T-Shirt Design Workshop 01: Foundation (Udemy.com)

Design a t-shirt like a professional: specialty printing methods, fabrics, inks, dyes, and washes.

( 276 Reviews )

Created by: Ray Dombroski

Produced in 2017

What you will learn

Understand how t-shirt design ideas are conceived.
Choose the best combination of fabric, inks, dyes, and washes to make more exciting designs.
Choose specialty inks and printing methods to create unique designs.
Choose the right type of color separation for their graphics.
Know how direct-to-garment (DTG), dye sublimation, and screen printing methods work.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100

Course Description

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. Let's get started!

In this course we will cover:

Every t-shirt design should have a story behind itThe history of the graphic t-shirtWhat makes a good t-shirt designThe varieties of t-shirts and fabricGarment dyes and garment washesAlternative printing methods like Direct to Garment (DTG) and Dye SublimationOversize and allover printing techniquesHow the different kinds of color separation workVarieties of screen printing inkSpecialty inks and printing methods that will set your designs apartSupplies needed to screen print a t-shirtWe will finish off with a demonstration showing how you can screen print a t-shirt - even at home!
Who this course is for:
This workshop is for all levels of people interested in learning about t-shirt design. No prior software knowledge is necessary. Unlike my other courses, this workshop does not include intermediate or advanced instruction using design software like Photoshop or Illustrator. This course does not have step-by-step graphic design or software tutorials. 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.

Time: 1 hour on-demand videoh

Instructor Details

Ray Dombroski

4.7 Rating
276 Reviews

Ray's extensive background in the surf apparel industry started in 2002. Since then he has designed for many of the top surf apparel brands in California and Hawaii, such as O'Neill, Billabong, Ocean Pacific, BodyGlove, and Local Motion. He is the founder of TheVectorLab, a website that offers graphic design resources, tools, and tutorials. As a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and Florida State University his experience is backed by a mix of business and design knowledge.

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By Logan Thayer on 11/7/2020

Excellent.

By Yael on 11/7/2020

For someone whos trying to start a tshirt printing business, i found this course very informative and i learned alot abot it.

By Henry Osman Quintero Quiel on 10/12/2020

Excellent to start with your t-shirt design bussiness

By Jessica Yeatman on 9/17/2020

its a gtreat course

By Guillermo Granados on 9/17/2020

It covers the main general concepts to get initiated into T-shirt design

By Roman Balmes on 8/22/2020

Used to do T-shirt printing in the 80's as a hobby, but lack of resources regarding tools.. and thru this I will be able to do it again with the right tools and techniques..

By Angel-Marie Vazquez on 8/21/2020

Ray is pleasant and passionate. In this course he provides content that is interesting, relatable and informative. He has an extensive background in design and impressive familiarity of the processes and products involved in creating a t-shirt. This was a valuable introduction to t-shirt design. I'm looking forward to the rest of the workshops in this series! Thanks!

By Arie Zhang on 8/20/2020

Really Fundamental knowledge of Tshirt Printing method. Excellent!

By Stephanie Jones on 8/13/2020

I appreciate all thee knowledge given too me, and that eyem able to go back and retain as Eye grow . Great material cant wait to rewatch!

By Lester Cary on 8/9/2020

Im definitely signing up for more of these awesome informative follow up courses. Really excited to put my crazy ideas onto garments in South Africa

By Gerard Kelly on 8/4/2020