Artwork First
Our clients are professional creatives working in graphically competitive markets.
We don’t bend the artwork to fit our process—we bend our process to fit the artwork.
We carry out the vision we’re given, preserving the intent of the artists and designers who know their audience best.
Who We Are
We are screen printing artists and designers, and problem solvers first. Most of our work is in the arts, entertainment, and music industries — poster artists, clothing lines, and promoters — but we print for everybody. Many people come to us with an ambitious idea another printer already told them couldn’t be done.
Danger Press has been a screen printing company in Atlanta, Georgia since the fall of 2004, and we print for clients across the country. Wherever the work is going, the standard is the same.
In 21 years we have printed more than 2.6 million shirts across over 23,000 jobs for more than 6,500 clients — work that runs from single limited-edition art prints to production runs past 25,000 pieces.
What We Offer
We run apparel from 25 pieces and posters from 50, up to 25,000+. Screen printing is the heart of the shop — plastisol, water-based, and discharge inks, CMYK and simulated process, appliqué, and heat transfer, with metallic ink as standard and foil on request — and for short runs or complex color we print digitally with Direct-to-Film (DTF). We can print on fabric, paper, glass, wood, or metal.
We print short- and long-sleeve tees, pocket tees, tanks, and hoodies in cotton, poly/cotton, tri-blend, and fleece — on blanks from Bella+Canvas, AS Colour, Next Level, Alternative Apparel, Independent Trading, Royal Apparel, and Gildan. We’ll help you choose the one that fits the project.
And we finish the job: folding, polybagging, hand tags, and sew-in tags, so an order can arrive ready for a shelf or a mailer. We also run embroidery from 12 pieces. We print from press-ready files, and if you need the artwork made we will connect you with a designer from the creatives we work with.
How We Started
We started because we wanted high-quality screen printing that ignored the industry’s defaults for placement, size, and technique — and couldn’t find a printer doing it. So we worked out our own methods through trial and error, and we never really stopped looking for the next way to push the craft.
You have gone above and beyond our expectations. Thank you for being excellent from start to finish.Kate Stokes | The Lab Depot
Why We Do It
We like the work, and we like the people who make things. So we listen to what a partner actually needs first, then recommend the approach that gets the best result — whether or not we’re the ones who do every part of it. The goal is your result, not our throughput.
Customized Job Tracking — Yūgen
Yūgen is our custom database. It holds the details of every project — colors, specs, garments, and preferences — and moves that information across the facility in real time. It’s how we anticipate what a returning client needs instead of asking them to repeat themselves, and it’s the kind of accumulated history a cheaper shop simply doesn’t have.
Laser-Imaged Screens
We make our screens with Laser-To-Screen (LTS) — a laser images the stencil directly onto the screen, instead of printing a film positive and burning it the traditional way. Cutting out the film step removes a whole generation of dot gain and misregistration, so the screen matches your file almost exactly: finer halftones, crisp small type, and tight registration across every color. Most of our screens are made this way; some poster work still runs from film positives. The detail your artwork has on screen is the detail that ends up on the shirt.
Up to 2,540 dpi • 5% dots at 120 lpi • 50-micron lines • stencil imaged directly by laser
3D Grid Analysis
Before a job ships, we confirm exact print placement and size with a physical proof rather than a flat digital mockup — the same instinct behind our mannequin preview. We came up with the system ourselves to reduce size surprises. What you approve is what arrives.
TruePrint — Direct-to-Film (DTF)
TruePrint is our version of direct-to-film (DTF) printing, refined over years of running it in production. We were early adopters, running the process before the industry had agreed on a name for it, so we gave it one of our own. DTF is the term everyone settled on since. A DTF print is produced on film and heat-pressed onto the garment: no screens, no color separations, and no added cost for however many colors the design carries. Think of it as a giclée for apparel.
DTF earns its place where a screen cannot go: full-spectrum or painterly artwork, textured fabric, totes and bags, prints that cross a seam or a pocket, and runs from 10 pieces. A DTF print sits on top of the garment and reads closer to a high-end decal than a screen print does — we would rather tell you that before you open the box than after.
Embroidery
Embroidery stitches the mark into the garment rather than printing on top of it — raised, textured, and hard-wearing. It earns its place on hats, polos, outerwear, and anywhere a stitched logo reads better than ink. Runs start at 12 pieces.
It suits smaller, simpler marks at a higher cost per piece, where screen printing suits large or detailed artwork at a lower cost across a bigger run. Plenty of programs use both, and we can quote them together.
Posters
We screen print posters the same way we print garments: one color at a time, by hand, on stock chosen for the job. Runs start at 50 pieces. Metallic ink is standard poster work — paper is flat and non-porous, so the ink sits on the surface and catches the light in a way it never can on fabric.
Limited-edition and hand-numbered runs are regular work for us, and we can match a poster run to an apparel run so a release reads as one thing rather than two.
Live Event Printing
Danger.Live is our mobile screen printing service for festivals, concerts, and brand activations. Guests pick a garment and a design and watch it print on the spot — 75 to 300 shirts an hour. We can travel nationwide for it.
Free Fridays
On Fridays we open the shop for our crew to print their own creative work and to support the local arts community. It’s part of how we stay artists and not just operators.
Internships
Every year we have a few slots for people who want to learn how this works. Some printmaking knowledge helps, but what really matters is a good attitude, a willingness to learn, an ability to work well with others, and a general aptitude for problem solving.
Interested? Email intern@dangerpress.com or see our careers page.
Good to Know
Can You Handle My Project?
Do you offer finishing and fulfillment, or just printing?
Finishing, yes. Folding, polybagging, hand tags and sew-in tags are routine work, and we can have an order arrive ready to go straight onto a shelf or into a mailer.
Fulfillment is more limited. We take it on case by case for established accounts rather than offering it as a standing service, so if your program depends on us holding and shipping stock, raise it early and we will tell you honestly whether we can carry it.
Do you offer embroidery?
Yes. Embroidery starts at 12 pieces, and it earns its place on hats, polos, outerwear, and anywhere a stitched mark reads better than ink. It suits smaller, simpler marks at a higher cost per piece, where screen printing suits large or detailed artwork at a lower cost across a bigger run. Plenty of programs use both, and we can quote them together.
Can you print youth and kids' sizes?
Yes. Most blanks we carry run youth sizes alongside adult, and camp, school, and church programs are regular work for us. Tell us the youth-to-adult split in your size breakdown and we will confirm availability.
Can you add names and numbers to team orders?
Yes, we can help with it. Raise it when you send your quote request rather than later, since per-piece work has to be planned into the run rather than added at the end.
Do you print merchandise for festivals and events?
