glorydays Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 (edited) So I have my first graphic that I will be using for tee shirts. I contacted this artist through instagram and his prices were fucking low so I commissioned it. I'll be using 12oz as a diary, somewhat, for this little journey. My next step is getting a second graphic from another artist who I will be using for the foreseeable future. The artist I'm asking to work with is Randy Bruiser who does art for Paulie's deli and Undefeated. I was a fan of his art and his prices were a little more expensive but he told me it's worth it. So, let's see what happens. Edited October 15, 2020 by glorydays 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILZ FILLZ Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Break a leg 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Godspeed , brother 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qawee Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Excited to see what you come up with, I'm in for at least a t-shirt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 20 hours ago, KILZ FILLZ said: Break a leg 18 hours ago, swif1 said: Godspeed , brother 1 hour ago, Qawee said: Excited to see what you come up with, I'm in for at least a t-shirt This is all very encouraging. I'm gonna be printing through Sunday Print Co. in LA cuz their minimums are reeeeaaallly fucking low and very manageable. This is gonna take a few weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delv Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 I've always been curious what a tee graphic price is. Care to divulge the costs so far? I'm curious to follow your brand as it's something I've considered myself many MANY times. Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 On 10/17/2020 at 6:32 AM, delv said: I've always been curious what a tee graphic price is. Care to divulge the costs so far? I'm curious to follow your brand as it's something I've considered myself many MANY times. Good luck! It all depends on the artist you go through there is also licensing prices for artwork that's already out there I had a specific theme and art style in mind and i wanted an original character design so i went to an artist i knew who did the style i wanted and i dm'd him on instagram they answered back and negotiated a price this one was pretty cheap considering who the artist was mine cost 200 for just black and white I'm going to be using randy bruiser from now on and he costs 400 to 500 retainer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) thought about the way i want my brand to be percieved and how i want my theme portrayed I'm going for a relaxed and leisure type of vibe since i'm parodying a retirement lifestyle In the future, I'm going to be doing cut and sew once i know for sure this is something i can maintain on a small scale level I want a boxier and more relaxed tee shirt, which is in line with my theme and allows me to really show off the graphic I'm putting on So, the blanks I'm going with is RuePorter Their minimums are non-existent AND they print so I'm in luck with this brand BUT once I order, it's go time...they do not fuck around, they want their money Once everything is dialed in, then i'm diving in Edited October 18, 2020 by glorydays 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, nicklesndimes said: good luck having success with your brand. really interesting to hear the creative end of what goes into these kind of projects... I have Raven to lean on when it comes to the business side. The one thing he told me not to do is to sit on product make enough product to sell out and make more if the demand is high And i do have a vision in mind...I'm thinking beer drunk while playing golf...that's what im going for Edited October 18, 2020 by glorydays 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 alright my brother put me on to a program called inkscape i finished the chest logo and the script underneath the back graphic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 (edited) Used a new font for the back I didn't like LaSalle so i changed to a filmotype font I wanted it to look more 40's advertisement Edited October 19, 2020 by glorydays 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 so i figured out i need a seller's permit I've also thought about trademarking...i'm probably gonna ask raven and google for that shit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 oh yea I got a a bigcartel up http://under2palms.bigcartel.com 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qawee Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, glorydays said: so i figured out i need a seller's permit I've also thought about trademarking...i'm probably gonna ask raven and google for that shit Sellers permit from who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 4 minutes ago, Qawee said: Sellers permit from who? to sell in cali the state needs to be able to tax what i make off of sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qawee Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Damn thats wack, better to be above board though than probably get fined out the ass for the crime of selling t shirts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndv Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Qawee said: Damn thats wack, better to be above board though than probably get fined out the ass for the crime of selling t shirts Still have to pay the tax owed too. And if you cannot prove your sales, states are really good at assuming every business is selling products like hot cakes. So if you do not have record keep and a sales tax license it maybe tough to prove to the state you genuinely had 250k in sales that