It is almost 3AM and I couldn't sleep, so I just stumbled on your video, and now I REALLY CANNOT SLEEP because I have to make my first POD-t-shirt!! 😂 Thanks a million for this! Very succinct explanation!! You are a God-sent!!👍
This is a great video for a newbe! Please do more step by step! I have never heard of kittl before and I was completely overwhelmed when I started exploring . Thanks so much for make it so much easier!
@@DetourShirtsow did you know to change the size of the design/lettering to those exact measurements? Does Kittl have a size chart? If so, where is it? Are those measurements the standard?
I am so new to this website, I have to really play with all of the elements before I get it where I want it to be, thank you for your step by step tutorial.
Great video, Juna! A great time saver and Kittl is a great jumping off point for making dynamic designs without having to start from a completely blank slate - plus you can see what's new and popular, but still make your own designs stand out from the POD-ready stuff that's out there. (I'll scream if I see another messy-bun-boss-babe-coffee-addict shirt! That's not POD, that's POS!) I'm excited about the masking tools, too! Just discovered you through your interview with Ryan Hogue, and both of you are great inspirations! Mahalo, and keep up the great work!
@@DetourShirts Will do! I'm still navigating the whole production partner thing, but I've used Kittl for what I hope are going to be a couple of killer designs. If I may, are you kama'aina? :)
I just started in Red bubble too i need to learn more on how to make designs and more thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge to us i hope i can make this soon
Thanks my man! The step by step was super informative. I even learned how to make a copy of text, something I’ve been trying to figure out. Now I have to figure out how to use red bubble.
I am just starting on looking at kittl and I think I had heard somewhere here on YT you can also you their designs 1 on 1. Not that I wanted to, just to make sure. Thanks for your helpful video!
This is very helpful for print on demand newbies like myself! I love how detailed you are in the steps and the information you give is very useful! I love it lol...
Excellent Presentation again, Juna! Very Natural and knowledgeable, Very Inclusive, in So Many Ways! Many Thanks! Brad Holmes B Rad Designs & Tai chi Gold Coast
You are an excellent teacher and person for sharing your knowledge. Thank you. I learn so much from your videos. Do you need to change the opacity on your shirt designs? Thanks so much.
@@DetourShirts Sorry Juna for bothering. I posted my comment three times but it was removed. I just want to give you some details about this: There's someone texted me on RB offering to promote my shop. Is that okay or not ? I don't know that person if he is a real marketer or not. I will be very appreciated if you could give me your opinion about this. By the way my shop is the same name and logo if you want to check it. Thank you very much.
Thank you Juna. Subscribed to your channel and I've been watching a lot of your videos. Since I've discovered Kittl through your videos, now I'm gonna give it a try through your affiliate link 👍 Lets hope I do not spend hours and hours on one design lol🤪😅
Juna, love your videos! I just emailed kittl asking if I could sell a digital file on etsy IF I definitely changed the template, made it into my own version, flattened it, etc, for my customers to be able to use offline for personal or commercial use OFFLINE like using cricut, and specify my customers couldn't use it on pod sites after buying it from me, and here is their reply... QUOTE "Thank you for reaching out to us. Unfortunately, Kittl does not allow using the designs for digital products for sale. You can only use it on print-on-demand sites for physical end products for sale." I had hoped they would allow creation of dig files for sale if we modified templates and flattened them and specified noncommercial online ...
All this to say that I'll stick to my own creations for dig files for sale on etsy. I do appreciate your videos on design etc, I just hope people create unique versions for pod.
Alanna, what follows is written in a friendly tone of voice, with the sole intent to share another opinion on this issue. I am not disputing you or your goals. I read the Kittl user Terms & Conditions. In my opinion, Kittl is being more lenient than some other very large/popular sites that sell subscriptions to use their design elements (and many obvious POD oriented designs). And I can understand they (and the designers providing the templates as a community) do not want others to just package and sell their designs, without some limits on how they are used. You might be editing them (changing them), but Kittl has to say something to allow them to pursue/deter others from just copying everything and selling it (packaging it), for downloads elsewhere. Based on what I read from Kittl and from other similar companies, Kittl is trying for some balance.
It's OK I understand what you're saying. I was hoping to ve able to sell digital design in much changed state to those who print offline to mugs etc instead of selling thru pod Co. I certainly understand them not wanting same design for sell digitally as is. Some may think of kittl as same as creative fab or market but it's not as far as selling result as digital product. I don't use canva either because I'm too nervous about their licenses.
This is awesome thank you so much ! I'm new to trying out making my own merch. Can I use my own logo within a demand merch system? Any tips are appreciated !
Great video and thank you for posting this from start to finish. Have been a long-time Adobe user and have been using Canva for a couple of years but the alpha mask on this is a game-changer for T-Shirts. Would like to learn more about the Amazon and Redbubble stores. I'm currently using Printful and Etsy and need to branch out. Do you have an email newsletter on your website or store? Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Most of my advice is on RUclips for FREE... I have a website at www.detourshirts.com and a downloads page that has some helpful things
Juna, I watched your video. It is a good and helpful demonstration. Thanks. I also watched the Kittl video you made with the Kittl employee (I think his name is Drew). In that video, you asked Drew about the sizing at the end at the Export point in the video. He was using 72dpi. You asked him whether it should be 300dpi. He seemed to skirt that question. In this video today, you show us the 72dpi export enlarged on screen. But, I wonder if there is more to it. I seem to recall that the major printing companies all ask for files to be 300dpi when provided to them. So, I am curious if you have done further research (confirming with either Amazon or Redbubble) that 72dpi is not only suitable, but also recommended or preferable. I mean, it may be "acceptable" for POD printing given the equipment they use, or they may prefer to have 300dpi if possible for possibly better quality. In other words, 72dpi might be a "minimum, but we can upscale it automatically" might be their answer. Or maybe it really does not matter at all. I have not yet opened a POD store, still working on designs, and so do not have experience printing on shirts via a POD platform. Please speak to this (or answer below). For example, will you only export to 72dpi from now on for all of your work, and will that be for all platforms? or what? Thanks.
Yeah.... I think 300 is better.. I may have to do a comparison between Kittl at 72 dpi and Affinity designer at 300 dpi and zoom in on both and see what the difference is
Hey there! Sorry if I had not answered a question correctly in a different video. For print on demand, we will always suggest 300 DPI. However, it may be important to understand how DPI works. For example, if Amazon wants you to use a 5400 x 4500 pixel ration (which is already a super massive file size), then there is no need to export 5400 x 4500 at 300 DPI, because it's already the correct DPI that they require. If you exported that size at 300 DPI, it would actually become way larger. Hopefully that makes sense. You will most likely want to go on the higher dimension side of things and then scale down, because it's not possible to scale up most of the time. So if you export a pocket T graphic at 5400 x 4500, upload to your print on demand site, and then scale it down to the correct size, most likely the DPI will turn into something like 800+, because you don't need 5400 x 4500 for the size of a pocket graphic. So this all really depends on the requirements of POD sites. Hope this helps a little bit, and I wish you great luck on your endeavors! Cheers!
@@Kittldesign Hi. I appreciate you responded. However, I think there is still some confusion about the difference between pixel dimensions (such as 4500 x 5400) and the DPI required by a POD platform. Here is what Amazon says: "Your design should be a 300 dpi PNG. Though the image size should be 15 x 18 inches (the printable area of the product),.." Here is what Printful says: "Print file resolution (DPI): again, depends on the product, but should be at least 150 DPI, and no higher than 300-going beyond 300 DPI won’t improve the print quality, just increase file size. Print files for smaller items, like mugs or personalized phone cases, need a DPI higher than 150 because those prints are small and often detailed. We recommend submitting designs for these products with a DPI of 300." So, I think it would be wrong to upload a file that is 4500 x 5400 and only 72 DPI. And I think it would be better (nice) for KITTL to make this clear in tutorial videos and on a FAQ page on KITTL site. I think this is something that would make a good topic for one of your tutorial videos, but before you answer or write your video text, please consider the other platforms (Merch, Redbubble, etc.) and what they say and require. As this comment is already long, I will post a clip from the Redbubble site that is good to see too. (look below for another comment clip). I hope this helps.
@@DetourShirts I posted a few links to some pages from POD sites that address this, and those pages and illustrations could be useful for you if you are going to do a video on this topic. I understand there can be differences of opinion and knowledge, and with so many people jumping into POD design creation/use, I think it would be a good topic for a stand alone video (and could boost your channel views). :) See my comments below in this thread and links.
I have to say, I am so disappointed with the new direction Kittl has taken. I've been absolutely loving it (I have the Pro version), but I went tonight to look at what's new, and suddenly *very few* trending designs are available at "only" the Pro level. Now you can only access them at the $24/month level. I am so ticked off right now, just can't believe it. This is a huge mistake, IMO. Most people relatively new to POD can't justify paying that much per month for an app (that is one of several used). Sorry, but I am really aggravated!
Nope. I was seriously just thinking about getting rid of Canva Pro for Kittl Pro, but, now, I am not so sure I will. I can just learn what to do in Photoshop/Photopea, if I can't do it in Canva, I guess. That is too bad, because I was going to change this month. I am thankful that I read your comment.
@@MissMolly3377 I would suggest trying Kittl for a few months and see what you think. Personally, I use both Canva and Kittl (plus Affinity Designer). It would be hard to have to use only one or the other. Canva has such a large selection of graphics and is easy to use. Kittl has great fonts, many cool vintage graphics, and some great design templates. I'm still annoyed about not having access to premium templates with Kittl, but I hope they'll come up with some better option for Pro users.
@@GoWestYoungK9 I have used Kittl, before, and I do like it. I I got Creative Fabrica, for the graphics, now, and I was going to use Kittl, because they do have some great features, that Canva doesn't offer, plus the great fonts, while Canva has better graphics/elements. I have a couple of more weeks with Canva Pro, so, hopefully, I will decide, by then. I am learning Photoshop, slowly, but it is difficult to start, with. Thanks for the advice, though, I do appreciate it. If I ever get the hang of Photoshop, I would be fine, but it gets so frustrating. 😂
@@MissMolly3377 - Have you tried Affinity Designer? It's much cheaper than Photoshop and very powerful. I've learned it in the past 9 months or so, largely using Juna's videos. (Huge thanks to Juna 🙂). At something like $59 as a one time purchase, it's a great deal. And I love it. I used PS back in the day (starting like 20 years ago), and I am a 100% Affinity Designer convert now.
I have Canva Pro, but am thinking about switching to Creative Fabrica and Kittl, if it is still $10. I live Canva, but I really think that Kittl can do better, for POD.
When you were changing the colors of the text to orange, the larger words changed to orange, but the smaller words in the middle had a white front with that little shadow background being orange. How did you select the little background shadow was going to be orange without changing the front white text? Is there a way to change both of the colors to a different color than the little shadow to a different color because I could not tell how do you selected which portion to color orange.
Q ot D... No, I haven't but want to learn. I'm totally new to this... and I mean (brand new). Is it possible that you can do a similar vid showing how to use "paint splashy type letters that are dripping" ... Love your vids, keep up the good work.
Wow! Fantastic! I have been pretty loyal to Photoshop, occasionally using other templates for inspiration, but with this video, you've TOTALLY convinced me to consider other options like Kittl. Fantasic. Juna, I haven't seen a video of yours yet that wasn't fantastic! Every one is a home run. Thank you!
