Put it on a t-shirt..

March 15, 2021 4:02 PM

What are some great websites that would print my art on t-shirts, bags, posters etc.?

Hi,

I've been feverishly working hard at creating my own art and have always wanted to sell t-shirts/posters with my art on them. I've dabbled in screen-printing (taking classes and teaching myself) but it takes a lot of work and I recently moved into a small apartment so space is very limited.

I've seen a bunch of websites that offer just that (red bubble, teespring, society 6 and many more). But I've concerned about quality of the t-shirts, ownership of my art and whether or not I get a decent cut. What are some websites that are highly rated and highly recommended?

I've tried doing a bit of research but was overwhelmed.
Also, if anyone is interested - my website in linked in my profile.

Thank you!

posted by morning_television to Media & Arts (3 answers total)

I can't speak to the selling side, but I've bought A LOT of T's on Red Bubble and have been very happy with the quality of both the fabric and the printing. And when I recently had an order go missing (in the delivery stage), customer service responded very quickly to rectify this. So from the buyer's side, Red Bubble is great.
posted by Halo in reverse at 4:21 PM on March 15, 2021

I’m pretty familiar with Redbubble: I sell stuff there and I own multiple different items from there (mugs, shirts, stickers, phone cases), and I have friends who work there.

You can choose the percentage markup from the base price on the things you sell, i.e. the money you receive. You can order from your own store at 0% markup. I’ve been happy with the quality of items I’ve ordered (in Australia). The suppliers who print/fulfill orders are different depending on the item and the location you order from. The biggest thing I don’t like about Redbubble is colour handling: you have to upload your artwork in RGB, but printers use CMYK. I’ve found setting up artwork in CMYK and then converting to RGB acceptable. I guess how much of an issue this is depends on how particular you are about colour.
posted by Whichty at 11:37 PM on March 15, 2021

I was using Society6 for a while, but didn’t like the limited color selection of their tees and they were fairly pricey for a place that didn’t pay out all that much. I switched over to Threadless and I’ve been a lot happier - I like the quality of their tees, there’s a ton of color selections and styles, and they are pretty upfront about what you are going to make. They do have frequent sales, where you make less per shirt (you can opt out of this) but I also sell a lot more when sales are on, so it probably evens out. happy to answer any other questions.
posted by heurtebise at 6:39 AM on March 16, 2021