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How to Design a T-Shirt Long Sleeve?

Learn how to design and prepare a T-Shirt Long Sleeve for global print with Cloudprinter.com.

Download T-Shirt Long Sleeve templates in all available sizes in AI and PDF formats via the link. With the help of the templates, you can prepare the file for print in your Adobe Illustrator simply and easily.

*While preparing your file for print, you’ll have to turn off the T-Shirt Long Sleeve Visualisation layer.

Follow these simple steps to design and prepare your T-Shirt Long Sleeve for global print:

    1. Choose T-Shirt Long Sleeve colour

    Currently, there are basic T-Shirt Long Sleeve colours available at Cloudprinter.com — grey, black, yellow, red, green, white, blue as well as tint colours — navy, light blue, dark grey, heather grey, ash, military green, sand, natural.

    2. Choose T-Shirt Long Sleeve size
    There are several available T-Shirt Long Sleeve sizes at Cloudprinter.com — from S to 6XL. Choose the one that fits you best and keep in mind that the print zone remains the same independently of the T-Shirt Long Sleeve. For now, only regular fit T-Shirts Long Sleeve with a round neck are available, but more types are coming soon. 

    3. Choose T-shirt Long Sleeve printing side

    Printing on the Front side of the T-Shirt Long Sleeve is available for all the clients globally. The clients who are using Cloudprinter’s Print API have printing Front and Back side options available. To print on both the Front and Back sides, choose the templates for your size and upload 2 files to send your T-Shirt Long Sleeve for global print.

    4. Keep in mind print area on T-Shirt Long Sleeve Front and Back sides
    The print area doesn't change depending on the size of your T-Shirt Long Sleeve. You can only include your picture within the limits of the print area — 14х16 inches (355.6х406.4 mm). You can either print a picture in the maximum possible size 14х16 inches (355.6х406.4 mm) or place a picture of a smaller size wherever you want within the limits of the print zone. It concerns printing both on the Front and Back sides of your T-Shirt Long Sleeve. 

    5. Choose T-Shirt Long Sleeve picture
    Make sure your picture quality and size are appropriate for the T-Shirt Long Sleeve print area. That's important to make sure the picture isn't blurred and meets your expectations when printed. You can go for a multi-colour or 1-2 colours picture — whatever is better for you.

    6. Prepare T-Shirt Long Sleeve file for printing

      • Set 300 DPI resolution;
      • Choose RGB colour model;
      • Save the file in PDF/X-4.

    Well done! Now you can print your T-Shirt Long Sleeve all over the world as close to the delivery destination as possible.

    *When selecting a dark colour of the T-Shirt Long Sleeve, you will need to print some elements with white colour. Here is a short video on how to prepare a print file with white colour: