I will design custom apparel with screen print and DTG ready artwork

I will design custom apparel artwork built and separated for both screen print and DTG, delivered as production-ready files your printer can run without back-and-forth.

If you have a shirt idea but keep hearing "these files aren't print-ready," that gap ends here. I create original apparel graphics and hand them off in the exact formats a screen printer or DTG operator actually needs.

What you get

You receive finished, print-ready apparel artwork designed around how garments are actually decorated. Every order includes:

• Original custom design — your concept turned into clean vector or high-resolution raster art (logo tee, slogan/typography shirt, illustrated graphic, front/back combo, sleeve hit, or pocket print).
• Screen-print-ready separations — spot-color art with each ink color on its own layer, plus a color list so your printer knows exactly which screens to burn. Halftones built where shading is needed.
• DTG-ready file — a full-color, high-resolution PNG with a clean transparent background, sized at print resolution (300 DPI) for direct-to-garment output.
• Layered source file — the editable working file (AI/PSD depending on the build) so future edits are simple.
• Print-scale sizing — artwork set to real placement dimensions (e.g., standard ~11–12" wide front, left-chest ~3.5–4"), not guesswork.
• Light and dark garment versions — adjusted art so it reads correctly on both, including an underbase consideration for dark fabric where relevant.
• A simple mockup — your design shown on a flat shirt template so you can preview placement before printing.

Everything is delivered organized and clearly labeled, so you (or your decorator) can move straight to production.

Plans

Feature	Basic	Standard	Premium
Custom design concept	1	1	2
Print placements	1 (e.g. front)	2 (front + back)	Up to 3 (front, back, sleeve/pocket)
Screen-print color separations	Up to 3 colors	Up to 5 colors	Full separations, complex art
DTG-ready PNG (300 DPI)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Light + dark garment versions	—	Yes	Yes
Layered source file	Yes	Yes	Yes
Flat mockup preview	Yes	Yes	Yes
Revisions	2	3	Unlimited (within scope)

How it works

1. Brief — you send your idea: text/slogan, any logo or sketch, garment color(s), the print method(s) you'll use, and reference images or brands you like.
2. Direction — I confirm scope, placements, and color count, then sketch or block out the concept so we're aligned before full execution.
3. Design — I build the artwork cleanly, choosing vector for crisp logos/type and high-res raster where the design calls for texture or detailed illustration.
4. Preview — you get a mockup on a shirt template. We refine type, scale, and placement together using your included revisions.
5. Production prep — once approved, I separate the art for screen print (color-by-color with a spec sheet) and export the DTG PNG at full print resolution.
6. Delivery — you receive a tidy package: source file, separated screen files, DTG file, mockup, and notes on sizing and ink colors.

Why choose this

Most "logo to t-shirt" work falls apart at the printer because the file was never built for the process. A screen printer needs separated spot colors; a DTG machine needs a clean, high-resolution transparent PNG — and the same flat JPEG won't serve either. I design with both pipelines in mind from the first stroke, so the art you approve is the art that prints.

That means clean edges instead of pixelated ones, real color separations instead of a flattened image, correct print-scale sizing instead of a tiny logo floating on a huge shirt, and dark-garment versions that actually show up on black fabric. You get fewer rejected files, fewer surprise charges from your decorator, and a result that matches your mockup.

Who it's for / use cases

• Small brands and startups launching a first apparel drop or merch line.
• Print shops and decorators who need overflow art prep or clean separations from a messy customer file.
• Bands, creators, and streamers selling tour or community merch.
• Events, teams, and clubs ordering matching tees, hoodies, or staff shirts.
• Businesses needing branded uniforms, giveaways, or promo apparel.
• Print-on-demand sellers who want true 300 DPI DTG files that don't get flagged for low quality.

Whether you're printing one design through a local screen shop or uploading to a DTG/POD platform, the files are built to fit.

FAQ

Q: What's the difference between the screen print and DTG files you deliver? The screen-print files are color-separated, with each ink color isolated so your printer can burn a screen per color. The DTG file is a single full-color, high-resolution PNG with a transparent background, ready to drop straight into a direct-to-garment workflow.

Q: I only need one print method. Do I still get both? Yes. Every plan includes both screen-print separations and the DTG-ready PNG, so you're covered even if you switch methods or printers later. Just tell me your primary method and I'll optimize for it.

Q: Can you work from my rough sketch or existing logo? Absolutely. Send whatever you have — a phone photo of a sketch, a low-res logo, or just a written idea — and I'll build clean, print-ready art from it. The clearer your reference, the closer the first draft.

Q: Will my design work on dark shirts? On Standard and Premium I include adjusted light and dark garment versions, accounting for how colors and any underbase behave on dark fabric. On Basic, let me know your garment color up front so the single version is built for it.

Q: How many colors can my screen-print design have? Basic supports up to 3 spot colors, Standard up to 5, and Premium handles full separations for complex, multi-color, or halftone-heavy art. Fewer colors generally keeps screen printing simpler and cheaper to run.

Q: Do you provide the actual printing or the physical shirts? No — I design and prepare the artwork files only. You take the delivered files to your chosen screen printer, DTG service, or print-on-demand platform to produce the garments.

Q: What format will I receive the files in? You'll get a layered source file (AI or PSD), separated files for screen printing with a color/spec sheet, a 300 DPI transparent PNG for DTG, and a flat mockup image. Everything is labeled and organized.

Q: How do revisions work? Revisions cover refining the design we agreed on in the brief — type tweaks, scale, color, and placement. Basic includes 2 rounds, Standard 3, and Premium unlimited within the original scope. Brand-new concepts outside the brief count as a new design.