There are a few things you need to keep in mind when utilizing DTG printing to guarantee that your artwork for Artist Shops has the best possible look. We’re happy to share the following pointers and tricks with you in order to help you convert your ideas into stunning prints:
Ensure that contrast and color are used appropriately
It’s crucial to keep in mind that certain color combinations may be difficult for direct-to-garment (DTG) printers when designing print files or optimizing them. Although we need RGB files for the best online preview, the colors are transformed to CMYK once they are allocated to the printer. There will be “out of gamut” colors, which means the print will be less vibrant. Increase the saturation of neon and brighter colors by roughly 10 to 20 points to help avoid this from occurring. They will seem more realistic as a result. Another option is to design in CMYK and then convert the file to RGB before uploading it to your store.
Changes to Exposure and How to Implement Them
To increase the visibility of your work, open the art file in your Art editor and look for the option to change the levels. Open the art file to get started. If you’re using Photoshop, go to Image to adjustments levels to get to this option quickly.
The arrow slider on the left may be moved to the right to brighten the pattern. Make your colours more noticeable by doing this.
In order to get the best print possible, choose the right clothing colours
There isn’t a single design that looks well with every colour of clothes and every style. Keep in mind that the colour of your t-design shirt’s should not be the same or extremely near to the colour of the shirt itself, or else the wonderful artwork you make will not be visible after it has been printed. This is true for both bright and dark coloured shirts. If you want to avoid this, either chooses a colour that sticks out against the backdrop or adds an outline in your artwork to make the design more noticeable.
Because of how the ink is absorbed by the fabric, the colour of the t-shirt may also affect the appearance of a design after printing. With the white under base used in the printing process, prints on light-colored T-shirts may seem paler, while designs on dark-colored T-shirts may appear richer.
Making Use of the T-Color Shirt’s
You may use the shirt’s colour as part of the design instead of changing the pattern’s colour. For black designs that will be printed on black t-shirts, the dtg printer ink on the back of the tees has the potential to stand out quite a bit. The black in your design will print on all colours of clothing, including black t-shirts, even if it isn’t visible on the overlay. White ink on white clothes, on the other hand, will not be printed using DTG, hence this situation is not relevant.
Conclusion:
When printing, the back of this design doesn’t provide the greatest results; a black design file and a product mock-up are shown below to demonstrate this point. Some of the finer lines seem fuzzy because of the additional ink utilized in the print, and the ink itself has a unique tone from the shirt’s colour.
