collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

T-shirt Blanks for Photoshop Comps

posted about 1 year ago by collisiontheory

I’ve noticed a lot of t-shirt blanks for photoshop comps and I was wondering if anybody has a source of those blanks. Do you photo shoot them yourself or get’em from other brands? Then hit it up with the clone tool hehe.

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  1. Reilly - Reilly Stroope avatar

    Reilly said about 1 year ago

    I use my own. Vector masks for the win.

  2. Reilly - Reilly Stroope avatar

    Reilly said about 1 year ago

  3. sittingduck - Josh Stomberg avatar

    sittingduck said about 1 year ago

    get a digital camera, take photos.

  4. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    Nice one Reilly! Checked your shirts and saw you were part of the DBH robot shirt! Damn congrats bro I’m still thinking of getting one now that they’ve reprinted it.

  5. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    You’re right sittingduck. I’m probably just being too lazy to go about it. hehe

  6. seibei - David avatar

    seibei said about 1 year ago

    Reilly – those are straight class.

    on a related note, it’s always really annoying when people use the same American Apparel model shots for their shirt mock-ups – ummm, let’s see, Asian girl with big glasses, and skinny dude with a beard and hands in his pockets. Maybe there’s like one other one people use a lot.

  7. jimmyheartcore - Jimmy Heartcore avatar

    jimmyheartcore said about 1 year ago

    sittingduck said: get a digital camera, take photos.

    Grab yourself a white shirt, and take 20 pictures of it.

    The one with the best shadows wins.

    It might be a pain in the ass, but ultimately, you know you worked for it and nobody else can say you stole their blank.

  8. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    seibei said: Reilly – those are straight class. on a related note, it’s always really annoying when people use the same American Apparel model shots for their shirt mock-ups – ummm, let’s see, Asian girl with big glasses, and skinny dude with a beard and hands in his pockets. Maybe there’s like one other one people use a lot.

    It’s funny you mentioned this cuz i’ve been guilty of this myself haha.

  9. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    jimmyheartcore said:
    sittingduck said: get a digital camera, take photos.

    Grab yourself a white shirt, and take 20 pictures of it.

    The one with the best shadows wins.

    It might be a pain in the ass, but ultimately, you know you worked for it and nobody else can say you stole their blank.

    Taking photos is probably the west way to go about it.

    I’ve noticed that a lot of shirt comps might be using these abercrombie and fitch shirts for comp purposes—http://downtownrivals.com/content/design/cori_shirt2.jpg you’ll notice it in the label.

    I think it’d be cool too if AA or those other blank companies would provide hi-resolution images for comp purposes. Just as another way to promote their shirts you know.

  10. Reilly - Reilly Stroope avatar

    Reilly said about 1 year ago

    “I think it’d be cool too if AA or those other blank companies would provide hi-resolution images for comp purposes.”

    I’m working on a project and might release some comp shots for general use. We shall see.

  11. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    Reilly said: “I think it’d be cool too if AA or those other blank companies would provide hi-resolution images for comp purposes.” I’m working on a project and might release some comp shots for general use. We shall see.

    Awesome reilly!! Hope that pushes through.

  12. Nate - Nate Maggio avatar

    Nate said about 1 year ago

    I am tired of using a template from DeviantArt… I think I am gonna borrow an SLR and take some shots. The tee submissions with real tees look so jazzy. I want it!

  13. mitchbones - Mitchell avatar

    mitchbones said about 1 year ago

    Dumb question, how do make it look realistic when you paste the vector? As in make all the folds show up

  14. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    in photoshop, you gotta play around with blending options and/or layer options like multiply, soft light, etc.

  15. Reilly - Reilly Stroope avatar

    Reilly said about 1 year ago

    Here’s how I change the color of the shirt. There’s probably some better way that I haven’t taken the time to learn though.

    1. Origional

    2. Vector mask

    3. Desaturated copy of the shirt.

    4. Layers from top to bottom: Desaturated shirt, Vector mask, Origional.

    Does that make any sense?

  16. mitchbones - Mitchell avatar

    mitchbones said about 1 year ago

    Sort of, thanks a lot bro!

  17. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said about 1 year ago

    Here’s how I do it.

    You can experiment with the sliders on the right as well especially for lighter colored shirts.