Juna, during the export phase, when choosing the settings, I am curious about the use of that "Optimize" setting. I have not yet seen that explained by Kittl (in videos or on their site). If you know specifically what that slider does to the image file, please elaborate. Is that something that only applies to PNG files? JPG only files? Should it be used on SVG output at all? Is it "sharpening" the file? Or making it smaller in size somehow? ?? If you know specifics or have a link to an answer please let me know. Thanks.
Hey there! Definitely a good question. We are working on the best way to explain what that feature does and how it works, but in the simplest terms, when you select optimize quality, the render becomes much smoother. Or in other words, the browser takes a bit more time to make sure your design is exported correctly (without the browser just quickly exporting your design as it may often do). This isn't to suggest that you won't get a nice or high resolution file if you don't have it selected. But specifically for PNG and JPEG (raster) downloads, selecting optimize quality smooths out the pixels to make sure the design has no jagged or jitterness to it. (It's not really necessary for PDF or SVG files since those are vector project files). This works very similarly to Adobe Illustrator's Art Optimized feature, which also a bit difficult to explain. Most of the time, for web-based graphics, the regular export setting will suffice since you are inputting the exact dimensions required. But for Print On Demand files you may need downloaded, we always suggest selecting the optimize feature so that you get the highest quality possible. It does not make your design smaller or larger. I suppose "sharpening" is the best way to define it like you have said haha.
@@Kittldesign Thank you for your good answer to my question. I follow (understand) what you mean. From now on I will use Optimize for JPG and PNG file output. Good to know. I appreciate you wrote your answer with some details (long enough). I am a big KITTL fan already! :)
@@DetourShirts No doubt. LOL. I was doing the copy part, but not the paste. I was expecting the duplicate to appear immediately, as in Canvas. The craziest things can slow you down, eh?
Hi Juna, I am following this step by step along with you but I can't find the t-shirt creator. Did they remove it or change it to something else? By the way, I really appreciate your tutorials :). Edit: I see that others also asked about this. Since Kittl is always changing and updating would you consider doing some more text only design tutorials and maybe down the road make some designs on Kittl using graphics from Creative Fabrica?
Note: Kitti won't allow you to make any size changes less you upgrade to the paid program. I am already paid for Canva and Placeit. I simply can't afford another monthly sub right now.
Yes.... for one RedBubble does the printing and shipping.... Printify needs to be used with another app like Shopify or Etsy and they cost money..... the other reason is that both Printify and Shopify/Etsy require you to use your credit card to charge for the printing and shipping were as RedBubble it's all included so you only get a payment at the end of the month versus a hit to your credit card for every transaction.
Great to know! I will switch to red bubble. I appreciate your content , best I have found in the POD category. Lmk if you have an affiliate link to red bubble
hi Juna, hope is all well with you. You just show in the video, the "creator" area. I have Kitll Pro and I do not have the creator option. Can you tell me why? thanks my friend
They added so many new things to "Create" that they are calling it "Inspiration" now.... It's basically the same thing as before with lots more options for each section... It's pretty cool.
Great question... it really depends because you can increase the price.... but if you just look at the biggest margins it would probably be with Printify.
Thanks for the video. I have a question... If Im making a shirt with white text and I want to make a duplicate with black text do I have to start a brand new project? In canva you just create a new page on the same page you are on. Thanks for any info.
I paid $15 dollars a month but is extremely hard to use it, I cant figure it out, I will have to cancel :( Thank you for your video, I tried to follow your steps on how to use it but some of the settings you are using are not existence on the Kittl I have, maybe they updated they're software. :(
Juno which Niche is profitable right now I have seen several of your content and very good in the POD space I am looking to Improve my Shopify platform but 1st what are your thoughts on that platform ?
Kind of.... yeah.... you can use the template as a base.... change things like words, graphics, colors and then use it for print on demand... pretty easy
You don't need a business license to pick a brand name for product on POD.... but don't pick one that is already out there.... create your own brand name
I love that you have this tutorial, but I’m doing this on my iPad and when I tried to move the text, it was hidden off screen. Also, you did thing like resized you image, but never explained how you did it, and because I was still working on the last thing, I didn’t see the last thing you did. I’m spending a lot of time rewinding, just to keep up.
Sorry.... I have a Mac.... not sure what it is off the top of my head.... are you talking about when I do option + click and drag? Have you tried that?
I have several questions if you please? 1. Is the Free subscription all that is needed to make quality and professional looking designs/t-shirts? 2. What are the correct formats to use in order create Professional looking designs for POD, jpg...png...svg, etc.? 3. What are the correct pixel dimensions for images to put on t-shirts, mugs, phone covers, etc.? The reason I ask is that the free subscription is limited. Thanks
I'll try to answer the best I can.... 1. The FREE subscription is basically to try it out to see if you like it..I would not suggest it for selling t-shirts the dimensions are too small. 2. The format you want for POD is png. 3. The dimension you will want is 4500x5400 at 150dpi or higher.... 72dpi will work too but 150 just to be safe.
Sites, Amazon Merch & RB you sell the design and then the customer pays you for the design and RB & Amazon Merch print and send item selected to customer? Pls help my tech deficit.
Kind of.... Sites like Amazon Merch & RB you upload the design.... the customer goes to those sites and finds the products they want and pays Amazon Merch or RB for them, RB & Amazon Merch will print them and send the product(s) to the customer if the products have your designs on them Amazon Merch and RB will pay you a cut of the profit.... usually about $5 per shirt depending on how much you marked it up from the base price of the shirt or product they bought..... Does that make sense?
Hi Is there no problem with it being 72dpi in Red Bubble and Merch Or is it because its vector that you don't have to worry about it Thanks great videos
If you were going to print this on a magazine or a premium poster maybe but honestly at the size it is 4500 x 5400 the quality is going to be fine..... if you don't believe you can download the different dpi versions for yourself and open each one and zoom in and see if you can see a difference.... I'll make a short video for this, I get this question a lot.
