HOW TO
USE OUR DESIGN STUDIO
How to Use Our T-Shirt Designer Studio to Design Your Own T-Shirt Online
Learn how to use our custom T-Shirt Design Studio to design your own t-shirt online in 3 easy steps! Our t-shirt design website is cutting edge and easy to use. If you need further assistance, we are a phone call or an email away! If you live in or near the Nampa area, we are always happy to have you come into the shop for hands-on help with your custom t-shirt design.
*Our Design Studio works best on Google Chrome. Using any other browser may result in unexpected results.
STEP ONE
SELECT GARMENT
The T-Shirt Design Online Process Begins with Choosing Your Garment
- From our T-Shirt Designer Studio landing page, select the category of garment / promotional item you are wanting to customize. You can alternatively search for your garment by name or product code. (We have access to thousands of suppliers, but only list a small handful of the most popular on our design studio. If you would like to see a product listed in our design studio, just ask!).
- Select the garment you wish to customize by simply clicking on it.
- Verify the color of the garment, but don't stress it too hard. You will be able to select more colors, as well as specify sizing, before checking out.
- Once you've found the perfect garment, select Design Now
STEP TWO
ADD GRAPHICS
Add Custom Graphics Through Our T-Shirt Design Website
With The Print Plug's easy-to-use T-Shirt Design Website you have several options at your disposal for designing your custom t-shirt online. They are:
- Upload Image
- Add Text
- Add Art
This means you can upload and edit your own art, add and edit custom fonts and text, and add and edit pre-configured graphics and assets from our growing art library (Pro Tip: If you create an account you can save your art and projects for later use).
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to add your own art, as well as incorporate art and text from our library, be sure to add any assets from our library before adding your own art. Otherwise, you art could get erased from the project when adding assets from our libraries.
To add premade art from our library, you will select Add Art, and from there you can browse through our art libraries to select relevant art. You can choose from the following library options:
- Browse Design Ideas - Design Ideas are multi-layered, editable templates that can be fully customized to your style.
- Browse Clip Art - The Clip Art library consists of individual art layers that can be easily added to your design images and text layers.
- My Saved Art - When you create an account with us, you can save and access previously uploaded images, as well as previously saved design ideas.
Once you have added an image, you can customize and edit virtually every aspect of it, including its sizing, placement, color palettes and specific verbiage.
Simply use the editing fields and menu (on the right-hand side of the screen on a desktop, can vary with mobile providers).
Change the wording and colors of the assets to make them unique to your brand. Adjust dimensions and placements by simply clicking and dragging.
To upload your own art, select Upload (or Upload Art) and then choose Select File.
- You have several background removal options to remove either portions of white, or all white, from the image to create a transparent background. If there are any issues with the background removal, don't sweat! Simply contact us directly or include specific instructions for image modification in the notes. We will be sure to get it perfect before printing!
- Select the color profile for the design (whether the image is a limited color, multi-color, or full color image). This will typically effect the pricing, especially for screen print jobs. Again, if you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!
- After selecting your color profile, you can modify which actual colors are included in your image and overall design. At any point in the design process, you can change the color to any color you would prefer
- You can adjust size and placement after uploading the artwork.
You can also add and edit text. You can change the font and color, as well as stylistic variables such as letter spacing, an outline or stroke, and shaping of the text, including arches and circles.
You can alter the design in a variety of ways. You can mix and match images and pieces of images from our library to create a truly unique and custom design. As always, our team of professional designers are ready to assist you if you ever have any issues with the platform. In fact, The Print Plug offers free design mock-ups on all of our services. If you would prefer to have us handle the design, you can submit art through our Quote Request form, or send us design assets from our library to modify and customize through our Art Portal.
STEP THREE
SAVE OR CHECK OUT
Design Your Own T-Shirt Online & Prepare for Custom Apparel Magic!
When you’re finished designing your custom t-shirt (or hat, or other promotional item!), you may either select Next Step to begin the check out process, or select Save Design to save your project for a later date (you must have an account created with us to save your projects).
Add the quantity of garments you would like to order in each size. Choose + Colors to add more t-shirt color options to your order. You can add as many color options and sizes as you would like. Remember, we offer bulk discount pricing on all of our custom garment orders. That means the more your order, the more you save!
Once you have added all the necessary color and sizing options for your custom t-shirts and garments, select Get Price. You will see an Estimated Item Subtotal. Bulk discounts will be reflected here. But keep in mind; any sales or special offer discounts will not be reflected until the final checkout page. If you have any questions, as always, don't hesitate to reach out!
You're almost there!
- Name your Design to Add it to the Cart.
- You can select View Cart, or continue shopping to create more custom t-shirt designs.
- After you've selected View Cart, you will enter your personal details on the checkout page. Enter any discount code you may have on the checkout page as well. If you don’t have a discount code to enter, feel free to ask us! We're super generous folks, and chances are we’ve got one you can have!
- Complete your secure checkout and wait for confirmation via email from our production team! If you have any questions, you can always reach out to us directly via email or phone.
