-adhesive for the stencil, then you can separately cut out small details and then stick them in the right places, besides, you will not accidentally knock the stencil off the T-shirt (the self-adhesive will not leave marks on the fabric, don't worry). I advise you to cut the stencil with a special paper cutter - it should have a sharp blade beveled at an angle, preferably a replaceable one, and a round handle.

The drawing was found, the stencil was cut out, pasted, now the actual painting. For a light fabric, even one coat may be enough, while for a dark one, at least two or three coats of paint will be needed. Layers must be applied thinly: if in the end there is too much paint, it will crack, or even crumble. Each layer should be allowed to dry (about an hour) before applying a new one. It is not worth diluting the paint - if it is too liquid, it can spread over the fabric in a stain.

When all the layers are dry, it remains only to remove the stencil and fix the paint. To do this, you need to turn the T-shirt inside out and properly iron the pattern with an iron at the maximum temperature for about 5-10 minutes.

That, in fact, is all! T-shirt is ready! It remains only to add a few words about spray paint: this is a good and convenient method, although I personally have not been able to spray paint a black T-shirt so that the paint does not crumble later. Perhaps my mistake was that I didn’t think of applying the paint in layers then, but poured a bunch of paint in one go. However, on light fabrics, the method works fine.

To paint a black T-shirt with our own hands, we need:

- knitted T-shirt
— paints for drawing on dark fabric Javana Tex Opak
— paint colors "metallic" Javana Effekt Metallic
- fine fabric marker, outline, brush, printout with a pattern, bar of soap (chalk)

T-shirts need to be washed and ironed first.

We print the drawing on a printer and transfer it to the fabric as follows: first we cut out the largest elements (in this case, squares), apply them to the fabric and trace around the contour with a thin bar of soap or chalk. If the fabric is light, then you can use a disappearing marker, which then disappears on its own.

We choose the paint of the desired color, it can be classic colors, or paints with special effects: metallic, with glitters (sparkles) or neon. For light fabrics, it is better to use paints specially designed for light fabrics, they do not “roughen” the material so much, for dark fabrics - paints on dark fabrics (they perfectly “cover up” the color of the fabric).

We apply paint on a pre-drawn picture, and if we see that fabric is visible somewhere through the applied paint, we draw the second layer after the previous one has completely dried.

To give the drawings a neat look and completeness, we outline them with a contour on the fabric, and also draw eyes and other small elements using a thin marker on the fabric.

Let the finished product dry and fix the pattern with an iron from the inside out (5 minutes, cotton mode). The paint for drawing on fabric is resistant to UV, as well as washing, so the T-shirt can be washed at temperatures up to 40 * C.
Any person at least once in his life wants to have in his wardrobe a T-shirt that no one else has. In order to achieve this result, it is enough to put your picture on a T-shirt. To make a design on a t-shirt, the first step is to find a t-shirt that is suitable for this. In addition, you need to buy a special film for the printer and an acrylic marker. After that, you need to find a suitable drawing.

This can be done using a computer or search on other resources. When the drawing finds it, it must be turned upside down. Since this is necessary in order to print it correctly. In addition, it must be remembered that the film must be inserted into the printer with the smooth side. After the design is printed, it can be applied to a T-shirt.

To do this, you need to put the design on a T-shirt and smooth it until the ink from the film is absorbed into the fabric. All the preliminary outline of the future drawing is ready. Now you need to let the shirt dry. When the drawing is dry, you can start using an acrylic marker. First, circle the outline of the drawing with a marker. If the pattern is applied to a thin fabric, then it is desirable to reverse side stick a special self-adhesive paper.
Printed t-shirts are quite popular. Drawing can make a simple T-shirt unusual, original and individual. In addition, it can be an unexpected gift, a pleasant surprise. The print can be applied industrially to order, but this is quite expensive and the choice of patterns is limited. Therefore, many are interested in how to make a drawing on a T-shirt at home.

You will need:

· jet printer,

· Thermal transfer paper,

single color t-shirt.

First of all, you need to choose, or at home, create your own drawing in Photoshop. Choose the size of the picture so that it fits well on the T-shirt. After that, the drawing must be reflected. When printed on a T-shirt, the pattern will again be upside down and positioned correctly.
The prepared drawing is printed with an inkjet printer on thermal transfer paper. You can find this paper at printer supply stores. Please note that for black and white fabric at home, you need to use different paper. After printing, cut out the pattern along the contour.

Iron the T-shirt well to make the fabric even, without wrinkles. Lay the cut out pattern on the fabric, pattern side down and checkered side up. We press the pattern on the T-shirt with an iron. Heat the iron to the maximum temperature. The iron must be without steam. The iron is held for about a minute, then allowed to cool. After that, as from a decal, carefully remove the paper.

You can make an original drawing on a plain T-shirt using a special printer that applies the drawing directly to the fabric. However, such a printer is too expensive, it can only be used in industrial environments, and not at home. Warming up thermal transfer paper, of course, is better with a press. The drawing heats up uniformly, especially if you are applying a large painting. But, if you make a small print, then at home an iron will be enough.