@@DetourShirts From my understanding, DPI affects how sharp a design will look when printed on a physical product while PPI affects how sharp a design will look on the computer screen. Having a large resolution (e.g. 4500 x 5400) will lead to a high PPI and make the design look really sharp on your computer screen but if it has a low DPI (e.g. 72), it will not look the sharpest when you print it on a shirt. So there is no way to tell if a design will look sharp just by looking at it on the computer screen. A printer will read the DPI value and it will print with varying sharpness based on the value that it is fed with. You can test this (advised from Canva) by creating a design with the same resolution but make two exports with two different DPIs - 30 and 300. Then print both designs on two pieces of paper and put them side by side. All that being said, i have personally done a print test comparing 72 and 300 DPI on an A4 piece of paper. I cannot tell the difference unless i whip out my iphone and take a photo with 3x magnification. This is why I have decided to stick with exporting using Canva even though i know it only exports at 96 DPI instead, because I think few people will buy really large prints from my Redbubble store. Juan, please feel free to let me know if my understanding on this topic is incorrect, love to learn from all your videos. Cheers!
It depends what you want it for...... for t-shirts 4500x5400 at 150dpi is fine..... if you want it for all products on RedBubble you may have to pump that up to 7600x7600 or so
@@DetourShirts thank you for your help and wonderful videos. I enjoy your teaching style and you are very talented. I am an educator in my field.. I appreciate all you do for all of us
@@DetourShirts also if you use Etsy at all is there a way to create a shirt around an influencer and if they can get their followers to make purchases it gets tracked so that the influencer can get a percentage of the profit from me?
Is canva for beginners that just started designing because kittl looks way more advanced and you probably move onto kittl after you have basically mastered canva😐
It is almost 3AM and I couldn't sleep, so I just stumbled on your video, and now I REALLY CANNOT SLEEP because I have to make my first POD-t-shirt!! 😂 Thanks a million for this! Very succinct explanation!! You are a God-sent!!👍
Glad I could help.... but make sure to get some sleep too
Aah I didn't realise about the alpha layer and clipping for textures!! This makes my life so much easier, thank you!!
Yes it does... I like this update
Hope you enjoy using that feature!
This is a great video for a newbe! Please do more step by step! I have never heard of kittl before and I was completely overwhelmed when I started exploring . Thanks so much for make it so much easier!
Glad it was helpful!
Love this! Just signed up with Kittl and did my first two designs. 👍
Wonderful!
Awesome video Juna! Always love seeing the full deep dives. They are super helpful! 🔥
Happy to help!
@@DetourShirtsow did you know to change the size of the design/lettering to those exact measurements? Does Kittl have a size chart? If so, where is it? Are those measurements the standard?
I am so new to this website, I have to really play with all of the elements before I get it where I want it to be, thank you for your step by step tutorial.
You are so welcome!
Just started using kittl and I really enjoy using it.
Cool... yeah there are so many great things about it
Glad to hear that!
Sir I m munaza Yasmin
I learn n start t shirt design before few months
I m biggner...
But your all videos are very helpful for me...
So nice of you... Glad they are helpful
Thank you so VERY much! Please do more step by step.
You got it!
Fabulous tutorial as always Juna. Knew nothing about Kittl but this video really broadened my horizons for my Print on Demand projects! 😃👏👏
Glad it was helpful!
Yours is better!
Thank you
So happy to find this video❤️! I'm new to Kittl and was struggling to find in depth steps for Tshirt designs! Thank you!!! ❤
Glad it was helpful!
jumped in finally, so needed. thank you
You're so welcome!
Great video, Juna! A great time saver and Kittl is a great jumping off point for making dynamic designs without having to start from a completely blank slate - plus you can see what's new and popular, but still make your own designs stand out from the POD-ready stuff that's out there. (I'll scream if I see another messy-bun-boss-babe-coffee-addict shirt! That's not POD, that's POS!) I'm excited about the masking tools, too! Just discovered you through your interview with Ryan Hogue, and both of you are great inspirations! Mahalo, and keep up the great work!
Mahalo for the comment. Glad I could help. If you have a video you want me to do let me know.
@@DetourShirts Will do! I'm still navigating the whole production partner thing, but I've used Kittl for what I hope are going to be a couple of killer designs.
If I may, are you kama'aina? :)
first time, I'm a beginner, i like this video and the channel will follow you for sure and like your videos.
Welcome aboard! Thanks for following
I just started in Red bubble too i need to learn more on how to make designs and more thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge to us i hope i can make this soon
You are so welcome!
Fantastic and just discovered & subbed. Thanks heaps, as a former vet, starting out in business, this is great!
Awesome, thank you!
One of the best informative and educational video
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks my man! The step by step was super informative. I even learned how to make a copy of text, something I’ve been trying to figure out. Now I have to figure out how to use red bubble.
Glad it helped! Hope you figure out RedBubble and get lots of sales... BTW, I got a ton of RedBubble videos
I am just starting on looking at kittl and I think I had heard somewhere here on YT you can also you their designs 1 on 1. Not that I wanted to, just to make sure.
Thanks for your helpful video!
Very cool! What do you mean bye 1 on 1?
@@DetourShirts i meant that you can use the designs as they are without having to change anything.
Oh... yes you can but I wouldn't just so that you don't have the same design as everyone else.
Great content. I signed up for Kittl under your code so thank you.
Awesome! Thank you!
This is very helpful for print on demand newbies like myself! I love how detailed you are in the steps and the information you give is very useful! I love it lol...
