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.
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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!