T-Shirt Design Tutorial: Easy Step by Step in Affinity Designer | Create Shapes, Arcs & Textures

[@tracychilders166]

You have some GREAT content. I'm not sure if you've considered it but you should create a lot more videos similar to this one where you show a good design and teach how to replicate it in Affinity Designer. I learned a lot in this video. Showing the same process with other designs would be incredibly helpful.

[@DetourShirts]

Thanks for the idea! If you have any you would like to see let me know

[@iamgsilva]

I recently found your channel, and have been learning Affinity Design from you. Now I'm hooked on t-shirt design! Love your content!

[@DetourShirts]

Awesome! Thank you! Welcome aboard

[@sarahgreene8997]

I love your simple Affinity tutorials creating a finished design. Thanks Juna

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you... glad you liked it

[@PassiveMarie]

I love watching your videos, so fun to watch and learn!! Will definitely recommend this video because more people should watch it :)

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you so much!! I really like your videos too... keep going!!

[@Hey_me]

Straight to the point tutorial over a cool motivational speaker's voice. All eyes on you, bro.

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you.... I didn't think my voice is that great but thanks.

[@michelle_nolan]

I love your design tutorials!! I learn so much each time. Two ideas I would love to see: 1) how you would take a shift from inspiration to final... I know you say don’t use the same idea, but use it as inspiration. An example of how you do it would be helpful. 2) how to “draw” for non-drawers within affinity designer . Like ways you could use shapes to draw cartoons or even an example of how you draw a character! Thanks

[@DetourShirts]

Great suggestions! I like the how to draw for non-drawers... I'll have to come up with something for that.

[@appodemus2937]

Thanks so much for posting. Brilliant tutorial - answered a lot of questions. Have subscribed, will defo be back for more !

[@DetourShirts]

Awesome, thank you!

[@victorresp]

This is awesome, thanks!

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you like it!

[@violetgypsie]

So many great techniques in this tutorial. Thank you!

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@peace.n.blessings5579]

Thank you for uploading this video, still learning affinity designer

[@DetourShirts]

You're very welcome!

[@fabiGBOtown]

Thanks Juna. I really appreciate this tutorial, I'll watch it over and over to recreate it myself.

[@jvapaodjim6168]

Don't RECREATE........ CREATE !!! ;-)

[@DetourShirts]

I think that's what he meant.... you can recreate it for practice.

[@fabiGBOtown]

@@DetourShirts that's exactly right. A new skill in my toolbox. Thanks Juna

[@stadia-60-west88]

Hi, Juna. Thanks for showing us how to apply the "textures".

[@DetourShirts]

You are so welcome! It's pretty easy right?

[@sivanujansivakumar5907]

As always, another gem content. Thanks for makes this video juno sir.

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@musiccircle5515]

Yes sir I like this T-shirt designs please do more designs

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you, I will

[@lizajane55555]

Thanks for these videos, they sure help a lot :)

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you like them!

[@fabiGBOtown]

This was wonderful! You lost me at curves so I have to decipher what you did lol. Thanks for teaching us new skills :)

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Hey_me]

@George Salvatore So tell us what you found on your girlfriend's account first. I need u to hype me up.

[@rickharold7884]

Awesome. Great detail. Thx!

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you liked it!

[@sleepwellfriend]

Great tips! Your videos are always full of valuable content. Thank you for sharing!

[@DetourShirts]

You are so welcome!

[@relaxingsoundsandmusic9905]

Very helpful, thank you! I tried to do a texture like that the other day and failed. Now I can do it thanks to you!

[@DetourShirts]

Glad I could help!

[@chiakurdi7940]

amazing, thank you

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you liked it!

[@WonderfulWorldOfStuff]

Awesome tutorial, love that I learn a few extra tricks & tips that help me on my POD venture, I am finding myself booming with confidence & creativity now the skills of using infinity designer are coming together | Your tutorials are invaluable to me | Keep up the amazing content | Much Love, Peace & Respect | Stay Safe

[@DetourShirts]

So glad these are helpful... we all should keep growing and learning... thanks for the kind comments.

[@MultiTrinket]

You could also use the pen tool to make the arc shape, and then use the corner tool. Nice tutorial as always Juan.

[@DetourShirts]

That's a good idea! Thanks...yes, multiple ways to do it

[@davindersingh-dx8nb]

That's great. Would you mind telling the software used to create designs?

