Dane Clement has been creating award winning illustrations and designs for over 20 years. Since opening his studio, Great Dane Graphics in 1991, he has specialized in the creation and separation of artwork for the screen printing industry. Dane conducts seminars at all the Imprinted Sportswear Shows and regularly consults to screen printing companies worldwide helping art departments work smoothly and efficiently. You can read his monthly articles in Impressions Magazine.  Dane also judges for the Impressions Magazine Impressions Awards and the SGIA Golden Image Awards.

T-Shirt Artwork Simplified was the brainchild of years of seminars, consulting, and speaking engagements and created directly from the common questions and problems discussed. T-Shirt Artwork Simplified is a ‘real world’ approach that will take your artwork to the next level in the never ending competitive business world. With T-Shirt Artwork Simplified artists, printers, beginners, and business owners can achieve superior art that will help beat the competition.

T-Shirt Artwork Simplified is a book for all levels of artists and t-shirt printers. Beginners will find that this is the fastest way to learn the essential items in Photoshop. Industry veterans know that Photoshop is vast and complex, and this book is loaded with time saving tricks and methods that will provide satisfaction for even the most experienced artist.

T-Shirt Artwork Simplified provides answers, specifically for the t-shirt artist. Dane Clement speaks at dozens of seminars every year and this book is a compilation of these seminars and the questions he has been asked.

T-Shirt Artwork Simplified will cover every aspect of the t-shirt artwork process from beginning to end with general overviews, as well as step by step lessons using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. The lessons outlined in the book use the latest versions of these programs, but they can still be applied to earlier versions.

LEARN ALL ABOUT:

DESIGN BASICS - Learn about general design concepts, choosing fonts, working with color, file formats, and tips & tricks for better designs.

ART ROOM EQUIPMENT - Learn all you need to know about the equipment and software you’ll need to create the most efficient and productive art department possible.

MANAGING THE ART PROCESS - Get information on how to setup, staff and manage a well run art department.

VECTOR VS. RASTER ARTWORK - Get a better understanding of these two type of artwork. Learn how to create and enhance designs done in both of these formats to get the most out of your designs. Use Dane’s step-by-step instructions to apply his lessons to your own artwork.

WORKING WITH PHOTOS - With the new age of digital photography, you can be sure that at some point you will be given a photo by a client and asked to work magic. Use the general tips and tricks that Dane outlines here to enhance the photo and get the best print possible for your client.

SEPARATING YOUR ARTWORK FOR SCREEN PRINTING - Once you complete your design, if you’re going to be screen printing there are several concepts that need to be understood in order to achieve the best print possible. Learn about halftone screens, various types of registration, and the best ways to separate and print out your separations.

CD-ROM WITH EXTRAS AND DOWNLOAD CODE INCLUDED

- Tutorial movies that help further explain some of the concepts covered in the book.
- Layer styles to help you create some of your own intriguing type layouts.
- Some artwork included to follow along step-by-step with the lessons outlined in the book.
- BONUS VALUE: Download code provided to purchase two free images from our Great Dane Graphics website. A $69.90 value!