Entrepreneurs, T-Shirt Enthusiasts, Business Starters – welcome to the launch of Pimpashirt.com where we will pimp one shirt each week, every week and teach you how to do it.
Our first creation shows off a plain Gildan white t-shirt being pimped with a brand new process called reverse embossing.
Things will get more creative on the art side of things, but for this one it’s a simple, clean design that allows you to focus on the process.
The word “CHICAGO” is cut out of heat applied puff vinyl, masked with a special mask called Solutions mask and smashed on with a heat press. After the puff application is complete a simple rectangle cut overlay of electric blue heat transfer vinyl is heat pressed directly over the top.
The result is a 3 dimensional, reverse embossed design - pictures are below:
New process from Pimpashirt.com
Reverse Emboss Process
Here at Pimpashirt – we know that if a picture is worth a thousand words (and we just gave you 2,000 for the record) than a video must be worth a million. That’s why we’ve taped the creation of this exact shirt, put it to a sweet beat and published a shirt pimping experience for you to enjoy:
To finalize things for this week we need to give away our creation. One of our subscribers will win this one of a kind, original t-shirt each week. To qualify you have to be subscribed for weekly updates – so subscribe now.
Stay tuned to find out who won our very first pimpashirt – we have to wait until they respond to our email to claim their prize. The winner will be announced during next week’s pimpashirt posting or as soon as they claim the prize for those following us on Twitter.
So until next week – help us spread the word by forwarding a link of this post to your friends, by talking about us on your blog, on twitter or even on your favorite forum. Also, be sure to rate our video a 5 on youtube if you thought it was pimp.
Stay cool, make money and pimp shirts -
SBShell said,
April 13, 2009 @ 8:42 am
Very cool technique.
Donna S. Harr said,
April 13, 2009 @ 11:15 am
Very neat process. Can you put the color over the puff in the shape of the letters instead of a rectangle mask over the entire area?
Josh Ellsworth said,
April 13, 2009 @ 11:17 am
Thanks for the comments – yes you can cut the shape of the letters and overlay. When designing you’ll want to make sure you offset or contour the overlaying color to completely cover the puff.
Elaine Wiegel said,
April 13, 2009 @ 11:29 am
Looks like a great, inexpensive way to stand out from the normal t-shirt. I’m anxious to try it. Is it durable and are there special laundering instructions?
thx
Josh Ellsworth said,
April 13, 2009 @ 11:52 am
Yeah – definitely durable – no special laundering instructions other than not to dry on high heat, which is typical of anything printed.
Clark Curtis said,
April 13, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
What would be the offset that you would use?
Josh Ellsworth said,
April 13, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
It really depends on what size your text or design is. If I were using 2″ tall text like the example displayed I would offset about 1/4″ or more to the outside.
John Pralle said,
April 13, 2009 @ 8:02 pm
I watched your webinar and you put it on the inside of the shirt, was that for a different effect? I can’t find the puff on your web site and I have stahls majic mask is that the same as solutions mask?
Josh Ellsworth said,
April 13, 2009 @ 8:26 pm
Yes – that was for another effect that will be featured in the coming weeks.
I believe the Stahls’ mask is the same as the Solutions Mask – should have a yellow paper backing.
Charlie Ritchie said,
April 14, 2009 @ 6:08 am
Very nice gentlemen. I have some puff on the shelf so I’m going to try it today. I didn’t realize that it would stick out that much. Way cool.
Charlie Ritchie said,
April 14, 2009 @ 6:11 am
I forgot to ask…what temps times for the heat. Thanks
mikekoval said,
April 14, 2009 @ 10:20 am
for the puff you will do 330 for 3-5 seconds, peel then press at same temp for a full 15 sec. Firm pressure as well
Clark Curtis said,
April 16, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
Hey Guys,
I’ve got a customer that wants a soccer ball on a purple shirt, but doesn’t want the color of the shirt to show thru. The design is going to be done in white. Is there any easy way to put down a black circle and then lay the soccer ball outline on top with the rest of the design?
Josh Ellsworth said,
April 17, 2009 @ 10:05 am
Yeah – just cut the circle and press it down for 1 second with the Eco-film then line up the white layer and press for the full 10-15 seconds.
Rico said,
April 25, 2009 @ 12:30 am
Wow this thing is cool..i’m planning to put up a shop here in davao city , philippines. Anyway can you guys give me a brief rundown with the equipments needed and how much will it usually cost, i don’t care if its in dollars all I need is to convert it and find those equipments..thanks in advance…
Josh Ellsworth said,
April 27, 2009 @ 8:35 am
Hi Rico – thanks for the comment.
To get started you will need a heat press, a vinyl cutter, a computer and design software. The estimated cost in this, assuming you have the computer already is about $2500-3000. You can get started for less, but this is a nice estimate for quality equipment. In addition to the equipment you should budget for a start up inventory of heat applied vinyl (maybe $600 worth) as well as popular printing accessories (about $150).
Good luck with your new business and let us know if we can help in any way!
Josh
Rico said,
April 28, 2009 @ 1:44 am
Thank you very much info Mr. Ellsworth
Have a nice day y’all
Marge said,
May 27, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
Wow! I love it! You guys really come up with some great creative ideas. Keep em rolling. I have added these techniques to my program and am offering them in my shop now. Thanks to you I am able to offer some unique design ideas in my area.
Marge said,
June 2, 2009 @ 2:53 pm
Another great design. A few weeks back you asked for ideas. I would like to see you come up with some additional designs using mixed medias. ie. twills and vinyls like in shirt #4.
Josh Ellsworth said,
June 3, 2009 @ 8:24 am
Thanks Marge – we will do it. Give us a few weeks and you’ll see something.
Judy said,
June 3, 2009 @ 12:04 pm
Where do I purchase the puff material from?
Brian said,
June 9, 2009 @ 2:38 am
Same as #21 Where do I find the puff material?
Josh Ellsworth said,
June 9, 2009 @ 7:33 am
Here you go http://tinyurl.com/lyla67
raquel conlu royena said,
October 21, 2009 @ 11:39 pm
hi and thank you for sharing this very important instructions especially to me who is just about to start the business…. By the way, may i know those types of papers used?Can i also include designs such as flowers, bible verse,angels and more
thank you and may our good Lord continue to give you wisdom on expanding your horizons….. God bless us all..
raque of paranaque
Philippines
Josh Ellsworth said,
October 22, 2009 @ 8:43 am
We are using heat applied vinyl. This particular shirt combines puff material and electric blue. The reverse emboss process may be difficult for fine detail if you are asking specifically about the look featured in the above post. If you are just talking in general with the heat applied vinyl process then verses, flowers, angels etc. should be no problem. Click on the gallery link at the top of the page for a well rounded view of what you can create.
Tim Homa said,
October 31, 2009 @ 3:06 pm
Where can I purchase the heat applied puff material? I can’t seem to find it when I googled it. Any and all help is appreciated.