[@DetourShirts]

Yes, sure... this one was Affinity Designer

[@jamlongsaiyot3323]

Thanks, Juna, another great tutorial. I followed along and it went well until I had to add everything together, and the number in the middle disappeared. I couldn't figure out what happened.

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it helped! I think you may have erased it? See if it's still in the layers panel and what the effect is on it.

[@jamlongsaiyot3323]

@@DetourShirts Wonderful. Thanks. I will check it out and try again.

[@Ioannnify]

Hi Juna, thanks for this wonderful tutorial, Can you please let us know the size of the artboard you are creating and the color mode you are using, is it CMYK, thanks for your help!

[@DetourShirts]

Artboard is 4500 x 5400 pixels and I use CMYK

[@MeetandVeg]

Great video. Lost you a bit at the texture application. I’ll rewatch it on a bigger screen. You can download software to make your mouse have a trail behind it as it moves around, I thought it might help as I lose the mouse and miss where you are clicking sometimes.

[@DetourShirts]

Thanks for the mouse trail idea... I need to try that next time

[@gavinmole740]

thanks juna, always wanted to know how to add the grunge effect to the back. I am having one issue where when i put the photo over and press erase it actually erases it and all i see is the transparent page like background. what did i do wrong?

[@gavinmole740]

also, when i choose to save and export i cant select without background. That option isnt there. Any ideas?

[@DetourShirts]

What's probably happening is the png file that you are using is more dark than light... Erase will erase all the dark parts... try changing your grunge file. It's strange that you don't see select without background... are you saving it as a png? PNG should have that option. If you are saving as a tif or jpg you will not see that option.

[@gavinmole740]

​@@DetourShirts that makes sense because the grunge file is darker, i couldn't find any free lighter ones. Im using png yes, its just a hassle to always have to unselect all my backgrounds when saving. Thanks again

[@gavinmole740]

I found other textures from creative fab and you were right! thanks.

[@gavinmole740]

I keep forgetting to ask but how do you have your Amazon storefront for merch? How do I set one up?

[@amybruder5182]

I'd love a tutorial on how to do the layered text from the Washed and Worn texture you showed in this video. It has layers of four different colors. I watched a video yesterday about how to do it in some other program but I need to know how to do it in Affinity Designer (or Affinity Photo).

[@DetourShirts]

Great suggestion! I can do a video like that.

[@jenny_rice]

Thanks for showing us step by step. Still a little confusing for us non-graphic artists, ha, ha. I'll have to practice.

[@DetourShirts]

No worries... there will be more and everyone gets better with practice

[@ahsunhabibrasel]

thank you

[@DetourShirts]

You're welcome

[@payneangel]

Tysm for these videos! ❤️❤️ May ask how i create cmyk and keep rgb or convert?

[@DetourShirts]

So you can design in CMYK but when you save it as a PNG file it will automatically convert your file to RGB because all PNG files are RGB

[@payneangel]

@@DetourShirts ahhhhh ic see said the blind girl...smh. Thank you sooooo much!

[@lina......]

I don't have the erase filter option in Photoshop 2021. Is there any other option to do this? Thanks for the tutorial!!

[@DetourShirts]

Sorry I haven't used Photoshop in a while now... I'm sure there are tutorials about it on KZbin somewhere

[@PeaceNinja007]

When you were smoothing out those corners, is there anyway to apply the exact same curving "specifications" to all 4 corners? I tried using the ruler but doing so is very time consuming. Or am I being to picky with the details??

[@DetourShirts]

Yes... it should do it to all 4 by default if you start with rounded corners first

[@PeaceNinja007]

@@DetourShirts Na .. i meant like the little adjustments you were making to each corner to match the sample you were basing it out of. Either way .. I managed adjust all 4 corners exactly the same using multiple rulers. I believe this is the proper way to do it but it still is very time consuming :/

[@akarshs9552]

Hey dude, do we have distort tool in affinity designer?

[@DetourShirts]

Not that I know of.... I wish we could warp text easier

[@fabiGBOtown]

When you say convert to curves, is that the same as rasterize layer?

[@DetourShirts]

Not exactly... it's more like make something an "object" instead of a text or shape.... It's called curves because it's made out of points and you can select and move those points.

[@fabiGBOtown]

@@DetourShirts I see, thanks for explaining

[@jillwirsing7544]

Hello! I really appreciate your videos and I always learn so much. I am brand new at POD and Affinity Designer. I would like to ask what color space do you design in for POD in Affinity Designer, how to properly export a finished piece, and how big the design should be with in the 5400 by 4500 setting? Thank you for all that you are doing!