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for doing this video. This was super helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Excellent Presentation again, Juna! Very Natural and knowledgeable, Very Inclusive, in So Many Ways! Many Thanks! Brad Holmes B Rad Designs & Tai chi Gold Coast
You're very welcome!
Thanks Juno super informative 😊
My pleasure!
Wow thank you very much for this
You are very welcome
Keep the kittl videos coming. Trying to learn how to use it. I am only familiar with Canva and Kittl is quite different.
Will do!
Thank you for a great tutorial.
You are welcome!
Love it, clear and detailed
That's great... that's what I was hoping
You are an excellent teacher and person for sharing your knowledge. Thank you. I learn so much from your videos. Do you need to change the opacity on your shirt designs? Thanks so much.
No you don't....just remove the background
Thanks bro a bro indeed
Any time
It's a cool Video and I look forward to other videos, big thanks,
More to come! Thank for watching
Great Explained Lesson. Thanks Sir.
You are welcome
Thank You for Your Work Juna!!!
You are so welcome
Very helpful- thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Bro.
You're welcome!
Awesome content, Juna! Thanks!!
Glad you liked it!
Thank you very much !
You are welcome!
Brilliant tutorial. Thanks a lot Juna
Glad it was helpful!
Great .. my inspiration Dtours
Thanks... glad I could help
Thank you that's very helpful
Glad it was helpful!
@@DetourShirts Thank you Juna. Could you please give me your email ?
@@DetourShirts Sorry Juna for bothering. I posted my comment three times but it was removed. I just want to give you some details about this: There's someone texted me on RB offering to promote my shop. Is that okay or not ? I don't know that person if he is a real marketer or not. I will be very appreciated if you could give me your opinion about this. By the way my shop is the same name and logo if you want to check it. Thank you very much.
It is probably fake... be careful out there
@@DetourShirts Thank you for your advice. Now I get two different fake offers. I will ignore them all.
Thank you Juna. Subscribed to your channel and I've been watching a lot of your videos. Since I've discovered Kittl through your videos, now I'm gonna give it a try through your affiliate link 👍 Lets hope I do not spend hours and hours on one design lol🤪😅
Awesome! Thank you! ... and the more you use it the faster you will get
Juna, love your videos! I just emailed kittl asking if I could sell a digital file on etsy IF I definitely changed the template, made it into my own version, flattened it, etc, for my customers to be able to use offline for personal or commercial use OFFLINE like using cricut, and specify my customers couldn't use it on pod sites after buying it from me, and here is their reply...
QUOTE "Thank you for reaching out to us. Unfortunately, Kittl does not allow using the designs for digital products for sale. You can only use it on print-on-demand sites for physical end products for sale."
I had hoped they would allow creation of dig files for sale if we modified templates and flattened them and specified noncommercial online ...
All this to say that I'll stick to my own creations for dig files for sale on etsy.
I do appreciate your videos on design etc, I just hope people create unique versions for pod.
Alanna, what follows is written in a friendly tone of voice, with the sole intent to share another opinion on this issue. I am not disputing you or your goals.
I read the Kittl user Terms & Conditions. In my opinion, Kittl is being more lenient than some other very large/popular sites that sell subscriptions to use their design elements (and many obvious POD oriented designs).
And I can understand they (and the designers providing the templates as a community) do not want others to just package and sell their designs, without some limits on how they are used. You might be editing them (changing them), but Kittl has to say something to allow them to pursue/deter others from just copying everything and selling it (packaging it), for downloads elsewhere.
Based on what I read from Kittl and from other similar companies, Kittl is trying for some balance.
It's OK I understand what you're saying. I was hoping to ve able to sell digital design in much changed state to those who print offline to mugs etc instead of selling thru pod Co.
I certainly understand them not wanting same design for sell digitally as is.
Some may think of kittl as same as creative fab or market but it's not as far as selling result as digital product.
I don't use canva either because I'm too nervous about their licenses.
I think Steadman explained it well... thanks for the question
@Steadman Uhlich Thanks for your explanation here. Well said. 👍
This is awesome thank you so much ! I'm new to trying out making my own merch. Can I use my own logo within a demand merch system? Any tips are appreciated !
Yes you can.... most people won't want your logo on merch unless you have a big following but you can.
@DetourShirts makes sense :) thank you !!!!
@@DetourShirts should I copyright my logo?
Great video and thank you for posting this from start to finish. Have been a long-time Adobe user and have been using Canva for a couple of years but the alpha mask on this is a game-changer for T-Shirts. Would like to learn more about the Amazon and Redbubble stores. I'm currently using Printful and Etsy and need to branch out. Do you have an email newsletter on your website or store? Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Most of my advice is on RUclips for FREE... I have a website at www.detourshirts.com and a downloads page that has some helpful things
you are awesome plzz make a full video on kittl for beginners plz bro
Kittl for beginners.... that's a good idea
Juna, I watched your video. It is a good and helpful demonstration. Thanks.
I also watched the Kittl video you made with the Kittl employee (I think his name is Drew). In that video, you asked Drew about the sizing at the end at the Export point in the video. He was using 72dpi. You asked him whether it should be 300dpi. He seemed to skirt that question. In this video today, you show us the 72dpi export enlarged on screen. But, I wonder if there is more to it. I seem to recall that the major printing companies all ask for files to be 300dpi when provided to them. So, I am curious if you have done further research (confirming with either Amazon or Redbubble) that 72dpi is not only suitable, but also recommended or preferable. I mean, it may be "acceptable" for POD printing given the equipment they use, or they may prefer to have 300dpi if possible for possibly better quality. In other words, 72dpi might be a "minimum, but we can upscale it automatically" might be their answer. Or maybe it really does not matter at all. I have not yet opened a POD store, still working on designs, and so do not have experience printing on shirts via a POD platform. Please speak to this (or answer below). For example, will you only export to 72dpi from now on for all of your work, and will that be for all platforms? or what? Thanks.
