HEAT SETTING YOUR T SHIRT DESIGN

03 December, 2008 12:29:00 don johnson

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heat setting a t shirt design

How to heat set a T Shirt design

by airbrush artist Don Johnson

Heat Setting T Shirt Designs

I’m publishing this article for those new to T Shirt airbrushing covering very basic information so readers of our airbrush, custom painting magazines Airbrush Technique Magazine and Airbrush Artist Magazine will have the basic’s covered already.

The most commonly used airbrush paint for airbrushing T Shirts is Aqua Flow, ETAC, Medea Textile Colors, Createx all need to be heat to be color fast; not wash out or fade. Heat set fabric for permanence by one of the following methods with a house hold iron or heat press for best results.

Hix heat press

Pictured above is a Hix T Shirt Heat Press which is commonly used in commercial airbrush t shirt shops to heat set their t shirt designs. At a cost of about $850.00 for a 15 inch by 15 inch press it puts it out of the budget for most airbrushing hobbyists.

heat setting t shirt designs

For the t shirt airbrushing hobbyists or small commercial t shirt airbrushing operation a more cost effective method for heat setting their t shirt designs is using a house hold iron. To cover the design while heat setting Parchment paper can be purchased from most grocery stores very inexpensively. What you will need than is a house hold iron, parchment paper and a clean flat surface to heat set your t shirt design with this method. Pictured above is a t shirt design I airbrushed and the equipement, supplies I will use to heat set the design.

heat setting t shirt designs

To heat set your t shirt design place the t shirt on a clean flat surface with no wrinkles in the shirt place the parchment paper over your design. Iron the shirt for two minutes using the highest setting on the iron (300 degrees is suggested) keeping the iron moving all the time.

I hope you found this helpful.

Its just paint have fun.

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Comments (2 posted):

chris173 on 10 January, 2009 10:46:33

How long will Createx paint last on a T-shirt? What is the best paint for shirts, if there isn't really much of a difference, whats the least expensive while still keeping to high quality. Thanks :-)

don johnson on 11 January, 2009 04:17:12

I have shirts done ten years ago that still look good, if done correctly the art should last a very long time. Aqua Flow or Createx work fine and there is also ECTAC. Aqua Flow is problay the most widely used by most pro t shirt guns you can purchase it from Dick Blick.

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