The ’90s, nostalgia, old-school vibes are back and more popular than ever. While many people are on the hunt for a true vintage concert T-shirt to celebrate their favorite band, there are plenty of new customers out there who want the same look for a concert they are seeing this weekend.

With the right tools and techniques, you can create a vintage feel for customers. (courtesy of Tim Gibson)

With the right tools and techniques, you can create a vintage feel for customers. Here’s how.

Step One: Choose the right artwork and separations. Distressing, by using brush tools in Photoshop or Illustrator, is a great way to achieve a vintage look.

Step Two: Use higher mesh counts when possible – 230 is a great starting point.

Step Three: Print the shirt. The “Better At Heartbreak” design (shown above) created for Nashville-based Recording Artist Matt Rogers was made by screen printing in three colors: under white – 200 mesh (flash), red – 230 mesh, highlight white – 230 mesh.

Step Four: Always make sure your ink temperature gets to 320 degrees Fahrenheit to cure fully.

Read the full tutorial on Apparelist, a publication of PRINTING United Alliance, which is in a strategic partnership with ASI.

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