Yeah.... I think 300 is better.. I may have to do a comparison between Kittl at 72 dpi and Affinity designer at 300 dpi and zoom in on both and see what the difference is
Hey there! Sorry if I had not answered a question correctly in a different video. For print on demand, we will always suggest 300 DPI. However, it may be important to understand how DPI works. For example, if Amazon wants you to use a 5400 x 4500 pixel ration (which is already a super massive file size), then there is no need to export 5400 x 4500 at 300 DPI, because it's already the correct DPI that they require. If you exported that size at 300 DPI, it would actually become way larger. Hopefully that makes sense. You will most likely want to go on the higher dimension side of things and then scale down, because it's not possible to scale up most of the time. So if you export a pocket T graphic at 5400 x 4500, upload to your print on demand site, and then scale it down to the correct size, most likely the DPI will turn into something like 800+, because you don't need 5400 x 4500 for the size of a pocket graphic. So this all really depends on the requirements of POD sites. Hope this helps a little bit, and I wish you great luck on your endeavors! Cheers!
@@Kittldesign Hi. I appreciate you responded. However, I think there is still some confusion about the difference between pixel dimensions (such as 4500 x 5400) and the DPI required by a POD platform.
Here is what Amazon says:
"Your design should be a 300 dpi PNG. Though the image size should be 15 x 18 inches (the printable area of the product),.."
Here is what Printful says:
"Print file resolution (DPI): again, depends on the product, but should be at least 150 DPI, and no higher than 300-going beyond 300 DPI won’t improve the print quality, just increase file size. Print files for smaller items, like mugs or personalized phone cases, need a DPI higher than 150 because those prints are small and often detailed. We recommend submitting designs for these products with a DPI of 300."
So, I think it would be wrong to upload a file that is 4500 x 5400 and only 72 DPI. And I think it would be better (nice) for KITTL to make this clear in tutorial videos and on a FAQ page on KITTL site.
I think this is something that would make a good topic for one of your tutorial videos, but before you answer or write your video text, please consider the other platforms (Merch, Redbubble, etc.) and what they say and require.
As this comment is already long, I will post a clip from the Redbubble site that is good to see too. (look below for another comment clip).
I hope this helps.
@@DetourShirts I posted a few links to some pages from POD sites that address this, and those pages and illustrations could be useful for you if you are going to do a video on this topic. I understand there can be differences of opinion and knowledge, and with so many people jumping into POD design creation/use, I think it would be a good topic for a stand alone video (and could boost your channel views). :)
See my comments below in this thread and links.
I have to say, I am so disappointed with the new direction Kittl has taken. I've been absolutely loving it (I have the Pro version), but I went tonight to look at what's new, and suddenly *very few* trending designs are available at "only" the Pro level. Now you can only access them at the $24/month level. I am so ticked off right now, just can't believe it. This is a huge mistake, IMO. Most people relatively new to POD can't justify paying that much per month for an app (that is one of several used). Sorry, but I am really aggravated!
Sorry to hear that... I wish I could help... make sure to let them know of your concern
Nope. I was seriously just thinking about getting rid of Canva Pro for Kittl Pro, but, now, I am not so sure I will. I can just learn what to do in Photoshop/Photopea, if I can't do it in Canva, I guess. That is too bad, because I was going to change this month. I am thankful that I read your comment.
@@MissMolly3377 I would suggest trying Kittl for a few months and see what you think. Personally, I use both Canva and Kittl (plus Affinity Designer). It would be hard to have to use only one or the other. Canva has such a large selection of graphics and is easy to use. Kittl has great fonts, many cool vintage graphics, and some great design templates. I'm still annoyed about not having access to premium templates with Kittl, but I hope they'll come up with some better option for Pro users.
@@GoWestYoungK9 I have used Kittl, before, and I do like it. I I got Creative Fabrica, for the graphics, now, and I was going to use Kittl, because they do have some great features, that Canva doesn't offer, plus the great fonts, while Canva has better graphics/elements. I have a couple of more weeks with Canva Pro, so, hopefully, I will decide, by then. I am learning Photoshop, slowly, but it is difficult to start, with. Thanks for the advice, though, I do appreciate it. If I ever get the hang of Photoshop, I would be fine, but it gets so frustrating. 😂
@@MissMolly3377 - Have you tried Affinity Designer? It's much cheaper than Photoshop and very powerful. I've learned it in the past 9 months or so, largely using Juna's videos. (Huge thanks to Juna 🙂). At something like $59 as a one time purchase, it's a great deal. And I love it. I used PS back in the day (starting like 20 years ago), and I am a 100% Affinity Designer convert now.
Amazing video thanks maybe like create t shirt futurist game in bright colors thanks
That would be cool
Very helpful..could you please name the distressed font that you use on your slides? Thanks
Veneer
I have Canva Pro, but am thinking about switching to Creative Fabrica and Kittl, if it is still $10. I live Canva, but I really think that Kittl can do better, for POD.
Thanks for sharing...I'm glad you tested it and found out what works best for you
When you were changing the colors of the text to orange, the larger words changed to orange, but the smaller words in the middle had a white front with that little shadow background being orange. How did you select the little background shadow was going to be orange without changing the front white text? Is there a way to change both of the colors to a different color than the little shadow to a different color because I could not tell how do you selected which portion to color orange.
That's in text effects you can change the color of the effects separately
Looking for a side hustle. There are so many shops!
Yes... POD is a great choice
RB is full of these templates used as is. Surprise :)
Oh no!!! I hope Kittl is keeping track
Q ot D... No, I haven't but want to learn. I'm totally new to this... and I mean (brand new). Is it possible that you can do a similar vid showing how to use "paint splashy type letters that are dripping" ...