[@DetourShirts]

I use CMYK and you can make the design from edge to edge now that you can size it down on Amazon to make it fit.

[@jillwirsing7544]

@@DetourShirts Thank you!

[@mrslcbrock]

These are great tutorials. Could you show us how to create a template for a 20oz sublimation blank tumbler? I think I have completed it, but there has to be an easier way. I have been trying to create templates for may things, like bags, key fobs etc.

[@DetourShirts]

Great suggestion! What POD service are you using?

[@bijaykattel2218]

Hey juna, i am big fan of yours since i started redbubble. I have question. Can i use my same artworks on other same platforms like redbubble , even on stock photos websites

[@DetourShirts]

The problem with selling your t-shirt designs on stock photo websites is that others could buy it and use it to sell t-shirts too.... I guess if you made sure that didn't happen or if you are okay with that then it should be okay

[@fabiGBOtown]

That was the easiest outline around the shape... I was overthinking it too much

[@DetourShirts]

There are many ways to do it

[@aroundtheworld2046]

Hi Juna! How can i increase quality of my merch design with Illustrator? Really like your work by the way!

[@DetourShirts]

I would suggest that you take time to study good t-shirt design.... composition is key when creating something people want to wear... couple that with finding a topic that people want wear and you will have a winning combo

[@elsapakopoulou6759]

Do we also have to convert all elements into compound paths before exporting the final design to PNG? Great tutorial by the way.

[@DetourShirts]

You don't have too... but I like to just in case... I don't want any surprises.

[@naturemind1875]

How can you open document more than one as you present?

[@DetourShirts]

Are you talking about having multiple artboards on Affinity? If so, just use the artboard tool and make another one.

[@nobsgaming4757]

the shape is can we make it really simetrical?

[@DetourShirts]

Yes you can

[@user-op6kz3gx4f]

Where we can get t-shirt mockup like that...?

[@DetourShirts]

Oh... good question... the mock up is from Placeit

[@user-op6kz3gx4f]

@@DetourShirts what's the keyword..? I didn't find like that..

[@mounirabdeldjebar6813]

Hi Juna, Thank you for this tutorial, please can you share the PSD file of this design

[@DetourShirts]

I'll think about it... It's not something I normally do

[@pd5244]

I’m having a problem with some Redbubble designs being ripped off and sold on Amazon (I use watermark but there are ways around that). Could you do a video on how to best deal with this issue, is it worth the time it takes to go after these thieves? Thanks Juna.

[@DetourShirts]

So sad...It's a problem we all face... I usually report copycats of mine on bigger sites like Amazon, RedBubble, Etsy, etc.... I don't try to take them off of the smaller sites I never heard of... not sure if that's the best way but that's what I do.

[@kelfern8226]

for the life of me, I can't figure out how you didn't fill but just marked the outline white. I must have watched it over 5x and still nothing. It keeps filling but it's all black. Minute 5:53

[@DetourShirts]

So the color palette has two color objects in the upper left... the stroke and the fill... stroke on the top in the back and the fill a littler lower and to the front....at first the fill color was black .. and the stroke color was none... I clicked on the arrow between them and slightly to the right...to swap the colors so that the stroke had the black and the fill was none.... then I made the stroke bigger

[@kathiee.2013]

I know this video is 3 years old, but I found it very valuable. I'm trying to move away from the subscription-based kittl designing, and going to affinity designer. In your opinion, which would be easier? Should I just stick with a subscription-based design tool?

[@DetourShirts]

It really depends what you want. If you want to build your skills and do everything yourself than Affinity Designer. Something like Kittl can speed up designing but you will have to use what they provide.

[@kathiee.2013]

@@DetourShirts thanks, Juna!

[@amrutop3913]

do you use stylus ?

[@DetourShirts]

Only on my iPad.... which I don't use as much as I should

[@joshuarayborn]

couldnt get the filter part with erase to work correctly. It just erased the stuff we made rather than the texture.

[@DetourShirts]

Follow these steps....make sure the design is in one group.... the texture is above all of them in the layers palette..... then group the design group and the texture together... then use the erase filter on the texture.

[@joshuarayborn]

@@DetourShirts still erases everything . Have a group with the texture, and the curves as 1 design. Hit erase and it erases everything.

[@joshuarayborn]

The only way I can really get it to work is if I add another rectangle that is clear that covers the canvass. Then I group the layers wit the texture in the back and the curves in the middle. So it kinda works. thanks for the tutorial. The erase filter was not what worked though. I will have to try again.

