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Pratyeka Muromachi

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11-19-2007 16:29

Is there such a RL business? You send a picture of your AV and they print it on a T-shirt? If this does not exist, why? Seems to me like a good idea for a small business.

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Daedalus Young

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11-19-2007 16:49

I've printed custom t-shirts at my local photo store, the one where you used to bring your film rolls to develop, they now print digital stuff on photos, mousepads, t-shirts, mugs, puzzles...
If your search in your local area fails, you can always try something like cafepress.com.
Of course you do need to Snap your avatar yourself, at the appropriate resolution and size.

Ann Launay

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11-19-2007 21:12

Flickr has a bunch of business partners, some of which will do this.

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Kidd Krasner

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11-20-2007 08:01

Your local or online office supply stores and computer stores can provide blank iron-on transfers that go through an ink-jet printer. Assuming you have an ink-jet, you may wish to research whether the ink it uses is suitable. But the underlying material technology seems to last longer and come out much better than the iron-on transfers of a decade ago.

I would guess that your local photo store or other small shops either use similar transfers or send the work out to a bigger shop. There are printing systems that will print directly onto fabric. I've only seem them at big t-shirt shops at tourist destinations, but I imagine there are large print shops that do such work for the local photo stores. I don't think I've seen any that have the resolution to do justice to a photograph, but the technology improves rapidly. Besides, you may not need that much resolution for a capture from SL.

Even if you do send it out for the final version, you might enjoy making your own iron-ons just to see how they look. This is a common approach if you're planning on a big order with the same design, since it's a relatively cheap way to get prototypes before choosing the final image.

Of course, if you're into archaic technology, i.e., twentieth-century, you might try silk-screening it yourself

Daedalus Young

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11-20-2007 09:16

If you go with the silk-screening, do check out this video: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/05/learn_to_screenprint_your_1.html

Rhaorth Antonelli

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11-21-2007 11:22

cafe press would do this too

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Printing RL T-shirts with your Avatar's portrait
Pratyeka Muromachi Meditating Avatar Join date: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 642	11-19-2007 16:29 Is there such a RL business? You send a picture of your AV and they print it on a T-shirt? If this does not exist, why? Seems to me like a good idea for a small business. _____________________ gone to Openlife Grid and OpenSim standalone, your very own sim on your PC, 45,000 prims, huge prims at will up to 100m, yes, run your own grid on your PC, FOR FREE!
Daedalus Young Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 6	11-19-2007 16:49 I've printed custom t-shirts at my local photo store, the one where you used to bring your film rolls to develop, they now print digital stuff on photos, mousepads, t-shirts, mugs, puzzles... If your search in your local area fails, you can always try something like cafepress.com. Of course you do need to Snap your avatar yourself, at the appropriate resolution and size.
Ann Launay Neko-licious™ Join date: 8 Aug 2006 Posts: 7,893	11-19-2007 21:12 Flickr has a bunch of business partners, some of which will do this. _____________________ ~Now Trout Re-Re-Re-Certified!~ From: someone I am bumping you to an 8.5 on the Official Trout Measuring Instrument of Sluttiness. You are an enigma - on the one hand a sweet, gentle, intelligent woman who we would like to wrap up in our arms and protect, and on the other, a temptress to whom we would like to do all sorts of unmentionable things. Congratulations and shame on you! You are a bit of a slut.
Kidd Krasner Registered User Join date: 1 Jan 2007 Posts: 1,938	11-20-2007 08:01 Your local or online office supply stores and computer stores can provide blank iron-on transfers that go through an ink-jet printer. Assuming you have an ink-jet, you may wish to research whether the ink it uses is suitable. But the underlying material technology seems to last longer and come out much better than the iron-on transfers of a decade ago. I would guess that your local photo store or other small shops either use similar transfers or send the work out to a bigger shop. There are printing systems that will print directly onto fabric. I've only seem them at big t-shirt shops at tourist destinations, but I imagine there are large print shops that do such work for the local photo stores. I don't think I've seen any that have the resolution to do justice to a photograph, but the technology improves rapidly. Besides, you may not need that much resolution for a capture from SL. Even if you do send it out for the final version, you might enjoy making your own iron-ons just to see how they look. This is a common approach if you're planning on a big order with the same design, since it's a relatively cheap way to get prototypes before choosing the final image. Of course, if you're into archaic technology, i.e., twentieth-century, you might try silk-screening it yourself
Daedalus Young Registered User Join date: 16 Nov 2007 Posts: 6	11-20-2007 09:16 If you go with the silk-screening, do check out this video: http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/05/learn_to_screenprint_your_1.html
Rhaorth Antonelli Registered User Join date: 15 Apr 2006 Posts: 7,425	11-21-2007 11:22 cafe press would do this too _____________________ From: someone Morpheus Linden: But then I change avs pretty often too, so often, I look nothing like my avatar. They are taking away the forums... it could be worse, they could be taking away the forums AND Second Life...

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