Love your vids, keep up the good work.
Great suggestion! You can probably find those on Canva... It's kind of tough to make them from scratch but I could do a video for it
@@DetourShirts ok... Thank you so very much. It would be greatly appreciated.
I think kittle better than canva !
Nice... thanks for the comment
Wow! Fantastic! I have been pretty loyal to Photoshop, occasionally using other templates for inspiration, but with this video, you've TOTALLY convinced me to consider other options like Kittl. Fantasic. Juna, I haven't seen a video of yours yet that wasn't fantastic! Every one is a home run. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the nice comment
We hope you try out Kittl!!
Juna, during the export phase, when choosing the settings, I am curious about the use of that "Optimize" setting. I have not yet seen that explained by Kittl (in videos or on their site). If you know specifically what that slider does to the image file, please elaborate. Is that something that only applies to PNG files? JPG only files? Should it be used on SVG output at all? Is it "sharpening" the file? Or making it smaller in size somehow? ??
If you know specifics or have a link to an answer please let me know. Thanks.
Yeah... good question... I'm not exactly sure what it does but I feel like I didn't want to leave it unchecked....lol
Hey there! Definitely a good question. We are working on the best way to explain what that feature does and how it works, but in the simplest terms, when you select optimize quality, the render becomes much smoother. Or in other words, the browser takes a bit more time to make sure your design is exported correctly (without the browser just quickly exporting your design as it may often do). This isn't to suggest that you won't get a nice or high resolution file if you don't have it selected. But specifically for PNG and JPEG (raster) downloads, selecting optimize quality smooths out the pixels to make sure the design has no jagged or jitterness to it. (It's not really necessary for PDF or SVG files since those are vector project files). This works very similarly to Adobe Illustrator's Art Optimized feature, which also a bit difficult to explain. Most of the time, for web-based graphics, the regular export setting will suffice since you are inputting the exact dimensions required. But for Print On Demand files you may need downloaded, we always suggest selecting the optimize feature so that you get the highest quality possible. It does not make your design smaller or larger. I suppose "sharpening" is the best way to define it like you have said haha.
@@Kittldesign Thank you for your good answer to my question. I follow (understand) what you mean. From now on I will use Optimize for JPG and PNG file output. Good to know. I appreciate you wrote your answer with some details (long enough). I am a big KITTL fan already! :)
@@steadmanuhlich6734 Haha you are most welcome!! Cheers!
Super. Thanks! But i still haven't understood how to duplicate a word or element, using a PC.
Alt C = copy? Alt V = paste? maybe?
@@DetourShirts No doubt. LOL.
I was doing the copy part, but not the paste. I was expecting the duplicate to appear immediately, as in Canvas.
The craziest things can slow you down, eh?
@@DetourShirts Oopsie! No, I still have a problem.
After I Past, I see the message "Object Pasted", but it's nowhere to be seen.
Why is that?
Hi Juna, I am following this step by step along with you but I can't find the t-shirt creator. Did they remove it or change it to something else? By the way, I really appreciate your tutorials :). Edit: I see that others also asked about this. Since Kittl is always changing and updating would you consider doing some more text only design tutorials and maybe down the road make some designs on Kittl using graphics from Creative Fabrica?
They moved it....Click Inspiration in the top left menu.... that will get you started.... Great suggestion for other videos... thanks
Note: Kitti won't allow you to make any size changes less you upgrade to the paid program. I am already paid for Canva and Placeit. I simply can't afford another monthly sub right now.
Sorry... yeah the free version is really just to try it out and see if you like it
What do you think the best website is To make my own custom designs and have them transfer to a dtf gang sheet
Great question... I don't know.... I do think Kittl would work for that
How do I fix my zoom I accidentally zoomed out my tools so my shirt looks big but the tools are small
Refresh the page
Great video ! Any reason you prefer red bubble over printify ?
Yes.... for one RedBubble does the printing and shipping.... Printify needs to be used with another app like Shopify or Etsy and they cost money..... the other reason is that both Printify and Shopify/Etsy require you to use your credit card to charge for the printing and shipping were as RedBubble it's all included so you only get a payment at the end of the month versus a hit to your credit card for every transaction.
Great to know! I will switch to red bubble. I appreciate your content , best I have found in the POD category. Lmk if you have an affiliate link to red bubble
hi Juna, hope is all well with you. You just show in the video, the "creator" area. I have Kitll Pro and I do not have the creator option. Can you tell me why? thanks my friend
They added so many new things to "Create" that they are calling it "Inspiration" now.... It's basically the same thing as before with lots more options for each section... It's pretty cool.
Does Kittl Let you design in CMYK?
I can't find this answered anywhere.
Thank you
I don't think it does
I don’t have the new project icon on my phone
Not sure if Kittl works on a phone
When using kittl On my iPad it allows me to do everything except press the optimize quality button so my png files come out pixelated
Aw man.... I don't think they worked out some of the iPad stuff yet... desktop only for now
which company pays the best in T shirt design?
Great question... it really depends because you can increase the price.... but if you just look at the biggest margins it would probably be with Printify.
Thanks for the video. I have a question... If Im making a shirt with white text and I want to make a duplicate with black text do I have to start a brand new project? In canva you just create a new page on the same page you are on. Thanks for any info.
Yup.... each project is only one page on Kittl
I paid $15 dollars a month but is extremely hard to use it, I cant figure it out, I will have to cancel :( Thank you for your video, I tried to follow your steps on how to use it but some of the settings you are using are not existence on the Kittl I have, maybe they updated they're software. :(
Yes.... it has changed I may have to do a new FULL Tutorial.... some of my more recent tutorials may be more helpful
Where is the t-shirt creator?? Kittl has change some things on there website since this video been uploaded..
