Merchandise & Product Graphics

T-Shirt Design

Design t-shirts that actually print

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This hands-on course teaches the production craft of apparel graphics, not just pretty pictures: how to build vector artwork that prints cleanly across screen printing, direct-to-garment, and embroidery, and how each method bends your design choices. You will master spot-colour limits and separations, standard print placements and sizing, garment-accurate mockups that sell, and the exact file prep that print-on-demand platforms like Printful and the screen shop down the street will accept without emails. You will leave with a complete, press-ready design and a repeatable workflow from brief to uploaded file.

Curriculum

Module 1: How Shirts Get Printed Decides How You Design3 lessons

Screen Printing, DTG, and Embroidery at a GlancePreview45m
Spot Colour vs Process, and Why Screen Printers Count Colours🔒45m
Garments, Ink, and the Surface You Are Printing On🔒45m

Module 2: Building Vector Artwork That Holds Up3 lessons

Why Vector, and Setting Up Your File Right🔒45m
Drawing Clean: Paths, Trapping, and Detail That Survives🔒45m
Typography and Type Prep for Apparel🔒45m

Module 3: Colour, Separations, and Method-Ready Art3 lessons

Reducing to a Limited Palette🔒45m
Colour Separations for Screen Printing🔒45m
Prepping for DTG and Embroidery🔒45m

Module 4: Placement, Mockups, and Shipping the Files3 lessons

Print Placement and Sizing Standards🔒45m
Mockups That Sell the Design🔒45m
Exporting and Delivering Print-Ready Files🔒45m