Yes, and it is a large part of what we do. Festival and event merch usually means a fixed date that cannot move, so we work backward from your on-site date rather than quoting a generic turnaround, and we will tell you honestly if the calendar is too tight. For printing at the event itself rather than ahead of it, see Danger.Live.
Do you print retail-grade goods meant to be sold?
Yes, and it changes how we run the job. Goods that carry a price tag have to survive a customer's scrutiny and their washing machine, so retail work usually means a softer hand, exact color matching, tighter placement tolerance, and finishing that lets the garment go straight onto a shelf or into a mailer. Tell us up front that a run is for resale and we will spec it that way from the start.
Who do you print for?
We print for artists, musicians, clothing lines, agencies, festivals, churches, schools, and retail brands, mostly in arts, entertainment, and music, and we work with everyone from first-run independents to multi-campus organizations. Our clients page has the current list.
We rebranded — can you reprint our whole range?
Yes. A rebrand is new artwork rather than a reorder, so it needs fresh setup, but we can run the whole range as one coordinated project instead of a series of separate jobs. Send the new brand assets and the list of items that need to change and we will sequence it against your rollout date, flagging anything the new artwork will not reproduce well before you commit.
What Is Screen Printing (general education)
What is screen printing?
Screen printing pushes ink through a fine mesh screen, one stencil per color, directly onto the fabric or substrate. Each color gets its own screen and its own pass on the press, which is what gives screen printing its opacity, color saturation, and durability compared to digital methods.
How does screen printing work, step by step?
A design is separated into individual colors, each color is imaged onto its own mesh screen, and the screens are mounted on the press in registration. Ink is pushed through each screen in sequence, cured with heat between or after passes, and the finished piece is inspected before folding and packing.
What's the difference between screen printing and DTG (Direct-to-Garment)?
Screen printing pushes opaque ink through a mesh and excels at bold color, large runs, and exact Pantone matching. DTG (Direct-to-Garment) sprays ink like an inkjet printer directly into the fabric and excels at photorealistic, full-color designs in small quantities — but only on high-cotton-content fabrics. Danger Press runs screen printing as its core craft; see the next few questions for what replaced DTG for short-run digital work.
Video: What's the difference between Screen Printing and DTG?
What's the difference between screen printing and DTF (Direct-to-Film)?
DTF (Direct-to-Film) prints a design onto film, then heat-presses it onto the garment — flexible for full-color art on nearly any fabric, but with a different hand-feel than screen printing. We offer DTF for short runs or complex color art alongside our core screen printing.
What is DTF (Direct-to-Film) printing, exactly?
DTF prints a full-color design onto a special film, coats it with an adhesive powder, then heat-presses the whole transfer onto the garment in one step. Unlike screen printing, it needs no screens or color separations, and unlike DTG (Direct-to-Garment), it isn't limited to cotton — it holds up on cotton, polyester, blends, and even nylon or leather.
DTF vs. DTG — which is better for my order?
DTF wins on almost every practical measure: it prints on cotton, polyester, blends, nylon, and even treated leather, where DTG is largely limited to high-cotton-content fabrics (blends over roughly 50% polyester print poorly). DTF also needs no fabric pretreatment, holds up better through repeated washing and stretching without cracking, and stays vibrant on dark garments. DTG's one remaining edge is hand-feel — the ink sits in the fibers with almost no texture, slightly softer than a DTF transfer.
For large runs of one or two colors, screen printing still wins on cost per piece.
Do you offer DTG (Direct-to-Garment) printing?
No — Danger Press has moved away from DTG in favor of DTF. DTG only performs well on high-cotton-content, smooth-surface fabrics like fine jersey; anything with significant polyester or texture prints poorly, needs fabric-specific pretreatment, and wears down faster with washing and stretching. DTF covers the same short-run, full-color digital work DTG used to, plus cotton/poly blends, performance fabrics, and dark garments DTG couldn't handle well.
What does a DTF print feel like next to screen printing?
A DTF print sits on top of the shirt and reads closer to a high-end decal. Screen printing — and ink generally — becomes part of the garment instead. We would rather tell you that before you open the box than after.
When a softer result matters, we can rework the artwork to break up the solid film, and post-press the finished print against canvas or another texture to knock back the sheen.
Why do you call your DTF printing TruePrint?
We were early adopters of the process, running it before the industry had agreed on a name for it, so we gave it one of our own. DTF is the term everyone settled on since, and TruePrint is still what we call ours. Think of it as a giclée for apparel: the same photorealistic ink-on-substrate process behind fine-art prints, applied to a shirt instead of paper.
What's the difference between screen printing and embroidery?
Embroidery stitches thread into the fabric for a raised, textured logo — durable and premium-feeling, but limited to smaller designs at a higher cost per piece. Screen printing lays down ink, which suits large-format or highly detailed artwork at a lower cost on bigger runs.
What's the difference between screen printing and sublimation printing?
Sublimation dyes the fibers of polyester fabric directly with heat, so the print has zero hand-feel — but it only works on light-colored polyester or poly-blend fabric. Screen printing works across cotton, poly, and blends, light or dark, which makes it the more versatile choice for most apparel programs.
How long do screen printed shirts last?
A well-printed, well-cared-for screen printed shirt should last as long as the shirt itself — years of regular wash and wear — because the ink cures into or onto the fabric rather than sitting on top like a sticker. Washing inside out and avoiding high dryer heat extends the life of any print.
Danger Press Process & Technology
What makes Danger Press different from other screen printers?
Danger Press is staffed by artists and designers, not just press operators, so the person handling your job understands why a color has to be exact and a halftone has to hold. The process — laser-imaged screens, the mannequin preview, 3D grid proofing, and Yūgen job tracking — is built around protecting your artwork rather than simplifying it for our convenience.
More: Our mission
What is Laser-To-Screen (LTS), and why does it matter?
Laser-To-Screen (LTS) images the stencil directly onto the screen with a laser, skipping the film positive the traditional process needs. That accuracy holds resolution up to 2,540 dpi, 5% halftone dots at 120 lpi, and positive lines down to 50 microns, so fine detail and tight multi-color registration in your artwork survive onto the garment. Few shops run this technology. Most of our screens are made this way; some poster work still runs from film positives.
What is Yūgen?
Yūgen is our proprietary job-tracking database. It holds the colors, specs, garments, and preferences of every project and moves that information across the shop in real time. It ensures your priorities are communicated effectively throughout our entire process.
What is the mannequin preview?
Before a production run, we show the print on a real, analog dressed mannequin rather than a flat digital mockup, so you approve the exact placement and feel before we run the job. No size surprise.
What is 3D grid analysis?
