T-Shirt Design Workshop 01: Foundation

Learning the possibilities and options you have when creating a t-shirt design is an essential investment in becoming a professional t-shirt designer. In this workshop, we'll go over all the ingredients that go into a t-shirt design.

*This course does not have step-by-step graphic design or software tutorials (That will be covered in the follow-up course, T-Shirt Design Workshop 02).

It does, however, cover a wide range of topics that provide context and essential knowledge for anyone wanting to become a professional t-shirt graphic designer.

In this course we will cover:

• Every t-shirt design should have a story behind it
• The history of the graphic t-shirt
• What makes a good t-shirt design
• The varieties of t-shirts and fabric
• Garment dyes and garment washes
• Alternative printing methods like Direct to Garment (DTG) and Dye Sublimation
• Oversize and allover printing techniques
• How the different kinds of color separation work
• Varieties of screen printing ink
• Specialty inks and printing methods that will set your designs apart
• Supplies needed to screen print a t-shirt
• We will finish off with a demonstration showing how you can screen print a t-shirt - even at home!

• Introduction
• Every T Shirt Has A Story
• History of the T Shirt
• Present Day T Shirt Design
• What makes a Good T Shirt Graphic
• Kinds of Fabric
• T Shirt Construction
• Garment Dye
• Yarn Dye
• Garment Washes
• Direct to Garment Printing
• Dye Sublimation Printing
• Oversize Printing
• Screen Printing Inks
• Specialty Inks and Printing Techniques
• How Color Separations Work
• Screen Printing Supplies
• Screen Printing Process
• Closing Thoughts