How I design any merch concept in under an hour!

[@CharliePangus]

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[@XxONILINKxX]

You probably don't remember me, but I've been following you for like 10 years now and I just have to say I'm blown away by how much your talent has grown. I love the design. Keep up the great work!

[@CharliePangus]

@@XxONILINKxX this comment just made my day! I’m happy to see you in the comments and thank you for the continued support! 10 years is wild! 😀

[@XxONILINKxX]

@@CharliePangus Absolutely dude. I've learned so much from you over the years so thank you! Here's to another decade of design 🍻

[@CharliePangus]

@@XxONILINKxX 🍻

[@caleighwears]

Get it boy! Color grade, edit, and design is fire, I still haven’t beat messmer

[@CharliePangus]

@@caleighwears legend has it… Caleigh is still working on beating Messmer 10 years later.. jk thanks for the love and long hours of color grading discussions haha

[@LotusMoonTarot]

I love seeing other designers work! Beautiful 💕

[@CharliePangus]

🥰

[@johnkozack6838]

The final is awesome..I like the way you show us the final mockup rasterized tee.

[@hempressdigital]

So true about planning. Thank you for the video 🌿

[@CharliePangus]

@@hempressdigitalthanks for watching!

[@blkmd]

Amazing! , keep up the good work

[@abedoesmedia]

Great vid!

[@CharliePangus]

Thank you 🙏

[@Vehemence111]

Question: dtg or dtf?? Which is best?

[@Wir93]

Maybe that's a stupid question, but maybe not. How do you decide whether to use Photoshop or illustrator?

[@CharliePangus]

@@Wir93 actually a great question! So it depends. If I’m designing with heavy texture processing then I will always use Photoshop. If I’m designing a logo I would use illustrator since its vector. If I’m designing a T-shirt that is heavily type heavy I will use illustrator. It always depends on the desired printing method and what the client wants. I will sometimes design in photoshop then transfer my layers to illustrator to convert them to vector layers. I have a video on this actually! Hope this helps.

[@Aljawharah_1]

wow man

[@CharliePangus]

😀

[@freakazoid9889]

Isn't transparency an issue with printing on merch? Like if you have a feathered mask selection or PNG assets like the flames? Maybe this is just Direct to Fabric printing.

[@rauvast]

the black background could be knocked out via the blend if sliders in the blending options!

[@CharliePangus]

@@freakazoid9889 yeah that’s correct but it can work for DTG printing with my Style Bender template. For screen printing you would just use rip software to create the halftones for you.

[@freakazoid9889]

@@CharliePangus awesome thanks, I'm going to look into this. Appreciate your videos.

[@freakazoid9889]

@@rauvast that's likely easier than how I have been doing it 🤣! thanks I'll look into it.

[@pubggaming8410]

Please make for anime tshirt designs 🙏!!! And it's really helpful thank you!❤

[@CharliePangus]

😎 thank you for watching!

[@amypangus9941]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@rauvast]

Charley used Elden Ring photos solely for the purpose of this tutorial, so this isn't client or commercial work! A tip for all designers watching this video: always ensure the assets you use in your designs are copyright-free and not just randomly pulled from Google or Pinterest. To secure repeat clients, avoid putting them in situations where they have to face angry artists accusing them of theft. Have fun creating!

[@CharliePangus]

@@rauvast absolutely!