3D grid analysis is what we call the process of building our mannequin preview. It's a physical proof — confirming exact print placement and size on the actual garment — rather than a flat digital mockup, the same instinct behind our mannequin preview. What you approve is what arrives. Again, no size surprise.
What does "artwork-first" mean at Danger Press?
We don't bend the artwork to fit our process — we bend our process to fit the artwork. Most printers ask you to adapt your art to their machine; we choose the press, ink, and technique that carries out your vision faithfully.
More: Our mission
How long has Danger Press been in business?
Since November 1, 2004 — 21 years in business as of 2026.
How many clients has Danger Press served?
6,500+ clients, 23,000+ jobs completed, and 2.6 million+ shirts printed.
Do you work with agencies and brands, or only independent artists?
Both. Most of our work is in the arts, entertainment, and music industries — poster artists, clothing lines, and promoters — but we print for everybody.
Can I speak to the person who'll be handling my artwork?
Yes — every salesperson at Danger Press is also a preflight tech, and they'll go over your artwork with you directly rather than handing you off to a separate production team.
Can you match a specific Pantone (PMS) color exactly?
Yes. Tell us the exact Pantone (PMS) colors you need matched and we'll match them on press.
Ink Types & Print Feel
What ink types does Danger Press use?
Three families: plastisol, water-based, and discharge — each chosen based on what your artwork and garment need.
Video: Introduction to Ink
What is plastisol ink?
Plastisol sits on top of the fabric and cures into a tough, opaque layer. It holds color beautifully and prints vivid on light or dark garments, with more surface presence than water-based or discharge.
Video: Ink Series | Plastisol
What is water-based ink?
Water-based ink soaks into the fibers of the garment instead of sitting on top of them, producing a soft, lightweight print with almost no hand.
Video: Ink Series | Water Based
What is discharge ink?
Discharge removes a dark garment's existing dye and replaces it with new pigment in a single step, so the print becomes part of the fabric — exceptionally soft, breathable, and broken-in from day one. It works best on 100% cotton.
Video: Ink Series | Discharge
Which ink is softest?
Discharge and water-based inks are softest, because the pigment becomes part of the fabric rather than sitting on top of it.
Can you print light ink on a dark shirt?
Yes — using opaque plastisol, or using discharge ink, which removes the garment's dye and replaces it with new pigment rather than sitting heavily on top of the fabric.
Why does discharge ink only really work on cotton?
Discharge works by reacting with the garment's dye, and that reaction depends on the fabric — it's formulated for 100% cotton and behaves inconsistently on synthetics or blends. Even between two cotton garments from different dye lots, discharge can react slightly differently, and that can't be known until after printing.
Can you achieve a vintage, faded look?
Usually with water-based or discharge ink printed at a lighter ink deposit, sometimes paired with a pre-worn or garment-dyed blank. Tell us the look you're after and we'll recommend the ink and garment combination that gets there.
What ink do you recommend for a bold, opaque logo?
Plastisol — it holds color and opacity best, prints vivid on any garment color, and gives the tightest Pantone control.
Do inks vary in cost?
Yes — ink and technique affect labor and setup, so plastisol, water-based, discharge, and specialty finishes like metallic foil can price differently. Request a custom quote for exact numbers.
Pricing, Quotes & Minimums
How much does custom screen printing cost?
Cost is driven by four things: quantity, number of ink colors, number of print locations, and the garment you choose. Per-piece cost drops as quantity rises and as color count falls — the strongest value lands on orders of 1,000+ pieces with one or two colors, though we print runs as small as 25 pieces.
What is the minimum order quantity?
On Danger-supplied garments: 25 pieces for a one-color design, 50 pieces for two or more colors. Client-supplied garments start at 150 pieces, and posters at 50. Minimums apply per order, per imprint.
Is there a minimum invoice amount?
Yes — every order carries a $200 minimum invoice for garments, printing, setup, and color matching. Art help, finishing services, shipping, and sales tax don't count toward that minimum.
Does it cost more if I supply my own garments?
Client-supplied garments carry a higher minimum — 150 pieces instead of 25–50 — and results aren't guaranteed the way they are on Danger-supplied blanks.
What is the minimum order for posters?
50 pieces, subject to the same $200 minimum invoice as apparel orders.
More: Custom poster printing
How many print locations can you do (front, back, sleeve)?
As many as the design calls for. Each additional location adds its own setup and run cost, which is factored into your custom quote.
Does adding more ink colors increase the price?
Yes — color count is one of the four main cost drivers, along with quantity, print locations, and garment choice.
Do you charge a separate screen or setup fee?
Screen setup and color matching are built into your invoice under the $200 minimum invoice policy, rather than billed as a separate line item.
Do you offer volume discounts for larger orders?
We don't publish a formal discount tier, but per-piece cost naturally falls as quantity rises — the strongest value lands at 1,000+ pieces with one or two colors. Every quote is priced for your specific quantity, colors, and garment.
Can minimums be waived?
Danger Press reserves the right to waive minimums case by case.
More: Terms & conditions
How do I get an exact quote?
Send your artwork, quantity, and timeline through our custom quote form, or email hello@dangerpress.com directly — that's the fastest way to a real number.
Do quotes include a mockup?
Yes. Mockups and production specifications are included in every finalized quote for your review before you approve.
Garments & Materials
What garments can you print on?
Short- and long-sleeve tees, pocket tees, tank tops, and hoodies, in 100% cotton, poly/cotton, tri-blend, and fleece. Youth, toddler and infant sizes too. We also print tote bags, and embroider or print hats.
What garment brands do you carry?
Bella+Canvas, Comfort Colors, AS Colour, Next Level, Alternative Apparel, Independent Trading, Royal Apparel, M&O, and Gildan — premium and standard blanks, and we'll help you pick the one that fits the project.
Can I supply my own garments or blanks?
Yes, through contract printing — client-supplied goods ship in under a Danger-issued purchase order (PO) and must be in-house three full business days ahead of your production date.
What's the minimum for client-supplied garments?
150 pieces, and client-supplied garments carry no guarantee on results.
What fabric blends work best for screen printing?
100% cotton takes discharge and water-based ink best, because the fiber absorbs the pigment. Poly and blended fabrics print reliably in plastisol, but opacity, hand, and color vibrancy vary by fiber content.
Do you print on hoodies and fleece?
Yes — heavyweight and lightweight, printed and finished to retail standard.
Video: Eco-Fleece Printing Tips
Can you print on non-apparel items like paper, glass, wood, or metal?
Yes — we print on fabric, paper, glass, wood, and metal when a project calls for it.
What sizes are available?
