How does shirt printing work?

[adrizzle]

How does shirt printing work once you have a design on paper? How do they get in onto the shirt? Also, how do they do something to make it look like it's not a drawing? If the drawing is'nt very well can they fix it threw a computer? Any help would be good. Thanks

[youngmoneyblog]

I think google should offer an explanation?

All artwork for screen printing press needs to be in a vector format... such as Adobe Illustrator... then they flash a screen and for a specific color. Using this screen, they cover it with ink and press the shirt...

I probably dont make sense... you'll have to see the machine in action... or maybe look for pics online?

[adrizzle]

So I would have to get the artwork scanned onto Adobe Illustrator?

[youngmoneyblog]

not scanned, you have to have it vectorized in adobe illustrator. corel draw is another program that can do vector art.. i'm sure there's more out there.

[colinmcmahon]

http://science.howstuffworks.com/question322.htm

[MarcL]

They have it pressed by a really really hot iron. At a hockey tourny we had hoodies and they just press the stickers on your shirt fright in front of you. I think its like 300 degrees or something.

[adrizzle]

So it has to be drawn on one of those programs?

[colinmcmahon]

It usually has to be drawn with any program that can do vector art. Go dl a torrent of one of em and git goin. If you have designs you want transfered to vectors let me know. I'll do it up for you.