T-Shirt

**Gixxer** · 22nd January 2003, 13:07

I have prices and narrowed it to one print shop, I have made some rough designs and trying to find a scanner.
If there is anyone good at art or good at doing pics on P.C's (P.C format vectorized EPS?) holla.

when I find a scanner I will put the pics I have done.
The guy at the print shop said they can fix it up etc, but it is like $50 p/h extra.

Cheers

Gixxer

**Skunk** · 29th January 2003, 09:50

I MAY be able to help you there... (I'm in the prepress industry)

Depends what you got and if you can get it to me...

**bikerboy** · 29th January 2003, 18:30

I've got a scanner and know someone who is great at computer graphics. I'm sure he can "fix it up" as a favor if there isn't too much involved. I'm in (herne bay) Auckland. :bigthumb:

**Gixxer** · 30th January 2003, 09:26

Cheers Bikerboy, give us your number I will give you a call, I work in CBD, so can drop them off anytime.

Cheers

**bikerboy** · 30th January 2003, 09:55

Great,
give me a ring on 021 680 088 to organize a time.

**Gixxer** · 30th January 2003, 15:17

I have found a scanner. remeber this is a rough sketch.

**Gixxer** · 30th January 2003, 15:18

looks better on paper

**Cuban** · 5th February 2003, 10:54

so hows it going guys?
whats the plan?
is it a touched up version of that sketch printed onto a shirt, or onto a patch, or is it still up in the air?
i think that if we were to say put the sketch on the back of a shirt (printed on) the it should be bold clean lines, and in an opposite colour to the shirt ( i.e. black shirt, white graphics)
And are we gonna have "kiwibiker" underneath the graphic, or something catchy and inevitably more try-hard like 'catch us if you can'?!!

Anyway,
thoughts to ponder

**p0stal** · 5th February 2003, 14:37

Originally posted by Cuban
i think that if we were to say put the sketch on the back of a shirt (printed on) the it should be bold clean lines, and in an opposite colour to the shirt ( i.e. black shirt, white graphics)

Good point. I can simplify or styilize that sketch if you want, I've got CorelDraw, so exporting an EPS won't be a problem. If you want a hand with any of the design, just let me know. I'm new, I know, but I'd like to help any way I can.

**Gixxer** · 5th February 2003, 15:54

now we are getting somewhere,

I told the dude from the print place it would be something like a white pic on black shirt, or vice versa depending on what everyone wants, bold lines is definatly the way to go.

I think if we can get a couple more ideas and pics we can do the vote thing.

p0stal, I do have one or 2 pics (hand drawn) which I can send you to do if your keen, kinda comic style stuff, have not worked out how to get them down to 800x600.

I thought of having "kiwibiker" or even "www.kiwibiker.dynu.com", above and below the pic in a banner style or around the pic in a circle with something like what cuban said would be good.

**p0stal** · 5th February 2003, 22:07

Originally posted by Gixxer
I told the dude from the print place it would be something like a white pic on black shirt, or vice versa depending on what everyone wants, bold lines is definatly the way to go.

I think if we can get a couple more ideas and pics we can do the vote thing.

p0stal, I do have one or 2 pics (hand drawn) which I can send you to do if your keen, kinda comic style stuff, have not worked out how to get them down to 800x600.

I thought of having "kiwibiker" or even "www.kiwibiker.dynu.com", above and below the pic in a banner style or around the pic in a circle with something like what cuban said would be good.

Personally, I think white on black is better, black shirts just look better, especially if you're going for the work-shirt style, white gets dirty & marked too easily, & we want these to last, right?

Sure, Gixxer, send any images to blackcat@maxnet.co.nz, I'll have a go at converting them to a more delineated style, hell, I might even have a go at the one already there tomorrow.

When you all decide what to use for the text, let me know & I'll incorporate it into the image.

**Skunk** · 5th February 2003, 22:27

If that's what you're up too... that's too easy. I'm in the graphics and prepress industry and produce film for screen printers every day. If you run into trouble give me a yell.

(I have access to Photoshop, Illustrator, CorelDraw, Freehand, Quark, InDesign, Pagemaker and others, along with an imagesetter for the film output.)

**p0stal** · 6th February 2003, 16:49

/bows to kiwizrx

"we're not worthy, we're not worthy!..."

Right, this is what I have so far, 1 color only, to keep the prices low. I've done 2 versions, I prefer the 1st one, but I gave the option anyway. The top pic in each image is for a white background, the bottom for a black BG.

Suggestions for improvement?

**wari** · 6th February 2003, 17:08

Those are looking impressive ... i like the simple style !!

The top two are the options I like best and the T-shirt will have to be black to get SpankMe to wear it, after all he started this all off . Does it cost more to have different colour shirts ? I like the top pic slightly more though , so could it be in one of those jaggedy type thingies that you see in cartoons ... you know the ones ... like the KAPOW !!! of a batman punch , then you could have the white jaggedy thingie on a black t-shirt eh? Just a thought ?

Be good to see what it'll be like with some wording too .

Good on you fellas ... top work and all that.