Sizing follows each blank manufacturer's standard run, typically extra-small through 3XL depending on the style. Tell us your size breakdown and we'll confirm availability with the garment supplier.
Popular Shirts, Colors & Sizes
What are your top 10 most popular shirts?
Ranked by how many different clients ordered each one from October 2025 to October 2026: 1. Bella+Canvas 3001 Unisex Jersey Tee, 2. Comfort Colors 1717 Garment-Dyed Heavyweight Tee, 3. AS Colour 5001 Staple Tee, 4. Bella+Canvas 3001CVC Unisex Heather Tee, 5. Next Level 3600 Cotton Crew, 6. Gildan 2000 Ultra Cotton, 7. M&O Gold Soft Touch 4800, 8. Next Level 6210 CVC Crew, 9. Bella+Canvas 3413 Unisex Triblend Tee, 10. AS Colour 5050 Block Tee. We update the list each year from our own order records.
What is your most popular shirt?
The Bella+Canvas 3001. 74 different clients chose it in the last 12 months, more than any other shirt. The Comfort Colors 1717 was second with 63.
Which shirt do you print the most?
By volume, the AS Colour 5001 Staple Tee: 13.1% of all the shirts we printed in the last 12 months. It ranks third by number of clients because one large account ordered most of those shirts.
What is the most popular shirt color?
Black. It was used in 14.6% of all our jobs, more than twice as often as white (6.1%), followed by natural (4.0%) and navy (3.1%).
Which sizes do people order most?
Large, at 29.1% of the adult shirts our clients ordered in the last 12 months. Then medium 24.4%, extra-large 20.6%, small 13.5%, 2XL 8.1% and 3XL 2.7%. Extra-small (1.0%) and 4XL (0.6%) are the smallest shares.
What is the difference between the Bella+Canvas 3001 and 3001CVC?
The 3001 is 100% Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton. The 3001CVC is the same fit and 4.2 oz weight in a 52/48 cotton/polyester blend, which gives heather colors and a softer hand. Choose the 3001 for 100% cotton and the CVC for heathers or a softer feel.
Are heavyweight shirts still popular?
Yes, but less than they were. The heavyweight Comfort Colors 1717 is our clients' #2 shirt, while the Shaka Wear Max Heavyweight fell from about 10% of the shirts we printed to under 2% in the last 12 months. The slimmer, softer, retail-fit tee is back on top.
Popular Totes & Hats
What are your top 10 most popular tote bags?
Ranked by how many different clients ordered each one from October 2024 to October 2026: 1. Q-Tees Q800 Promotional Tote, 2. AS Colour 1001 Carrie Tote, 3. AS Colour 1002 Shoulder Tote, 4. Q-Tees Q125300 Shopping Bag, 5. Q-Tees Q600 Jumbo Tote, 6. Liberty Bags R1500 Reusable Tote, 7. OAD OAD108 Jumbo Tote, 8. Q-Tees QTB Economical Tote, 9. BAGedge BE055 Canvas Grocery Tote, 10. EnviroTote Shoulder Tote. We update the list each year from our own order records.
What is the most popular tote bag for custom printing?
The Q-Tees Q800 Promotional Tote. 21 different clients chose it between October 2024 and October 2026, more than any other tote. The AS Colour 1001 Carrie Tote was second with 13.
Can you print tote bags?
Yes. 59 different clients had us print tote bags between October 2024 and October 2026, across 21 different tote styles, from economical promotional totes to heavy canvas grocery bags. Send us your artwork and the tote you want, and we'll quote it.
What are your top 10 most popular hats?
Ranked by how many different clients ordered each one from October 2024 to October 2026: 1. Valucap VC300A Bio-Washed Dad Hat, 2. Weld MFG Field Trip Hat, 3. AS Colour 1130 Access Cap, 4. Otto 39-165 High Crown Trucker, 5. AS Colour 1114 Surf Cap, 6. Otto 31-069 Mid Profile Cap, 7. Valucap VC700 Foam Trucker, 8. Richardson 112 Trucker, 9. Decky 6032 Rope Hat, 10. Sportsman SP12 Cuffed Beanie.
What is the most popular hat for custom embroidery?
The Valucap VC300A Bio-Washed Dad Hat. 17 different clients chose it between October 2024 and October 2026, nearly twice as many as the next hats, the Weld MFG Field Trip Hat and the AS Colour 1130 Access Cap, with 9 each.
Do you embroider and print hats?
Yes. 73 different clients had us decorate hats between October 2024 and October 2026, with embroidery or print, across 25 different styles: dad hats, trucker caps, surf caps, rope hats and beanies. Send us your artwork and the hat you want, and we'll quote it.
Popular Hoodies & Kids’ Shirts
What are your top 10 most popular hoodies?
Ranked by how many different clients ordered each one from October 2024 to October 2026: 1. Lane Seven LS14001 Premium Pullover Hoodie, 2. AS Colour 5102 Stencil Hood, 3. AS Colour 5101 Supply Hood, 4. Independent Trading SS4500 Midweight Hooded Sweatshirt, 5. Gildan 18500 Heavy Blend Hooded Sweatshirt, 6. AS Colour 5109 Supply Zip Hood, 7. AS Colour 5166 Relax Faded Hood, 8. AS Colour 5161 Relax Hood, 9. Bella+Canvas 3739 Sponge Fleece Full-Zip Hoodie, 10. Champion S700 Powerblend Hoodie. We update the list each year from our own order records.
What is the most popular hoodie for custom printing?
The Lane Seven LS14001 Premium Pullover Hoodie. 19 different clients chose it between October 2024 and October 2026, more than any other hoodie. The AS Colour 5102 Stencil Hood was second with 12.
Can you print hoodies?
Yes. 96 different clients had us print hoodies between October 2024 and October 2026, across 28 different styles, pullovers and zip hoodies alike. Send us your artwork and the hoodie you want, and we'll quote it.
What are your top 10 most popular kids' shirts?
Ranked by how many different clients ordered each one from October 2024 to October 2026: 1. Bella+Canvas 3001Y Youth Jersey Tee, 2. LAT 6101 Youth Fine Jersey Tee, 3. Rabbit Skins 3321 Toddler Fine Jersey Tee, 4. Next Level 3310 Youth Cotton Tee, 5. Gildan 2000B Ultra Cotton Youth Tee, 6. Bella+Canvas 3001T Toddler Jersey Tee, 7. Bella+Canvas 3001YCVC Youth Heather Tee, 8. Rabbit Skins 4424 Infant Fine Jersey Bodysuit, 9. Comfort Colors 9018 Youth Heavyweight Tee, 10. M&O 4850 Gold Soft Touch Youth Tee.
What is the most popular kids' shirt for custom printing?