Where to begin?

Naturally, you need to start with marketing research, which is unlikely to take you much time. Just log on to the Internet and scroll through the sites that sell t-shirts in your city by typing "buy a t-shirt" in the search engine. Check out the products they offer and check out the prices they charge for them.

And then sit down and think:

A) Can you make a competitive product?

B) how much can you sell what you make?

Q) Would you like to do this for the next year or two of your life?

D) how much do you plan to earn per month, and how long will it take to do this?

If it turns out that all the answers make you optimistic, then feel free to proceed with the implementation of our proposed idea. And for this you will need: your ability to draw, the cheapest website that can be ordered for as little as $ 100, or even open at all on some portal with a free website builder, some paint and a couple of T-shirts.

The price of paint for painting T-shirts ranges from $10 to $30. And one T-shirt without graphics costs only $1. We have already calculated the cost of the finished T-shirt, and it did not exceed $ 2 for us. And if you consider that the price of an average author's T-shirt in RuNet starts at $20, then you can safely start calculating profits.

Where can I get a drawing?

Do you remember what this article is called? The phrase “How to make money for those who can draw” was put into the title not by chance, if only because the main conditions for the successful promotion of such a business are the level of your talent and the originality of your ideas. It is originality that those who wear them look for in T-shirts (and this is almost 90% of modern young people and about 40% of middle-aged people). And if so, then until you have at least one really interesting and unusual design for a T-shirt, there is no point in moving on - you are almost guaranteed to fail.

Although a way out can be found in this case. You don't have to embellish your T-shirt with intricate Celtic crochet or intricate multicolor designs. Sometimes it is enough to make a memorable, attention-grabbing inscription. So an Internet entrepreneur from Tver managed to sell more than 15,000 T-shirts, decorated with a slogan he invented:

And I don't care.

Therefore, be original, otherwise you will never take a worthy place in the market for the sale of handmade T-shirts.

Marketing research showed that only for 18% of our compatriots who try to dress according to the requirements of modern fashion, the brand of clothing they wear matters, for the rest, originality is much more important. Therefore, if you can come up with and bring to life something truly extraordinary, then you can safely count on success.

How else to make a drawing on a T-shirt with your own hands?

And so you came up with a picture, logo or slogan, and it's time to transfer it to a T-shirt. You choose the color of the T-shirt, as well as its texture, on a variety of sites offering T-shirts of all sizes for coloring and printing. After buying a few, you go to an art supply store and buy acrylic paints for fabric - in an inexpensive set you will find 8 jars with 8 flowers.

At home, stretch the T-shirt on a fabric-covered board and use a pencil to draw the outline of your future design on it. Now you can paint over, fixing the paint with an iron. This lesson is simple, and in time it will not take you more than an hour, even with the most intricate drawing. So you can already estimate your future profit by counting how many T-shirts you can make in a day.

You will read more about the technique of applying patterns on T-shirts on the package with paint, specifying both the heating temperature of the iron and the time required to fix the pattern.

If we talk about prices, then a truly original and truly exclusive T-shirt can cost 50, and 70, and even 120 dollars. It all depends on the creativity and quality you put into it.

We strongly advise you to observe all the technological nuances required both for high-quality drawings and for fixing them. Remember that trading over the Internet is fraught with the fact that very soon reviews about your products will appear on different sites and blogs, and woe to you if they turn out to be negative. The fact is that, according to statistics, more than 95 percent of people who buy via the Internet first look for reviews about the selected product, and only then decide whether to pay for this product or not.

Or is it better to order printing on T-shirts?

But if you do not want to turn into a handicraft artisan, then know that many companies are engaged in applying designs to T-shirts. average price for such a service ranges from 1-3 dollars (depending on the batch), and you can order a print there on at least one T-shirt, at least a thousand.

But be very careful with the choice of a company that will undertake to print T-shirts according to your sketches. The fact is that very often the owners of such firms, having completed the order, leave the sketches of customers to themselves in order to start printing T-shirts on them for themselves - for their own enrichment.

How and where to sell original handmade T-shirts?

And then you will need a site where you place the goods you have made. We have already said that you can order it for only 3a 80-100 dollars, or even do it for free. However, we did not say that the site will need advertising, without which your poor buyers will never know about it. We assume that you do not have money for advertising, and therefore we want to give advice - advertise your site yourself, talking about it on various forums or in in social networks.

Or, offer your product to some already existing online store, which, if the T-shirts you made are in demand, will want to count on you as a permanent supplier.

You can also try to sell your product in real life. You can do this through your friends who trade in shops or markets, or even start trading yourself. And you can sell your T-shirts at the institute where you study, at your work, or even in a nightclub. By the way, there is a similar goods are coming"with a bang" and is much more expensive than with Internet sales.

You can also sell T-shirts made by you on the following exchanges, whose clients are both buyers, wholesalers and T-shirt manufacturers from all over the world