Graphic Design

Hire T-Shirt Designers

T-shirt designers create apparel artwork for brands, events, bands and print-on-demand shops, prepared for the printing method you use.

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The role

What t-shirt designers do

A t-shirt designer creates graphics sized for garments, limits colours for screen printing when needed, prepares transparent files for direct-to-garment printing, and shows designs on mockups.

Typical deliverables

T-shirt graphics
Front, back and sleeve artwork
Screen print colour separations
Transparent print files
Garment mockups

Tools you will see

Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Procreate
Print-on-demand templates

Choosing

How to choose t-shirt designers

What to look for

Designs made for apparel, not just posters.
Knowledge of screen printing and DTG requirements.
Readable designs from a distance.
Original artwork without copyright issues.

Questions to ask

1Which printing method will these designs use?
2How many colours can the design have?
3Can you prepare mockups?
4Are fonts and elements licensed?

Planning

Before you post the job

Printing method

Screen printing often needs limited colours; direct-to-garment printing can handle full colour.

What drives cost

Illustration detail, number of designs, colour separations and mockups.

Hiring on Open Lance

Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.

How escrow and approval work · Pricing

FAQ

Questions about hiring t-shirt designers

What file do printers need?

Usually a vector file or a high-resolution PNG with transparency.

Can they design for print-on-demand?

Yes, if you share the platform's size requirements.

Can I use song lyrics or characters?

Only with permission from the rights holders.

Post a job for t-shirt designers

Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.

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