The Bella+Canvas 3001Y Youth Jersey Tee, the youth version of our clients' most popular adult tee. 25 different clients chose it between October 2024 and October 2026. The LAT 6101 Youth Fine Jersey Tee was second with 16.
Do you print youth, toddler and infant sizes?
Yes. 100 different clients had us print kids' sizes between October 2024 and October 2026, across 36 different styles: youth tees, toddler tees and infant bodysuits. Send us your artwork and the style you want, and we'll quote it.
Designers & Illustrators
What's the difference between a designer and an illustrator?
A designer arranges type, logos, color and layout into a finished graphic, often for a brand or an event. An illustrator draws the artwork itself: characters, scenes, lettering or patterns by hand or digitally. Many projects need one or the other; some need both, an illustration set inside a designed layout. Our recommended list has both, with contact details for each.
What should I tell a designer or illustrator before they start?
What it's for and who will wear it, the garment and its color, where the print goes and roughly how big, how many ink colors you can afford (each color is its own screen), your deadline and budget, and a few examples of styles you like. The more of this an artist has up front, the fewer rounds of changes you'll pay for.
What files should my designer give me for screen printing?
Vector files are best: Adobe Illustrator (.ai), EPS or PDF, with fonts converted to outlines and colors set as spot colors, ideally Pantone. For hand-drawn or painted work, a layered Photoshop (.psd) or TIFF at 300 dpi at full print size. Ask your artist to deliver print-ready files, and we'll check them and handle the separations.
Who owns the artwork a designer or illustrator makes for me?
Usually the artist keeps the copyright unless your agreement says otherwise. Before work starts, agree in writing whether you're buying the rights outright or a license, and make sure it covers printing and selling the design on merchandise for as long as you plan to.
How do I choose the right artist for my project?
Start with style: look through their portfolio or Instagram and pick someone whose existing work already looks like what you want, rather than asking an artist to work outside their style. Then ask whether they've designed for apparel or print before, what they charge, how many revisions are included, and how long it will take.
Will Danger Press work directly with my designer?
Yes. Once you've hired an artist, we're happy to talk with them directly about file setup, ink colors, print size and separations, so the artwork is built for screen printing from the start.
Artwork & File Prep
What file format do you need for my artwork?
Vector is best — Adobe Illustrator (.ai), EPS, or PDF, with all fonts converted to outlines. Raster files should be layered Photoshop (.psd) or TIFF files at 300 dpi at full print size.
Video: Artwork for Screen Printing
What resolution should my artwork be?
At least 300 dpi at the actual size it will print — not 300 dpi at thumbnail size. Vector art has no resolution limit because it scales infinitely without losing quality.
Can I send a JPEG or a screenshot?
Not ideal — low-resolution JPEGs, screenshots, or images pulled from a website usually need to be recreated before they'll print cleanly.
How should I set up colors in my file?
Every ink color is its own screen, so use defined spot colors, ideally as Pantone (PMS) values, separated onto their own layers where possible.
What if my artwork isn't print-ready?
Common, and we can help — our in-house production artist can handle cleanup, color separation, and recreation of low-resolution files.
Do you offer design services?
No — we used to, but we found that most of our clients came to us with their own artwork and designs and are looking for a printer to produce them as accurately as possible. What we can do is put you in touch with a designer or illustrator from the family of creatives we've worked with over the years.
Can I supply a rough idea and have you design it?
This is not a service that we offer, but we can get you in touch with an artist or designer that we think will suit the style you're looking for. Tell us what you have in mind or show us examples of work you like and we'll match you to a professional artist.
What's the difference between spot color and process/CMYK printing?
Spot color printing uses one screen per exact ink color — like a Pantone — for the truest match. Process/CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) printing layers four halftone screens to simulate a full-color photo. We offer both.
What is simulated process printing?
Simulated process builds a photographic-looking image out of a small number of spot-color halftone screens rather than true CMYK, which gives punchier, more saturated color on apparel than standard four-color process.
Do you handle color separations for me?
Yes — that's part of the file preparation we do on artwork you already have, alongside cleanup and redrawing low-resolution files.
Turnaround & Rush Orders
How long does a typical order take?
About two weeks (10 business days) from written quote approval and deposit to when we begin printing. During very busy periods this can extend to three or four weeks (15–20 business days).
When does the turnaround clock start?
From receipt of written quote approval and deposit payment (where applicable) — not from when you first reach out.
Do you offer rush service?
Where possible. Tell us your in-hands date as early as possible — ideally in your initial quote request — and we'll tell you what's possible.
Does turnaround include shipping time?
No — transit time is not included in our stated turnaround windows.
What happens during your busy season?
Typical turnaround can extend from about two weeks to three or four weeks, depending on current booking. We'll always confirm a specific production and ship date with your quote.
Can I request a specific in-hands date?
Yes — specific deadline or delivery needs must be agreed upon before scheduling to avoid delays or confusion.
Ordering, Payment & Contracts
How do I place an order?
All artwork, requests, and approvals are submitted via our quote form on dangerpress.com or in writing by email. Once we have written quote approval — and a deposit, where applicable — your job goes on the production schedule.
Do you require a deposit?
Unless otherwise stated, a 50% deposit is required on all orders before they're scheduled.
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When is the balance due?
Full invoice payment is due upon project completion, before goods are released for pickup or delivery.
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What happens if I want to change my order after it's scheduled?
It may not be possible, or it may require additional fees or production days, depending on the request and how far along the job is. Confirm every detail before approving your quote.
What is contract printing, and how does it work?
Contract printing is when you supply the garments and we print them. All client-supplied goods ship in under a Danger-issued purchase order (PO), and must arrive in-house at least three full business days before your production date to avoid delay.
Do you accept purchase orders?
We can work within your PO process for contract printing — ask your sales rep to set it up once your quote is approved.
What happens to unclaimed or unpaid orders?
You'll be notified by phone or email as soon as your project is ready. Orders not picked up or unable to be shipped — for example, due to an unpaid invoice — within 60 days will be donated, recycled, or properly disposed of.
Can I get a sample or press check before full production?
Pre-production samples and press checks aren't available for every project, and cost is determined case by case — ask your sales rep if you want one for your job.
Shipping & Delivery
Do you ship nationwide?
Yes. We're based in Atlanta and print for clients across the Southeast and the country — finished orders ship wherever they need to go.
Who pays for shipping?
Shipping is the customer's responsibility, priced at the carrier's published rates based on weight, dimensions, destination, and address type, and added to your invoice after production.
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What carrier do you use?
Generally FedEx Ground, though orders going out in poly-mailers may ship via USPS instead.
Is my shipment insured?
