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The t-shirt was inexpensive and in style. It could even make a statement. In the 1960's decorating techniques such as screen printing and the tie-dye became popular. In the late sixties, realizing their was money to be made in printed t-shirts, the t-shirt industry started to sky-rocket. Rock Bands, Sports Teams, and Artists led the way for the t-shirt to be sealed into American culture and the officially licensed t-shirt was born.<br><br>Now I would like to mention that in this article I have frequently compared T-Shirt transfer printing to screen printing. Screen printing has two distinct benefits. You are able to use white ink and the ink for screen printing is designed specifically for fabric.<br><br>You've probably been wondering if you should set up a screen printing business in your basement, use heat transfers, or if any of those online Print On Demand (POD) services are worth your time. Well it depends on your end goals. Do you want to market yourself to local schools, clubs, business's, and churches? Would you rather put a few killer designs up that people all over the world can find and purchase? Perhaps a combination of the two?<br><br>Because using wit or a slogan, or even a play on words or a catchphrase can work well on a T shirt, you don't need to be a writer, or great with words to create something amusing on a T shirt.<br><br>Half tones and PMS colors: It can be very costly to use high resolution pictures and full tone colors. Budget constraints, often call for the use of halftones. In order to achieve this, the color scale must be toned down to the PMS color percentage.<br><br>Depth: Depth is about layers of physical beauty or ideas. When you look at a design and see something within it, basically layers of different elements.<br><br>These t-shirts bring images that go way back in history. Usually found with a little picture to spice up the imagery and bring a smile to your face, this is the best t-shirt you can wear to a day out!<br><br>Some of the newer companies now use digital printing for custom t-shirts. To do this, thy use a transfer paper with the design and it is pressed on to the t-shirt to transfer the design with the use of a pressing machine. Since there are many colors around, the shirts also have different requirements. For example, there are white shirts and those with lighter fabrics while there are also darker fabrics. These two types of fabrics should be printed on differently.