Tips To Create Christmas T-Shirts That Everyone Will Love

Christmas is close but you don’t know what gifts to give your loved ones? How about some T-shirts and hoodies specially designed for them? It's simple but personal plus you can easily find a service offering T-shirt printing in Denver online.

Honestly, designing itself is the most difficult part of the process. You can leave the printing part and garment quality to the custom garment shop for the most part. Here’s how you can bring cheer to your family and friends this festive season:

Decide Between Seasonal And General

Before you start vinyl printing in Denver, you need to decide how often you want the garments to be used. After all, very few would wear a Christmas-exclusive shirt during summer. If you want people to wear it only for Christmas, then sticking to the theme is fine. Else, try more generic themes that people can wear during other seasons.

Search Web For Inspiration

Coming up with good Xmas themes from scratch can be tough. You can take inspiration from several designs online. Check websites like Pinterest and Pixabay for inspiration.

Think About What The Receiver Would Like

The best way to decide on a gift is to think about what the other person would like. For example, if your friend is an anime fan, they might like an anime version of Santa and his elves. You can go through their Instagram or Facebook feed to get an idea without letting them know.

Use A Good Design App

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are a professional designer's favorite software to create T-shirt designs. If their subscription price is out of your budget, then use free apps based on them. They may not be as good but they come with most of the features you need for a clean design. 

If you aren’t comfortable with a Photoshop-style app, then you can use many drag and drop apps. Their features are limited but they help beginners get the job done. 

Create Scalable Designs

Low-resolution images distort easily when you zoom in. You should make the design as high-resolution as you can. Don’t send the image to the print shop through WhatsApp because it compresses images. Send them the uncompressed version through cloud drives.

Design In Layers

Breaking design elements into multiple layers makes it easy to compose the image. You can make changes to some elements without deleting the whole thing.

Apply Christmas Colors

Red, white and green are the classic Christmas colors. They represent all we love about the season. You can add more colors in small amounts but these three must be a part of your Christmas special. Though feel free to use other palettes that you feel represent the holiday.

Avoid Clutter

You don’t have to be completely minimalistic but don’t add unnecessary elements for the sake of filling space. Space is good, it can highlight the important elements of the design and help with organization. Avoid clutter by maintaining some space.

Use Creative Commons

If you aren’t good at designing but don’t want to spend money on a designer, then search for creative commons. These refer to creative works with no copyrights that you can use for free. Many of them don’t require you to give credits to the designer. You can modify the design to give it a unique feel if you want. 

Preview On Mockups

Mockups give you an idea of what the design will look like after T-shirt printing in Denver. There are many creative common mockups available online. Some come in vector formats with highlights and shadows to imitate the wrinkles. Use them to see how your print looks.

Think About Placement

Most people prefer placing the design on the front center. But you can use other areas like the left pocket, back center and sleeves.

Save Backups

Designers tend to lose the work they’ve done due to laptop battery running out or other issues. Avoid this by saving your design after every change. Save backups after finishing a design. They’ll come in handy in case you lose the original file.

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