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CarpeDium
CarpeDium aka Elias Henry is a 21.5 year old boy, has been a member since April 11, 2008, has scored 654 submissions, giving an average score of 2.26, helping 8 designs get printed.
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ok i know I ask for a lot of help but i did take the advice and ive learned how to do some things but i still dont know how to use the threadless template could you help me i appreciate it

Torakamikaze
   Torakamikaze on Jun 10 '08 at 12:01am
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ISABOA
   ISABOA on Jun 10 '08 at 12:02am
you gotta know what it is first



do you know what it is?
CarpeDium
CarpeDium on Jun 10 '08 at 12:36am
its the one with the illustrator icon correct?
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Jun 10 '08 at 12:40am
not which icon it is - what the template is



to answer my question - the template is a document that represents the size and resolution parameters threadless requires
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Jun 10 '08 at 12:42am
so the only purpose the template serves is to provide you with an example of how your PRESENTATION blank canvas should be formatted
CarpeDium
CarpeDium on Jun 10 '08 at 10:49am
oh but on the template when i open it in illustrator it provides me with a variety of shirts
squatterjohn
squatterjohn on Jun 10 '08 at 11:10am
You can choose any colour you like from those shirts. It really just shows you the available colours and gives you some options for presentation either on the t-shirt template or on the model photos.
ISABOA
   ISABOA on Jun 10 '08 at 11:40am
yeah - the second purpose of the template is to provide color samples and placement on a t-shirt graphic - although there are more model photos available elsewhere

tracerbullet
   tracerbullet on Jun 10 '08 at 11:41am
there's also a hidden option on the template if you enter the secret code
redmage
redmage on Jun 10 '08 at 11:48am
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tenacioustoys
tenacioustoys on Oct 15 '08 at 7:37am
I am having the same problem- Threadless says to d/l the templates file, so I did. I get 2 folders: "Threadless Tee Templates" & "Threadless Blank Photos".

The templates folder only has 3 files in it- I am on a Mac and I couldn't open the .ai file.

So I chose to open the .psd file in photoshop.

What I got was a 640x640 image @ 72dpi on a blue bkgrd- basically a drawing of a t-shit with a note in the middle that says Read thru the documentation, good luck, blah blah blah.



Well, I read thru the documentation and it does not tell me about what KIND of file I submit (.jpg, .psd, etc) what SIZE (I saw something vague about 6 x 10 inches max and no more than 8 colors) and what dpi (72? 150? 300?)



Can someone please help? This doesn't look like a template to me!

And I just supposed to delete the contents of this template and paste my picture into it? That would make my final image a 72 dpi image that's 640x640 max (9x9 inches).

-noobie
againstbound
   againstbound on Oct 15 '08 at 10:55am
The template is just to show your presentation to the voters. Your file needs to fit the specifications provided in the pdf (size, colors, layers, etc).



Go score a bunch of subs and you'll se what I mean.
41 days later
strawberristarz16
strawberristarz16 on Nov 25 '08 at 5:10pm
my computer can't seem to open the t shirt templates...did anyone else have this problem? and do you have to use them?
Phiffer
Phiffer on Nov 25 '08 at 5:17pm
are you using paint?
27 days later
igrond
igrond on Dec 23 '08 at 2:26am
is everyone saying that you have to draw your own t-shirt template?

Krimson
Krimson on Dec 23 '08 at 2:29am
Not to be mean, but if you cannot operate the template chances are your photoshop/illustrator work is not going to be up to par.
36 days later
shaunsdu
shaunsdu on Jan 28 '09 at 9:52pm
My mac will not open the T templates either. Just the model photos.
36 days later
hoopes
hoopes on Mar 06 '09 at 8:29pm
^^ me either... my mac just says "unknown file type" or something like that... please help?
wcheney08
wcheney08 on Mar 07 '09 at 1:45pm
i'm having the exact same problem, apparently the doc with all the shirts is supposed to be multiple layers and we take one out and work on it, but mine is just one background layer
289 days later
whistlinphil
whistlinphil on Dec 21 '09 at 5:30pm
the template on the idea website isn't even downloading for me

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Rustyoldtown
Rustyoldtown on Feb 12 '10 at 3:07pm
I have Photoshop elements too, and the tee colour layers are locked, you can make the shirt differnt colours by using blending layers but I can't seem to make the shirt black, dark grey will have to do!
654 days later
jax33
jax33 on Nov 28 '11 at 6:21pm
my windows pc7 is not downloading the template for me what do i do?
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