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Q: I want my design to be as big as I can get
it. What's the size of the largest image that can be printed on a T-shirt?
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Q: Does a large imprinted image cost more than a small
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Q: I want my design to
be as big as I can get it. What's the size of the largest image that
can be printed on a T-shirt?
A: The maximum design imprint dimensions are thirteen
(13) inches wide and fifteen (15) inches high. However, an image of
this size will only fit properly on apparel that is size youth large (YL)
or larger (including all adult size apparel). It is possible to imprint
a design at fourteen (14) inches wide, but only if scaling a particular image
to that width would not exceed thirteen (13) inches in height. The
design would then be wider than tall (and therefore, not able to occupy the
entire imprint area of the front or back of the most common apparel , such
as tee shirts, sweatshirts, etc.).
It is also very important to remember that a design must
be scaled so that it will fit properly on all the requisitioned apparel sizes.
That is, a large design that looks good filling up the imprint area
on an adult XL will likely not fit at all on a youth small (YS).
Conversely, a design that is scaled to fit on a youth small will appear
diminished when printed on an adult XL. An imprinted design must be
either scaled to fit the smallest size garment, or two sets of films /screens
must be created /processed in order to accomodate both youth and adult sizes,
which may significantly increase the cost of the project, depending on the
total quantity of items. And so, in general, the wider the range of
apparel sizes for a given image, the more likely that the client will have
to either decide to bear the cost of two sets of films and screens (for
two pre-determined image sizes,) or to establish an intermediate image size
for all apparel. For example, a project order of size adult small (AS)
to adult extra large (XL) will probably require only one set of films and
screens to imprint the image, but a project order ranging from youth small
(YS) to adult triple extra large (3X) will likely require the processing
of two sets of films and screens in order to maintain properly imprinted
visual
proportions.
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Q: Does a large imprinted image cost
more than a small one?
A: Not as far as a straightforward project is concerned...
that is, a project where no revisions to the provided artwork are necessary
in order to suitably imprint the image at a particular size. The cost
of a particular imprint depends primarily on how much work it takes to properly
render it, such as the number of applied ink colours or the complexity of
the design (color gradients, line quality, halftones, etc.)... but not the
imprinted image's size. Occasionally, the client supplies a very small
image that must be imprinted much larger than the provided image. In
such cases, measures must be taken to either reconstruct the design to maintain
detail and quality, or a larger image must be obtained by the client and
delivered to our art department. As long as the provided design is
of sufficient resolution, it can be imprinted as large or as small as necessary
with no adjustment in
cost.
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