The Happy Cat Edens Zero shirt

You should never forget where you came from and looking at these iconic punk t-shirts. The Happy Cat Edens Zero shirt reminded us that we’ve been printing band merch for a long time. Kingteeshops printers started out in 1977, born from a music scene which gave us some incredible punk bands. In the intervening years, a lot has changed. We turned our passion for printing into how we make a living, made it thoroughly professional, moved to new premises and expanded our services.

The Happy Cat Edens Zero shirt, hoodie, sweater, longsleeve and ladies t-shirt

Our top priority with any printing and embroidery is to get a great finished product and the graphics file is clearly a vital element The Happy Cat Edens Zero shirt. Achieving the best results starts with having the right components. Bearing that in mind, we prefer the following artwork file types for printing t-shirts: There’s no need to panic if the above just looks like a lot of random letters. We’re going to take some of the mystery out of things. One important point to note is that files need to 300 DPI. That’s if you’re talking about a raster file. The alternative is to use a vector file. Artwork also needs to be scaled to the necessary print size – a standard kingteeshops screen is 28cm x 40cm and this pretty much fills the whole front of a t-shirt. More gobbledygook? Read on, these terms and specifications are further explained below. There are two major digital image file types we need to look at with the artwork used in customising clothes. Each can be saved with different extensions. Which is the most appropriate for your particular design will depend on the circumstances, but both have a place in the world of screen printing, DTG printing and embroidery. Vector graphics are generally more versatile than raster images and tend to be favoured in screen printing and embroidery. However, either may work, depending on your project.