Tutorial: Typography & Logo Distortion with a Scanner

An old-school technique for creating distorted type and logos with a scanner, computer, and Photoshop.

An old-school technique for creating distorted type and logos with a scanner, computer, and Photoshop.

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How to Create a Text Arch in Photoshop

Tutorial: Type arch in Photoshop Design shown is from Vintage Workwear Logo Templates / T-Shirt Design Master Collection 1: https://thevectorlab.com/products/t-shirt-designers-bundle

Tutorial: Type arch in Photoshop
Design shown is from Vintage Workwear Logo Templates / T-Shirt Design Master Collection 1

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Apply Transparent Texture to Vintage Workwear Logo Templates

This video covers the templates in Illustrator and Photoshop. The logo templates and t-shirt mockup templates shown are part of T-Shirt Design Master Collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/t-shirt-designers-bundle

This video covers the templates in Illustrator and Photoshop. The logo templates and t-shirt mockup templates shown are part of T-Shirt Design Master Collection.

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Tee Talk: Finding Inspiration from Aloha Shirts

A discussion about formulating new t-shirt design ideas from old Hawaiian shirts.

Formulating new t-shirt design ideas from old Hawaiian shirts
Formulating new t-shirt design ideas from old Hawaiian shirts

Why (and How) to Embed Images in your Illustrator Files

Embedding bitmap textures in your Illustrator t-shirt graphic AI files will ensure that the images don't go missing when you send off your files to the screen printer. Textures shown are from the Plastisol collection of vintage t-shirt textures: https://thevectorlab.com/products/plastisol-vintage-t-shirt-textures

Embedding bitmap textures in your Illustrator t-shirt graphic AI files will ensure that the images don't go missing when you send off your files to the screen printer.

Textures shown are from the Plastisol collection of vintage t-shirt textures.

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T-Shirt Mockup Tips

Tips for making your t-shirt mockups look even better. The main tutorial: https://youtu.be/J3NJd_QGaao Men's T-Shirt Mockup Templates: https://thevectorlab.com/collections/apparel/products/t-shirt-templates-01 T-Shirt Design Master Collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/t-shirt-designers-bundle The Big 3 Bundle: https://thevectorlab.com/products/the-big-3-bundle

Tips for making your t-shirt mockups look even better.

How to Apply Transparent Texture in Affinity

Affinity for Desktop

This method works with Transparent PNG textures, as well as vector textures. Textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection https://thevectorlab.com/products/plastisol-vintage-t-shirt-textures and Vector T-Shirt Textures: https://thevectorlab.com/products/vector-t-shirt-textures

This method works with Transparent PNG textures, as well as vector textures. Textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection and Vector T-Shirt Textures.

Affinity for iPad

Affinity Designer for iPad has all the same functionality as the desktop version. Except the tools and options can be a bit more tricky to locate on iPad. Vintage Workwear Logo and Plastisol Texture shown are included with T-Shirt Design Master Collection 1 https://thevectorlab.com/products/t-shirt-design-master-collection-for-affinity and also The Big 6 Bundle: https://thevectorlab.com/products/the-big-6-t-shirt-design-bundle-affinity

Affinity Designer for iPad has all the same functionality as the desktop version. Except the tools and options can be a bit more tricky to locate on iPad.

🌴 Vintage Workwear Logo and Plastisol Texture shown are included with:

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How to Load Brushes into Affinity for iPad

Installing Photoshop brushes into Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for iPad. Textures shown are from the Plastisol vintage t-shirt texture collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/plastisol-vintage-t-shirt-textures

Installing Photoshop brushes into Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo for iPad. Textures shown are from the Plastisol vintage t-shirt texture collection.

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Tutorial: Apply Transparent Texture in Corel Photo Paint

How to knock transparent texture through a design in Corel Photo Paint. Textures shown are from the Luxury Grunge collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/luxury-grunge-textures

How to knock transparent texture through a design in Corel Photo Paint. Textures shown are from the Luxury Grunge collection.

