Spreadshirt offers high quality techniques for making customized T-shirts. Here is a brief overview:
Plot printing: A Custom T-Shirt that will last foreverPlot printing is number one where uniqueness is concerned. Strong colors and sharp contrasts make each custom t-shirt a remarkable work of art and creativity. Naturally, one is drawn to look at the design making your customized t-shirt noticeable and eye-catching. In addition, custom t-shirts designed by this method are very long-lived and the colors do not fade.
We recommend using plot printing in particular if adding a company logo or signature to a custom t-shirt print.
Your design will need to be done as a vector design consisting of no more than 3 colors in order to utilize the plot printing technique. The image is cut out of a colored foil and then printed onto the t-shirt turing it into one of the highest quality custom t-shirts money can buy.
Digital Custom T-Shirts, or Digital transfer printing: Photos on T-ShirtsDigital printing produces color variety with high quality. It's greatest advantage is that you can print one image on your custom t-shirt, for example photos, with many color variations and gradients.
The digital printing process has more possibilities in contrast to plot printing as far as the number of colors per design, however, it is not as long-lived as plot printing. After some time, the digital printing colors may show signs of fading. When designing your customized t-shirt be sure to explore the possiblities with all of our available printing techniques to make sure you choose the one with the right technique for your design.
FAQ Article about printing on Custom T-Shirts.