Designer Help

Getting Started

Basic Overview:
just1tshirt's powerful designer tools allow you to:
  • Upload images and create full colour designs for a wide range of products.
  • Create and maintain your gallery of designs.
  • Designs can consist of an image or multiple images, digital photograph or digital artwork and text.



Adding images

Uploading
Designs can consist of an image or multiple images.
To start follow these steps:
  • Within the Customise tab select 'Add Images' and browse the images from your computer.
  • Or, you can Browse Your Images from the Gallery.

Adding to the Designer
  • Browse and select your image, it will automatically appear in the canvas area.
    For multiple images, repeat the process.
    Note . Every image you upload will appear in your gallery, so you can easily add the image(s) again.
  • If you have images in the Gallery, double click to add to the canvas area.

File types
just1tshirt supports JPEG, PNG, GIF, or TIFF image formats.

File sizes
We recommend designs created using 200 DPI images.




Moving and Scaling Graphics

To start modifying your added images, select the image on the canvas. (this is the image placed on your product).
Once you do this the designer will automatically change to manage mode, in this mode you can easily configure the size, position and layer of your garphics.

Layering
Have fun with text and image layers.
Arrange your text in front of your images or other combinations in the Manage Tab.
The design elements listed in order. By default the most recent uploaded image will go to the top layer.
To change the layer order, select the controls up or down.


Deleting
To remove an image, you must first have it selected and press Delete or click on the delete button.


Rotating
Click left or right arrows to rotate you image clockwise or anticlockwise, or move the dial with you mouse.

Positioning
How easy! Just select up/down - left/right.

Or, move the selected image around the canvas area with your mouse.

Resizing
Even Easier! Up for larger or down for smaller.
Or resize the selected image with you mouse.

Adding effects
If you looking for more awesome design and editing tools just Click on to Add Special Effects, this will take you to our Picture Effects. You can play around and be amazed! Resize, crop and add a wide selection of borders and stacks of effects to choose from. Save and you will go back to designer with your masterpiece.

Dressing Up
Just click on to if you want to have some fun adding blings? Want to see what granny looks like with a funny hat or a friend looks like with a bushy beard - Check this out, it's great fun for all ages.



Adding Text



Text - Basic
  • Select Add Text and type in your text and click on Save.
  • Edit Text: Select to make any changes to your text


Text - Advanced
  • Align: Left, Centre and Right, mainly used for multiple lines of text.
  • Position: Select - up/down - left/right. Or, move the selected image around the canvas area with your mouse.
  • Size: Up for larger or down for smaller. Or resize the selected image with you mouse.
  • Rotate: Click left or right arrows to rotate you image clockwise or anticlockwise, or move the dial with you mouse.
  • Font: Select the font you like here.
  • Colour: Select the colour of you font
  • Bold and Italic: Select the style of text here.


Effects:
Effect Type to choose from:
  • None
  • Shadow - adds a 'drop shadow' to your text. You can choose the colour of the shadow. Apply and control the blurred outline with the Blur tool. Change the angle of the shadow by using Offset tool.
  • Glow - adds a 'glow effect' to your text. You can choose the colour of the glow. Change the angle of the shadow by using Offset tool. Apply and control the blurred outline with the Blur and Glow Strength tools.


Gradient:
Effect Type to choose from:
  • Vertical: This will apply a vertical colour blend to the body of the text. You can choose the 2nd colour.
  • Horizontal: This will apply a horizontal colour blend to the body of the text. You can choose the 2nd colour.
Warp:
Effect Type to choose from:
  • None:
  • Wavy: Here you can apply and control a wave effect
  • Expanding: Add and control some perspective to you text here.
  • Fisheye: Fat in the middle here.
  • Squeeze: Skinny in the middle here.
Stroke:
Effect Type to choose from:
  • Here you can select a colour and adjust width of a text outline.
Edit Text: Select to make any changes to your text
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