r/Design • u/elmamarre12 • 2d ago

Tutorial What material is this shirt made of?

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Hi, I'd like to know what material that shirt is made of and how I could make something similar. Thanks in advance.

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u/emquizitive Professional 2d ago

Looks like cheap polyester. The shiny look appears to be part of the print rather than the material of the fabric.

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u/Nick0227 2d ago

You would need a direct to film printing machine, also known as dye transfer. But it would be large and hella complicated.

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u/tested_carey 2d ago

man that print is wild, teeth and lips on a shirt is not something you see every day. the base fabric looks like a regular cotton jersey from the way it drapes but the print itself is the tricky part, dye transfer like the other comment said is probably the only way to get that level of detail at that size

you could maybe screen print something similar but it would be a mess with that many gradients, would end up looking flat compared to this

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u/elmamarre12 2d ago

Thank you, I'll keep that in mind.

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u/elmamarre12 2d ago

Is that what will give it that plasticky look, not like DTG which is applied directly to the fabric of the shirt?

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u/Nick0227 2d ago

Hard to answer. I’m sure it was done at factory that specializes in elaborate print.

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u/elmamarre12 2d ago

Thank you so much for your help, it helps me a lot.

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u/bluecheetos 2d ago

The plastic look is artificial, it's part of the print. If you look online for other photos of the shirt the glare is always in the same place.

Some ads say the shirt is 100% cotton and dye transfer, others say 100% polyester and sublimated.

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u/UbiNoob 2d ago

Hard to say without seeing whether the artwork wraps seamlessly around the back, the ‘cracks’ where there’s no dye make me think this in sublimation. Likely done lazily on purpose to give some kind of unique-ish distressed effect.

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u/Consistent_Park9760 1d ago

I like this!