[@bionysos41]

How do i find that rounded rectangle tool in v2?

[@DetourShirts]

It’s up top

[@bionysos41]

@@DetourShirts yes i found it,first rounded rectangle done. How about those curves,how those work? Converting i mean?

[@samurai100]

hi Juna thank you for all the informative videos I have a few questions 1. what does “convert to curves” do? 2. why do you ungroup after converting to curve? 3. what does “expand stroke” do?

[@DetourShirts]

Convert to curves changes text or a shape into an object with points. When it's curves (object with points) you have more control to change it..... I ungroup text because I need to have each letter separated.... Expand stroke makes and outline an object with points.

[@danielcampbell4775]

Hey, my merch informer was showing me an 'A' but when I left it open a few minutes, it changed to a 'D'....so I don't know if you're leaving these niches open for long enough. :)

[@DetourShirts]

Hmmmm... I'll try to leave it on longer.... was it for that same topic?

[@danielcampbell4775]

@@DetourShirts yeah bro. i just noticed when i went back to my merch informer tab. Still a great trend to work with for inspiration though...I love the vids btw! Please keep going!

[@thewanderingwebels9355]

I want to know the texture part soooo bad... but its not working for me! :( I get everything into curves... add them so they are one. Place the texture... menu down to erase and the everything goes away. I read comments down further and someone was having the same problem... so I converted my backgrounds from jpeg to png... same problem still

[@DetourShirts]

I think what is happening is the grouping.... so first make sure your design is all in one group. . next put the texture above the group in the layers palette... then group your grouped design and the texture into one group.... open the group... select the texture and set that to erase.... that should do it.

[@t.vidate]

Can we make pro design with free photopea ?

[@DetourShirts]

I don't know... I haven't used photopea... I'll have to try it

[@Mohsinovish]

Hi jjuna, how to open a Displate account

[@DetourShirts]

Good question... depends on your POD site but I would start with emailing them... whoever the POD site is

[@Mohsinovish]

@@DetourShirts this is the problem i dont have a website, only redbubble teepublic and mba accounts, i emailed them i hope they accept Is displate a good platform to make a stable living

[@Mcrl-vy7fv]

I dont understand why u chose erase? Is it not enough to mask it? But besides that great video Thank you

[@DetourShirts]

Trying out different ways... masking it can work too... but I'm really into using erase now

[@waffrentrager8216]

Hi juna! How bout making a video about your favourite graphiv artist that offer freebies and premium resources hehe 😁😁

[@DetourShirts]

Great suggestion! I don't know if I have a favorite but Spoon Graphics is pretty cool

[@musiccircle5515]

Canva I use

[@DetourShirts]

Canva is pretty great... I have a few videos about it

[@husseinkhudair7454]

I love you Juna 😍❤️🇮🇶

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you

[@danielezekielsmith674]

Hi are you still making and selling your tshirts

[@DetourShirts]

Yes... absolutely

[@fabiGBOtown]

The reason I asked was to learn a new skill :) no copying

[@DetourShirts]

I know... I just wanted to be clear to the other people watching

[@fabiGBOtown]

@@DetourShirts you rock brother

[@lorettabalogun5573]

Thanks Juna. Your videos are really very helpful. I want to pick a Nitche about Christianity. For example something like JESUS LOVES YOU with some graphics added. Do you think Amazon will accept it?

[@DetourShirts]

Yes... they have a ton of Christian shirt designs for sale that do really well.

[@lorettabalogun5573]

@@DetourShirts Thanks.

[@PeaceNinja007]

@@lorettabalogun5573 Have you been able to sell your Jesus design on Amazon? And if so, how do you sell on Amazon? lol

[@Andre-ls9tv]

I just don't understand how this mask in Affinity is working. Everytime I want to add It to the design, the whole design disapears. Can someone explain why this is happening?

[@DetourShirts]

Yes... I will doe a quick tip for it

[@redsailor101]

You stole my design 😂😂😂👍🏼

[@DetourShirts]

Oh no... Sorry... this was just to teach.... I'm not selling it.

[@sonnywest4471]

You are not explaining what you are clicking on to make this design

[@DetourShirts]

I'm sorry... I do on my other ones

[@IdrisFenn537]

Had to give a refund to someone who bought Autism Awareness print Lowtop sneakers/Shoes today!!!!!!! I am so mad. The Shoes had been on my Etsy store for 2+ weeks.

[@DetourShirts]

Refunds are not fun

[@IdrisFenn537]

@@DetourShirts I feel bad that she didn't see the product sooner.