How Do You Design Silk Screen T-Shirts?
If you have an idea for a silk screen T-shirt, you must turn the concept into a design before you print it. Although preparing a T-shirt design takes several steps, the process is straightforward. If you take the time to properly execute your screen printed T-shirt design, you’ll end up with a finished product that looks polished and professional. Sketch an image that doesn’t feature fine detail. Decide whether you want to print a simple one-color line drawing on your silk screen T-shirt or if you want to print a design that features several colors. Limit multicolor designs to four colors. When planning your screen-printed T-shirt, choose flat colors that don’t feature any subtle shading. The silk screen method of printmaking doesn’t work as well for shaded images. Determine how large to make the T-shirt design. You can choose to create a small design to print onto a breast pocket or a bold design that covers most of the shirt’s front. Draw the final draft of your full-size T-shirt des