How do I print a photo or text on my T-shirt

When using a laser or inkjet printer, you can cool T-shirts printed with your own designs.

What you need to get:

• A PC
• A color printer (laser or inkjet)
• A software program that lets you edit a photo or your desired text to format
• Special T-shirt transfer paper (cost about 10 sheets for 7 euros)
• A light (pastel) color cotton T-shirt (preferably white) in which the printing is
• An iron
• A very flat and hard surface where you start ironing
• A sheet of plain white paper

Graphic

• Use a program such as Powerpoint, Word, Picasa, Photoshop, etc to design what you want your T-shirt.
• You can optionally use a photo only, or combined with text or just text or other image types.
• Save the design so you can not print after a failed misplaced.
• Print design first on a normal A4 printer paper to assess whether you are satisfied with the result.

Print the design

Make sure the transfer paper in the printer. You can only coated on the unprinted side of the paper.

Printer Options:

• Choose color or black / white
• Choose high / best print quality
• Choose appropriate paper (transfer paper, otherwise 'normal')
• Choose mirrored prints!
• Start printing

After printing

• Let the print dry for at least 5 minutes
• Cut out the picture nicely so that a narrow margin of about 2 millimeters around it.
• Have a hard, tough and heat resistant surface has to iron on.
• Preheat the iron to the highest setting (about 10 minutes).

The transfer of the image on the T-shirt

• Spread the surface of the first T-shirt with the image to appear smooth.
• Place the transfer paper face-down (T-shirt) on that spot where you want the image to have.
• Do not use steam!
• Heat transfer paper evenly throughout
• Apply an even pressure on the paper, but when moving the iron reduce the pressure
• Forget the edges and corners are not!
• Stay as long ironing until the original green circle (on the transfer paper) as orange as an orange iron symbol on the transfer paper.
• At least 90% of the green area must change color
• For a matte result, remove the transfer paper as it is still hot
• For a gloss result, you do so only when the transfer paper to cool.
• Remove the transfer paper having a uniform movement of the T-shirt, starting at a corner.

Secure

The fix is ​​to remove any excess ink and the image that will feel like ordinary matter.

• Matt result: Let it cool completely and cover the image than with an ordinary sheet of white paper. Press again with the iron for 5-10 seconds. The warm paper immediately.
• Glossy result: As described above, but use wax paper instead of copy paper and remove it when it is cooled.

Remark

It may happen that when you reap the image of a certain smell. This is caused by the heating of the transfer film and is completely harmless.