FedEx and UPS shipments are automatically insured up to $100 per package. If you need more coverage, specify the value you want insured before you approve your quote.
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Can I pick up my order in Atlanta?
Yes — verify your quantities before leaving our premises, since we can't accept claims for incorrect quantities on pick-up orders once they've left the shop.
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Do you ship internationally?
Yes. Unless otherwise agreed before quote approval, we provide box counts and weights after production finishes, and you're responsible for generating international shipping labels and documents.
Quality, Misprints & Returns
What if there's a problem with my order?
Email your Danger Press rep as soon as you notice it — quantity and quality disputes both have a reporting window, so check your order right away rather than waiting to open it.
How long do I have to report a quality or quantity issue?
72 hours from delivery or pickup for both quantity and quality disputes on shipped orders. On pick-up orders, quantities must be verified before you leave our shop.
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Are you responsible for manufacturer defects in the blank garment?
No — mislabeling, inconsistent sizing or color, stitching errors, and similar manufacturer defects aren't our responsibility.
Can I return or exchange printed goods?
Only with prior approval. Returned items must be unworn and unwashed, sent back within 14 days of your claim, and only a full return (not partial) qualifies for a reprint — partial returns are handled by credit rather than refund.
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What variance is normal in print placement?
An acceptable tolerance of ±½ inch vertically and horizontally, and ±10 degrees of angle.
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Why might discharge printing look slightly different shirt to shirt?
Discharge ink reacts with each garment's dye, and that reaction varies with fabric and dye lot — even between otherwise-identical shirts. There's no way to know how it will behave until after printing, so we can't guarantee identical results across every piece.
Do you guarantee results on client-supplied garments?
No — client-supplied garments carry no guarantee on results, since we can't control the quality or consistency of blanks we didn't source.
Posters & Specialty Printing
What kinds of posters do you print?
Gig and concert posters, festival posters, limited-edition art prints, and brand or promotional flatstock for bands, venues, artists, and brands.
Video: Danger Press | Poster Printing
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Why choose screen printed posters over digital prints?
Screen printing pushes real layers of opaque ink through a mesh, one color at a time, producing richer color, true spot colors and metallics, and a tactile surface — versus the thin film of toner or ink a digital press lays down.
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What's the minimum order for custom posters?
50 pieces, plus the standard $200 minimum invoice — runs are quoted by quantity, color count, paper stock, and size.
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Can I get a limited-edition, numbered print run?
Yes — limited-edition art print runs are common work for us. Tell us the edition size and any numbering or signing requirements when you request a quote.
What is the standard for numbering a screen printed poster?
The standard convention for numbering and labeling fine art and screen-printed posters in HB or 2H pencil places specific information along the bottom margin (just beneath the printed image area), written neatly in a fine-point graphite pencil. Extra space is often added to the bottom margin for this, usually an inch.
What information is written where using traditional placement?
Standard Layout (Left to Center to Right)
- Bottom Left Corner — The Edition Number: Written as a fraction, where the top (or first) number is the specific number of that individual print, and the bottom (or second) number is the total size of the edition (e.g.,
12/50means it is the 12th print in a total run of 50). - Bottom Center — The Title: The official title of the artwork, traditionally enclosed in quotation marks (e.g., "Summer Nights").
- Bottom Right Corner — The Signature & Year: The artist's signature (and optionally the year of completion).
What are the common proof and variation abbreviations?
If a print is not part of the standard numbered retail run, alternative designations are written in the bottom left location instead of a fraction:
- AP (Artist’s Proof): Reserved for the artist, usually marked
APorA/P(often with a number if there is a small proof run, likeAP 3/5). - PP (Printer's Proof): Given to the master printmaker or shop, marked
PP. - TP (Trial Proof) / BAT (Bon à Tirer): Marks test prints or the master approval copy before full production.
Why use pencil?
The art community standard requires using a graphite pencil (such as a hard 2H or standard HB mechanical pencil) rather than ink. Pencil marks resist fading, do not bleed or damage the paper over time, and cannot be easily reproduced or forged by digital scanners or commercial printers.
Do you print metallic or foil accents on T-shirts?
Metallic ink, yes — it's a standard part of what we run, alongside plastisol, water-based, discharge, CMYK, simulated process, appliqué, and heat transfer. We use two: Shimmer, which carries metallic flake so the print catches light, and a liquid metallic with reflective pigment that reads closer to chrome. Foil is a different thing and not a standard process for us — we'll print it on request, but it's a plastic ink with a heavy hand that tends to wash off after a few cycles, so we'll usually point you at a metallic ink instead.
Video: Danger Press - Metallic Ink
What is appliqué printing on fabric?
Appliqué is a decoration method where a separate piece of fabric is cut to shape and stitched or bonded onto the garment — useful for raised, textured logos or when a design needs a different fabric or color than the base garment. We offer it alongside screen printing and heat transfer, and alongside metallic ink, which we run as standard where foil is on request only.
Can you match my poster run to my apparel run?
Yes — plenty of our clients print a matching apparel run alongside a poster drop, same artwork and same color story, all from one shop.
What paper or stock do you print posters on?
Paper stock and weight are chosen per project based on the art, edition type, and finish. Tell us the look you're after and we'll recommend the stock.
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Can you print metallic or foil ink on posters?
Yes — metallic ink is part of our standard poster work, and it behaves differently on paper than on fabric. Paper is flat and non-porous, so the ink sits on the surface and catches light the way foil does, which is why it shows up so often on limited-edition art prints meant to feel like an object rather than a poster.
Danger.Live (Live Event Printing)
What is Danger.Live?
Our mobile screen printing service for festivals, concerts, and brand activations. Guests pick a garment and a design and watch it print on the spot. You can get more details and see past activations at danger.live
Video: Live Danger: How it works
How fast can you print shirts live at an event?
75 to 300 shirts an hour.
Do you travel outside Atlanta for live events?
Yes — we can travel nationwide for Danger.Live.
How do I book Danger.Live for my event?
Reach out through danger.live with your event date, expected attendance, and location, and the team will scope what's possible.
Visiting & Careers
Can I visit the shop?
By appointment only, Monday through Friday, 10–12 in the morning and 2–5 in the afternoon. We're a working production shop, so we don't accept walk-ins — email visit@dangerpress.com to set a time.
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Do you offer internships or job openings?
We take a few interns each year — printmaking knowledge helps, but attitude, willingness to learn, and problem-solving matter most. Our current opening is a Print Intern role; email intern@dangerpress.com or careers@dangerpress.com to apply.
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Large Repeat Orders
Will a reorder match what you printed for us last time, even years later?
