Creating/Designing/Selling T-shirts?

[getmeoutofjoliet]

Anybody have experience creating/selling tshirts with any of these or similar websites? Me and a friend have been screwing around designing shirts for a while now and hope to maybe get the equipment ourselves, but until then we want to do one of these websites to kind of establish our brand. Threadless is kinda iffy cuz they get the rights to your art, and I don't know if Cafepress prints designs like the ones I do. (they encompass a lot of the shoulder/side areas while all the Cafepress ones seemed to be centered.)

http://threadless.com/
http://www.printmojo.com/
http://www.spreadshirt.com/us/US/T-Shirt/Spreadshirt-1342/
http://www.cafepress.com/

 

[Liquid 2]

Try Printfection.

 

[getmeoutofjoliet]

[quote name='Liquid 2']Try Printfection.[/quote]


Yeah, I checked them out earlier, but they got that "Clipart/Centerness" feel to 'em too.


It'd be awesome if I could find something where I could really mess around with grunge/splatter and vintage/fading effects.

 

[fart_bubble]

Threadless is crap as you don't get anything out of it except for credit and they own your work (which is the worst ing thing in the world). Cafepress just flat out sucks, anyone can set one up and no one really buys their product (plus I don't think you make any money off sales which essentially makes it like POD in the fiction business).

Can't say anything about the others as I've never used them or know anyone who has.


Honestly if I was you and your friend, I would build up a portfolio and then start showing it to people who will treat you right (like hrrp://oddica.com though it is a bit hard to get into).

But if you are adament about doing it on your own, I would say hit up your local printing shops, check out their work and then get price quotes. Keep in mind that this is a bit costly but its the proper way without any backing.

Good luck and make sure you don't lose your ass money wise

 

[xcoax]

If you're just looking to make shirts, my old band used to get them done with monster merchanise. (http://www.monstermerchandise.org/). They were pretty cheap the shirts are good quality. The inks haven't faded after a few years of wash and wear, so thats always a plus.

However, if you're looking to set up a webstore to sell them too, this might not be the best solution, as they just print them and ship them to you.

 

[Dick Tracy]

[quote name='fart_bubble']Threadless is crap as you don't get anything out of it except for credit and they own your work (which is the worst ing thing in the world)[/QUOTE]
The artist gets a portion of each shirt sold.

 

[fart_bubble]

[quote name='Brak']The artist gets a portion of each shirt sold.[/quote]

I've never seen or heard of them give actual money to the artists, just store credit.