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ninkinsink aka holly mcgee is 41.28 years old, has been a member since May 13, 2008, has scored 94 submissions, giving an average score of 2.94, helping 4 designs get printed.

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May 26 '08 by ninkinsink
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tricky threadless template

I'm having a horrible time trying to transfer my GIMP - produced design to the threadless template. I've tried shrinking it, then cutting and pasting. I've tried the move tool...nothing works. I can't change the color of the template tshirt, either.

Does anyone have some dumbed-down advice for an absolute beginner?

the golden spatula on May 26 '08 at 7:54pm

.jpeg /.gif doesn't work?

ninkinsink on May 26 '08 at 7:59pm

Does that mean making the image a .jpeg and the template a .gif?

(If so, how?)

the golden spatula on May 26 '08 at 8:02pm

yes. they're only accepting gif, jpg or png files.

i'm sorry but i've never used gimp so i don't know how to save it as a jpeg or so. google?

the golden spatula on May 26 '08 at 8:04pm

btw, did you read theinstructions? yet?

ninkinsink on May 26 '08 at 8:10pm

The instructions just say to "transfer" it to the template and that's what I can't seem to do. Why is the threadless template a .psd file if they aren't accepting those? (I know that seems like a really dumb question, but I'm really new at this...)

Thanks

fatheed on May 26 '08 at 8:14pm

.psd file is an Adobe Photoshop file. It is a file containing many layers and allows for easy editting in Photoshop.

When you are happy with the image you have created in photoshop, using the template, then you save it as a .jpg or a .gif file.

These are just two types of flat digital image files. A jpeg is usually better for this purpose. The thumbnail you must also submit must be saved as a .gif

the golden spatula on May 26 '08 at 8:21pm

fatheed/opifan cool! i fail at giving instructions like that.

the golden spatula on May 26 '08 at 8:22pm

in english.

ninkinsink on May 26 '08 at 8:32pm

I very much appreciate everyone's advice...it's the final transferring of the image to the template that I'm having trouble with. It just won't move! (Even though it's not absolutely necessary to use the template, I want to learn how just to assure myself that I'm not crazy or stupid.) It seems like such a simple thing, but I've tried for literally DAYS to do it.

Thank you everybody, for your help.

asfi235 on May 26 '08 at 8:41pm

GUYS!!!!

Please read -- she's using GIMP, not Photo$hop.

fatheed on May 27 '08 at 4:02am

I lolled @ gimp

fatheed on May 27 '08 at 4:06am

nink -you need the correct application (program) to open the template files. You can't use 'Gimp' or MS Paint or any other program to open an Adobe Photoshop file.

Like opifan said, you don't need to use this template. You can create a submission image in any other program, just so long as you get the dimensions correct. Check submission guidlines, but I believe it has to be 640 pixels wide by anything up to 800 pixels high.

fatheed on May 27 '08 at 4:08am

and don't get to caught up with the idea of 'transferring' your design. All this means is that when you open the .psd file in photoshop, you place your design in the file, and make it look nice before saving it as a .jpeg or a .gif