Yes — Yūgen, our internal job-tracking system, records the exact Pantone match, ink, screen specs, and garment for every job we run. A reorder starts from your recorded history instead of from scratch, whether it's been three months or three years since the last run.
Do you assign a dedicated point of contact for ongoing accounts?
Established partners work with one person who knows your brand's history, color standards, and production preferences, rather than a rotating queue. Ask your rep who owns your account.
Can you support multiple divisions, campuses, or sub-brands under one account?
Yes — several of our long-standing partners are multi-campus or multi-division organizations, and we can serve them as one coordinated account or as separate relationships per division, depending on how your organization is structured.
Does Danger Press offer NET 30 payment terms for established corporate accounts?
Our published policy is a 50% deposit before scheduling and full payment before release — but that policy is stated as the default "unless otherwise stated," which leaves room for a different arrangement on a long-standing account. Ask your rep about invoicing terms.
Does Danger Press have the production capacity for large wholesale or retail orders?
Yes — high-volume partners regularly run multiple thousand-piece programs across a season, whether that's seasonal retail drops, an event year, or a multi-campus rollout. Share your annual program calendar with your rep so we can reserve production capacity ahead of your peak windows.
Do you sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) for unreleased brand campaigns or product launches?
We regularly handle pre-release campaign artwork, and we can put a mutual NDA in place for a sensitive launch — ask your rep before you send unreleased art.
Can you provide a W-9 or Certificate of Insurance for our vendor onboarding process?
Yes — email your rep and we'll provide a W-9, Certificate of Insurance, and any other vendor-onboarding documentation your procurement team needs.
Can you work directly with our creative agency instead of routing everything through our internal team?
Yes — we can work directly with your creative agency or design partner day-to-day, and invoice either your agency or your organization directly, whichever keeps your process simplest.
Do you offer a formal vendor or master service agreement (MSA) for ongoing partners?
For an account with an ongoing annual program, we can put a standing agreement in place covering pricing, terms, and production commitments, so each new drop doesn't require renegotiating from scratch. Ask your rep to set one up.
Print Terms, Explained
What does "hand" mean in screen printing?
Hand is how much you feel the print when you touch or wear the shirt. A heavy hand sits on top of the fabric like a separate layer; a soft hand becomes part of the fabric and feels like the shirt itself. Plastisol has more hand than water-based or discharge — our Ink page has the full comparison.
What is an underbase, and why does it matter on dark shirts?
An underbase is a layer of ink, usually white, printed first underneath your colors so they read true instead of sinking into a dark garment and going muddy. It adds a screen and a pass on press, which affects both cost and hand — one reason the same design prices differently on black than on white.
What is a halftone?
A halftone breaks a solid area into a grid of tiny dots of varying size, so a single ink color can read as many shades. It is how screen printing produces gradients, shading, and photographic detail without a separate screen for every tone. Our laser-imaged screens hold 5% dots at 120 lpi (lines per inch), finer than most shops can reliably print.
Video: Why Are There Dots?
What is registration, and what happens when a print is out of register?
Registration is how precisely each color lines up with the others on press. Out of register, you see the seams: thin gaps at color edges, doubled outlines, detail that looks blurred. Multi-color artwork with tight linework is where it shows most, which is why we image screens with a laser instead of burning them from film.
What is mesh count, and how does it affect my print?
Mesh count is the number of threads per inch in the screen. Lower mesh has bigger openings and lays down more ink, which gives opacity on dark garments. Higher mesh lays down less ink and holds finer detail, which suits halftones, small type, and a softer hand. Matching mesh to your artwork and ink is part of the setup we handle for you.
What does it mean to cure ink, and what happens if a print is under-cured?
Curing is heating the print until the ink fully sets. An under-cured print looks fine leaving the shop and then cracks, fades, or washes out after a few laundry cycles — the most common reason a cheap print fails. Every job runs through a controlled cure, and our quality checks exist to catch this before anything ships.
What's the difference between a print location and an imprint?
A print location is a place on the garment: full front, back, left chest, sleeve. An imprint is one design printed in one location, and it is the unit our minimums are measured in — minimums apply per order, per imprint. A front-and-back design is two imprints, not one.
Choosing a Screen Printer
What questions should I ask a screen printer before placing an order?
The useful ones: What ink will you use for my artwork, and why? Will you show me the print on an actual garment before running the full order? What are your placement and misprint tolerances, in writing? Who will be handling my file? What happens if the order comes back wrong? A shop that answers those plainly is a shop that has thought about your job.
How do I judge print quality when comparing samples from different printers?
Look at the edges in good light — crisp or fuzzy? Check where two colors meet for registration. Feel it: does the print sit on the shirt as a layer, or move with the fabric? Stretch it gently; a properly cured print flexes back without cracking. Then wash it a few times, because that is where the real difference shows.
Why do quotes from different screen printers vary so much?
Usually because they are not quoting the same thing. Blank quality, ink type, number of screens, whether an underbase is included, cure process, and finishing all move the number. A quote that comes in dramatically lower almost always differs somewhere on that list — most often the garment or the ink.
What are red flags when choosing a screen printer?
No written specs or mockup before production. No stated tolerance for placement or misprints. A price that does not change whether you print on white or black. Reluctance to show you a sample or let you see the shop. Vague answers about which ink they will use. None of those are about price — they are about whether anyone is accountable for the result.
Design Decisions
How do I choose a garment color for my artwork?
Start with contrast. The fewer colors that have to fight the garment, the better the print reads and the less ink ends up on the shirt. Light artwork on a dark garment usually needs an underbase, which adds cost and hand; artwork that shares tones with the garment can often drop a color entirely. Send us the art and the blank you have in mind and we will tell you what it does to both.
Where should a chest print sit on a shirt?
As a starting point, a full-front chest print begins about 3–4 inches below the collar, and most designs stay within roughly an 8-inch zone beneath it. Text-heavy designs generally should not run wider than about 10 inches. For a left or right chest print, align the artwork vertically with the edge of the collar. Our 3D Grid Analysis page shows all of this on real garments, with downloadable grid images.
What's the maximum print size you can run?
Our safe zones are 14×20 inches on fronts and backs, 3.25×18 on sleeves, and 3.5×3 on neck tags. Totes, pockets, and hats depend on what the item itself allows.
Certain fabrics and artwork let us push past those numbers, so treat them as reliable defaults rather than hard limits. Biggest is not automatically best — the size that serves the design usually matters more than the maximum we can physically print.
How many colors can you print in one design?
On press, the ceiling is the number of print heads on our largest press — usually 10, sometimes 12. Past that we don't add screens, we rebuild the artwork: your full spectrum gets channeled into a set of parent colors, which are then layered as halftone dots to build the secondaries (yellow under red gives orange, blue over yellow gives green). That's simulated process, and it's how a screen print handles art that looks like it needs thirty colors. For genuinely full-spectrum or photographic work, TruePrint — our DTF process — isn't limited that way at all.