  18. sjkaufman1 - Sam Kaufman avatar

    sjkaufman1 said 9 months ago


    Right Click & Save for PSD cutout ready to rock

  19. doublej - doublej avatar

    doublej said 9 months ago

    sjkaufman1 said: Right Click & Save for PSD cutout ready to rock

    Am i the only one bothered by these shirts, get a fucking IRON HAHA ive never seen a shirt look like that ever!

    collisiontheory said: Here’s how I do it. You can experiment with the sliders on the right as well especially for lighter colored shirts.

    and thanks for the BLEND IF: tip i dunno why i never even messed with that!

  20. Nate - Nate Maggio avatar

    Nate said 9 months ago

    collisiontheory said: Here’s how I do it. You can experiment with the sliders on the right as well especially for lighter colored shirts.

    I was just messing around with your quick tutorial and I cant get it to work? It doesn’t really fade at all... what am I doing wrong?

  21. njonas - Nick - JACC Fashion avatar

    njonas said 9 months ago

    I usually just use the multiply blending mode, which only takes the dark shades of the design, assuming there are no whites...

  22. collisiontheory - aj dimarucot avatar

    collisiontheory said 9 months ago

    Nate said:
    collisiontheory said: Here’s how I do it. You can experiment with the sliders on the right as well especially for lighter colored shirts.

    I was just messing around with your quick tutorial and I cant get it to work? It doesn’t really fade at all... what am I doing wrong?

    Awesome try it out and post your shirts. Use the right slider if it’s on a white shirt.

  23. Ameeee - Amy Brown avatar

    Ameeee said 8 months ago

    I’m just lazy and use zazzle.com!

  24. godmachine - Az' avatar

    godmachine said 8 months ago

    Reilly said:

    mate- how did you pull EXACTLY the same face in each shot?

  25. Birdie3431 - Seth avatar

    Birdie3431 said 8 months ago

    lol theyre photo edited

  26. manos - Supermandolini avatar

    manos said 8 months ago

  27. Jon Kruse - Jonathan Kruse avatar

    Jon Kruse said 8 months ago

  28. newy 51st state - Mike Nucero avatar

    newy 51st state said 8 months ago

    hey just a quick question might sound silly and i feel like i should know this but changing the color of the blank_shirt.psd file, everytime i go to adjustments and color and mess around with that doesnt come out proper at all.. any tips would help thanks..

  29. JuniorKickstart - JunioKickstart avatar

    JuniorKickstart said 7 months ago

    collisiontheory said: Here’s how I do it. You can experiment with the sliders on the right as well especially for lighter colored shirts.

    when i do this it gets all choppy looking...

  30. ez-kun - Liviu Matei avatar

    ez-kun said 7 months ago

    use overlay-softlight, etc layer settings, depending on the mock up’s color and the colors of the design. that’s the fastest blending.
    also, i use the color overlay or the ctr+u for color changes. mess with the settings until you are happy. beware of saturation:)
    AND THIS IS WHY EMPTEES WANTS TO HAVE A RESOURCES SECTION! BRING IT!

  31. justgeoff - Geoff May avatar

    justgeoff said 7 months ago

    I just take the white shirt layer, copy it, desaturate it and set it to multiply and then make that the topmost layer. Then just make sure your art is under that layer and above the shirt layer. Then just use color overlay for the shirt color.

  32. CMYK|BRAD - Brad avatar

    CMYK|BRAD said 7 months ago

    This would be a great one for the new Resourses section!

  33. soapylaundry - SoapyLaundry avatar

    soapylaundry said 6 months ago

    try to get a a black shirt color any suggestions on settings

  34. soapylaundry - SoapyLaundry avatar

    soapylaundry said 6 months ago

    *trying to get a black shirt color using this tutorial any suggestions on settings in photoshop
    thks

  35. volatile v - Andrew Zell avatar

    volatile v said 6 months ago

    soapylaundry said: *trying to get a black shirt color using this tutorial any suggestions on settings in photoshop thks

    New layer, add in the color you want it to be. Set the layer on lighten or screen, probably. May have to play with the opacity. I imagine that’d do the trick.

  36. Reilly - Reilly Stroope avatar

    Reilly said 6 months ago

    Mine up there is a perfect way to get a black shirt. In fact that’s what I did.

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