How to Mock Up T-Shirt Designs in Illustrator

Using TheVectorLab T-Shirt & Apparel Mockup Templates in Illustrator: https://thevectorlab.com/products/t-shirt-templates-01

Using TheVectorLab T-Shirt & Apparel Mockup Templates in Illustrator.

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How to Apply Texture in Adobe Illustrator

Apply transparent t-shirt texture in Illustrator using bitmap textures and the Opacity Mask method.

Apply transparent t-shirt texture using bitmap textures and the Opacity Mask method. The textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/plastisol-vintage-t-shirt-textures

The textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection

You can also get these textures in T-Shirt Design Master Collection.

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How to Apply Texture in Photoshop

Apply transparent textures to t-shirt designs with Photoshop Brushes and layer masks.

Apply transparent t-shirt texture using Photoshop Brushes. The textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/plastisol-vintage-t-shirt-textures

The next tutorial shows how to apply black & white textures, such as bitmap TIFFs, with layer masks:

Apply transparent texture in Photoshop using Layer Masks. T-shirt design tools shown: T-Shirt Design Master Collection 1 https://thevectorlab.com/collections/t-shirt-design-master-collection The Big 6 Bundle (largest bundle of t-shirt design tools) https://thevectorlab.com/collections/big-t-shirt-design-bundles Aventura graphic & logo templates https://thevectorlab.com/collections/aventura

The textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection

You can also get these textures in T-Shirt Design Master Collection and The Big 6 Bundle.

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How to Apply Texture in Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo

Affinity for Desktop

Apply transparent t-shirt textures in Affinity.

Apply transparent t-shirt texture using Photoshop Brushes in Affinity. The textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection: https://thevectorlab.com/products/plastisol-vintage-t-shirt-textures

The textures shown are from the Plastisol Collection

You can also get these textures in T-Shirt Design Master Collection.

Affinity for iPad

Affinity Designer for iPad has all the same functionality as the desktop version. Except the tools and options can be a bit more tricky to locate on iPad. Vintage Workwear Logo and Plastisol Texture shown are included with T-Shirt Design Master Collection 1 https://thevectorlab.com/products/t-shirt-design-master-collection-for-affinity and also The Big 6 Bundle: https://thevectorlab.com/products/the-big-6-t-shirt-design-bundle-affinity

Affinity Designer for iPad has all the same functionality as the desktop version. Except the tools and options can be a bit more tricky to locate on iPad.

🌴 Vintage Workwear Logo and Plastisol Texture shown are included with:

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Affinity Desktop Tutorial: Graphic & Logo Templates

This tutorial covers how to use any of TheVectorLab Graphic & Logo Templates in Affinity Designer for Desktop. Go here to see the tutorial for Affinity for iPad.

Getting started with Graphic & Logo Bundle Vol.1 for Affinity Designer for desktop Mac & PC's. (link coming soon!) These designs and fonts can be used for designing t-shirt graphics.

Using the templates in Affinity Photo is essentially the same process.

You can find the Affinity Designer for iPad Tutorial Here.

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ThrashTones for Procreate (Tutorial Videos)

Paint in halftone texture with 20 Pressure Sensitive ThrashTone brushes for Procreate (iPad and Apple Pencil or drawing stylus required).

How to install Procreate Brushes (Link coming soon!)
Paint with ThrashTones Brushes for Procreate with the Apple Pencil and iPad Pro (Link Coming Soon!)
Get ThrashTones Brushes: https://thevectorlab.com/products/thrashtones-for-procreate-ipad
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ThrashTones Tutorial

Editing halftone textures with type. How to extract art out of the template.

Editing halftone textures + how to extract art out of the template.
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Illustrations with the ThrashTones Template

How to use the ThrashTones Template with flattened illustrations.

How to use the ThrashTones Template with flattened illustrations: https://thevectorlab.com/products/thrashtones-for-photoshop
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ThrashTones Part 2: PHOTOS with Halftones

How to use the ThrashTones Halftone Generator with Photographs.

How to use the ThrashTones Halftone Generator with Photographs https://thevectorlab.com/products/thrashtones-for-photoshop
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