Video: Print Unlimited Colors
Can you print gradients or fades?
Yes. A gradient is built from halftone dots rather than blended ink, so a fade is really a dot pattern getting progressively finer. Gradients reproduce well when the artwork is built with printing in mind; very subtle fades that taper to nothing are the hardest to hold. Send the file and we will tell you how it translates.
Can you print a photograph on a shirt?
Yes, usually through simulated process — a photographic image rebuilt from a limited set of spot-color halftone screens, which gives punchier color on fabric than true four-color process. DTF (Direct-to-Film) is the other route for short runs of full-color photographic art. Which one we recommend depends on quantity, garment color, and how much detail has to survive.
What's the smallest text or finest detail you can hold?
On smooth, tightly woven fabric we hold 5 to 6 point type. Looser or more textured fabric needs more size than that, and high contrast between ink and garment does as much for legibility as point size does.
The screen is rarely the limit — ours are laser-imaged at up to 2,540 dpi and hold positive lines down to 50 microns. The fabric usually decides it.
Can you print over seams, zippers, or pockets?
Not on a screen press — a screen needs a flat, even surface, and a seam or a zipper throws the print off. This is one of the places TruePrint earns its keep: because the design is transferred rather than pushed through a screen, it holds over a seam, a pocket, or even a zipper, and it reaches placements a press simply can't. Tell us where you want it and we'll tell you which process gets it there.
What are specialty inks like puff, high-density, glitter, and suede?
Puff and glitter, yes. Puff is the one we get asked about most, and it earns its place where a design wants a soft raised surface. For glitter we will often steer you toward a vinyl transfer instead — it washes better and looks sharper from the start.
We do not run high-density or suede. For a hard raised edge we use PVC (polyvinyl chloride) patches, and for a brushed suede feel, flocking or a heat-press treatment gets closer than ink does.
We do run two metallics: Shimmer, which carries metallic flake so the print catches light, and a liquid metallic with reflective pigment that reads closer to chrome or mercury. Foil is not a standard process for us — we will run it on request, but it has a heavy hand and tends to wash off, so we usually steer you toward a metallic ink instead.
Video: Danger Press - Metallic Ink
Care, Durability & Compliance
How should I wash and care for screen printed garments?
Wash inside out in cold water, then tumble dry low or hang dry. Heat is what breaks a print down over time, not washing. Skip bleach and fabric softener, and never iron directly on the print.
Why do screen prints crack or peel, and how do you prevent it?
Almost always under-curing, too heavy an ink deposit, or the wrong ink for the fabric. A properly cured print flexes with the garment instead of riding on it as a brittle layer. Prevention is process, not luck: the right ink for the fiber, the right deposit for the artwork, and a controlled cure on every piece.
Can I print artwork I didn't create?
Only if you hold the rights to it, or have permission from whoever does. Placing an order is you telling us you have the right to reproduce the artwork.
We reserve the right to decline any job built on a mark we recognise as someone else's. If a job does get past us and a rights holder comes after it, responsibility for that sits with you rather than with us.
Are your inks safe for children's apparel?
Our inks comply with California Proposition 65, the state standard covering substances known to cause cancer or reproductive harm. It is the strictest general consumer benchmark in the country, so meeting it covers orders shipping anywhere.
If your order is children's apparel and your buyer needs specific Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) documentation, raise it at quote time and we'll confirm what we can supply for that run.
Are your inks eco-friendly?
We'd rather give you a straight answer than a marketing one. Garment printing is not an environmentally clean business, and we are skeptical of shops that claim otherwise.
What we can say specifically: plastisol has effectively unlimited shelf life and gets reused rather than discarded, so very little ink goes to waste. Water-based and discharge inks have a working pot life and do have to be thrown out — a real trade-off against their softer hand.
Planning Your Order
What size breakdown should I order?
Follow a bell curve weighted slightly large: peak at medium and large, with a more gradual tail into the extra larges than into the smalls. Oversized shirts get worn; undersized ones do not. For 100 adult shirts, our clients' last 12 months of orders point to 14 S, 25 M, 30 L, 22 XL and 9 2XL. Past a few hundred pieces it is worth adding extra-smalls, and past a thousand, 3XL and up. Our guide to choosing shirt sizes walks through the curve — and after a couple of restocks, your own sell-through data beats any formula.
Can I mix garment styles or colors in one order?
Yes, and most orders do. The working guide is about one garment color per 25 pieces, so a 50-piece run comfortably carries two, and a simple one-color design can sometimes split further. It is not a hard limit. It exists so a small run doesn't turn into six shirt colors and as many ink changes, which is where counting and print consistency start to suffer. Established accounts usually have more room, since we already know how your runs go. Send the mix you want with your quote request and we'll confirm it.
Do you keep my screens for reorders?
No. The screens are ours, and we reclaim and reuse them constantly across a fleet of hundreds. What we do keep is your artwork, for as long as we are able.
A reorder is a screen reset at $10 per color rather than a full setup charge again. Setup covers the technical preparation of the job in both the digital and analog stages, not the screen itself.
How much does it cost to print 100 shirts?
There is no flat rate. At 100 pieces the per-shirt price is driven by ink colors, print locations, and which blank you choose — a one-color left chest on a basic tee and a four-color full front on a premium blank are different jobs. 100 pieces sits above our minimum but below the volume where per-piece cost really drops, which is 1,000 and up. Send the specs through our quote form for a real number.
What payment methods do you accept?
Check, credit card, and ACH (Automated Clearing House) bank transfer — handled through QuickBooks Online in most cases.
Free Tools & Resources
Do you have artwork templates I can download?
Yes — our Free Downloads page has Illustrator t-shirt and poster templates, 3D grid models, stock ink color swatches, an artwork best-practices guide, an ink decision tree, a texture library, and a golden-rectangle composition template. All free, no account needed.
Where can I find a designer or illustrator to create my artwork?
We do not design in-house, but we keep a list of recommended artists and illustrators we have worked with and are happy to vouch for, with contact details for each. Tell us the style you are after and we will point you toward the right one.
Do you have a guide for choosing the right ink?
Yes — the ink decision tree on our Free Downloads page takes you from your artwork and garment to the ink that fits, and our ink videos show plastisol, water-based, and discharge side by side. The Ink page has the written comparison.
Where can I get textures for a vintage or distressed print?
Our Free Downloads page has free cracked-plastisol texture files for building worn, vintage-looking artwork — the same effect you would otherwise be faking by hand.