year opposed to the state thinking 750k in sales because they assume. @glorydays get ya ducks lined up, get that sales tax license and sell, sell, and at times sale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 11 hours ago, ndv said: Still have to pay the tax owed too. And if you cannot prove your sales, states are really good at assuming every business is selling products like hot cakes. So if you do not have record keep and a sales tax license it maybe tough to prove to the state you genuinely had 250k in sales that year opposed to the state thinking 750k in sales because they assume. @glorydays get ya ducks lined up, get that sales tax license and sell, sell, and at times sale. I kept the expected sales quota LOOOOW for that reason LMAO Im not gonna be caught lacking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delv Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 @glorydaysi'm a UX designer by day so hit me up when you got some stuff to look at. I am happy to give blunt unbiased feedback on both your product and your site design. I'm very keen to support people I encounters vision and more than happy to give my time to help push you along. You got this mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 2 hours ago, delv said: @glorydaysi'm a UX designer by day so hit me up when you got some stuff to look at. I am happy to give blunt unbiased feedback on both your product and your site design. I'm very keen to support people I encounters vision and more than happy to give my time to help push you along. You got this mate. Thank you bro I'll hit you up if ever i scale up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 alright...it's been an interesting few weeks i think i'm gonna stick with patrick owsley for my artist since getting a hold of randy is a bitch and a half I vectored my image and i'm trying to get a hold of sunday print I've been talking to Made Blanks for tees sewn in LA...rue porter is just too expensive to ship from europe right now Made has some tees that look pretty good and not too boxy...I'll keep searching for alternatives but my list is narrowed since i want Made in the US tees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 goddamn contacting businesses fucking sucks I have tees from CES4Wish and he use Champion T105 They're boxy as fuck and i think i'm gonna go with these for my first batch...once everything starts falling into place, then i'll move to different brands I'm thinking of ordering 12-medium and 12-large...if you guys are thinking that it's limited, then fuck you the larges can fit XL or even XXL in width...these are booooxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) I'm going through brand names of blanks that are good alternatives Bella Canvas 3091 is a pretty good tee Note* I'm going to size up for this tee so if i go with this model I will need to buy Large as Medium, and, XLarge as Large. the tee is pretty slim and I'm looking for a boxier fit With bella canvas, it seems that as sizing goes up, the only delta between Large and XLarge is the width The "height" of the tee doesnt change the pic is a bit deceptive, since the sleeves arent actually that short Edited October 24, 2020 by glorydays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 (edited) Alright, I was talking to this youtube guy about tees He recommended Comfort Colors 1717, which is a thicker tee and is the closest to the champion tee above Since I want a baggier look, I will be using Large as a Medium, and XLarge as Large. Edited October 24, 2020 by glorydays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 My artist is also working with me on a skateboard graphic this shit is so fun...inkscape allows me to fuck with the shape and size of the letters of any font i use I'll be going through sk8factory and the decks i order will be very limited in quantitiy I'm gonna do the pricing at 10 decks for 250 They're made in the US and they said they will print for me Damn, this is gonna take longer than i thought reason being is that my artist is about quality and he takes his time with the artwork which i REALLY appreciate But fuck all that, it's gonna be worth the weight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 I think i found the ONE This tee has the proportions i want and i dont have to fuck with the sizing I'm going with white only tees since i want to test drive this thing before fully going into redline What i like about this tee is that it is relatively cheap, made in the US, and has the height to width ratio that I'm looking for without having to go with champion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 got in contact with one wholesale deck warehouse they gave me a template to fuck with they gave me two kinds...i think im gonna use the other one, which is photoshop friendly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 @glorydaysComfort Colors are great quality. I have 3 or 4 of them and the L is the best fitting shirt I have owned. I normally wear XL in Gilden. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.yuck Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 This is dope man. For a minute I thought your pricing was 250 per deck. I was like slow down gangster. That seems mighty high. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorydays Posted October 24, 2020 Author Share Posted October 24, 2020 7 minutes ago, mr.yuck said: This is dope man. For a minute I thought your pricing was 250 per deck. I was like slow down gangster. That seems mighty high. Lol I want these decks to be skated i want them to be a convo started at skate parks i'm thinking 55-60 a deck 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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