Yes it's a little different but go to the top left menu and select inspiration and then T-Shirts and you will find what you need there
Can I use kittl on mobile
Not yet
How can I get the design to printify
Sign up for Printify.... download design from Kittl... Upload it to Printify
For this tutorial, did you use the free or paid Kittl?
I have a paid Kittl account but you can try it with free to see how it works... you just won't be able to make at the same size
@@DetourShirts thanks for the clarification
Juno which Niche is profitable right now I have seen several of your content and very good in the POD space I am looking to Improve my Shopify platform but 1st what are your thoughts on that platform ?
Summer stuff
@@DetourShirts thanks but what is a good niche with low competition that I can create products year around
so can you put your name brand on a graphic as long as you make it different than the template?
Kind of.... yeah.... you can use the template as a base.... change things like words, graphics, colors and then use it for print on demand... pretty easy
@@DetourShirts could you answer. So do I need licenses to have my brand name on a product if I’m using a POD
You don't need a business license to pick a brand name for product on POD.... but don't pick one that is already out there.... create your own brand name
I love that you have this tutorial, but I’m doing this on my iPad and when I tried to move the text, it was hidden off screen. Also, you did thing like resized you image, but never explained how you did it, and because I was still working on the last thing, I didn’t see the last thing you did. I’m spending a lot of time rewinding, just to keep up.
Sorry about that... I didn't think Kittl worked on an iPad... I might have to do a tutorial for that
@@DetourShirts that would be great. I would watch for sure.
how can you remove the background without having to pay for a subscription
Remove it with Photopea
What is the shortkey keyboard command to duplicate an element? I have Windows OS. thanks
Sorry.... I have a Mac.... not sure what it is off the top of my head.... are you talking about when I do option + click and drag? Have you tried that?
@@DetourShirts , yes that command. I tried control, shift and drag but it did not work
If you can slow it down and thoroughly explain each step and it’s function, I would appreciate it.
Sure.... I could do another more detailed one... what are you using Kittl for? maybe I can make it more specific
@@DetourShirts That would be great. I’m new to this space. I’m a novice. So I need each action thoroughly defined and explained.
why don't you show export settings how can i export in maximum quality?
Just export at the right pixel size and you should be fine.... 4500x5400 for shirts and other pixel sizes depending on what the POD shops want
I have several questions if you please? 1. Is the Free subscription all that is needed to make quality and professional looking designs/t-shirts? 2. What are the correct formats to use in order create Professional looking designs for POD, jpg...png...svg, etc.? 3. What are the correct pixel dimensions for images to put on t-shirts, mugs, phone covers, etc.? The reason I ask is that the free subscription is limited. Thanks
I'll try to answer the best I can.... 1. The FREE subscription is basically to try it out to see if you like it..I would not suggest it for selling t-shirts the dimensions are too small. 2. The format you want for POD is png. 3. The dimension you will want is 4500x5400 at 150dpi or higher.... 72dpi will work too but 150 just to be safe.
@@DetourShirts , thank you.
Doesn't kittle allow you to use a transparent background so it doesn't matter what the color of their shirt is?
Yes it does
Hey hey how can I vectorize ? May you show a step by step How to use: Affinity Designer
You can't vectorize in Affinity Designer but you can vectorize in Kittl and bring it into Affinity Designer. Is that what you want to see?
@@DetourShirts yes,
Do I have to have the pay version to size the graphics?
You can size them just not very big
Hello. Do I have to use shipping labels for Etsy?
I'm not on etsy but when I was I had Printify send everything out for me.
Sites, Amazon Merch & RB you sell the design and then the customer pays you for the design and RB & Amazon Merch print and send item selected to customer? Pls help my tech deficit.
Kind of.... Sites like Amazon Merch & RB you upload the design.... the customer goes to those sites and finds the products they want and pays Amazon Merch or RB for them, RB & Amazon Merch will print them and send the product(s) to the customer if the products have your designs on them Amazon Merch and RB will pay you a cut of the profit.... usually about $5 per shirt depending on how much you marked it up from the base price of the shirt or product they bought..... Does that make sense?
Thank you for taking the time to reply!@@DetourShirts
Hi Is there no problem with it being 72dpi in Red Bubble and Merch Or is it because its vector that you don't have to worry about it Thanks great videos
72 dpi is big enough if your final size is 4500x5400 or bigger
PLEASE ANSWER when i use kittl it does not let me click on anything to start a creation and the new project button is not available what do i do
Hmmm... are you using the FREE plan? or are you using it on a mobile device like a tablet or phone.... it only works on a desktop or laptop
i'm on a laptop and the plans are not showing either @@DetourShirts
I thought everyone is saying we have to use 300 DPI. Now you say here that we dont. They tell us to convert canva to 300 DPI for shirts and stuff
If you were going to print this on a magazine or a premium poster maybe but honestly at the size it is 4500 x 5400 the quality is going to be fine..... if you don't believe you can download the different dpi versions for yourself and open each one and zoom in and see if you can see a difference.... I'll make a short video for this, I get this question a lot.
@@DetourShirts From my understanding, DPI affects how sharp a design will look when printed on a physical product while PPI affects how sharp a design will look on the computer screen. Having a large resolution (e.g. 4500 x 5400) will lead to a high PPI and make the design look really sharp on your computer screen but if it has a low DPI (e.g. 72), it will not look the sharpest when you print it on a shirt. So there is no way to tell if a design will look sharp just by looking at it on the computer screen. A printer will read the DPI value and it will print with varying sharpness based on the value that it is fed with.
You can test this (advised from Canva) by creating a design with the same resolution but make two exports with two different DPIs - 30 and 300. Then print both designs on two pieces of paper and put them side by side.
All that being said, i have personally done a print test comparing 72 and 300 DPI on an A4 piece of paper. I cannot tell the difference unless i whip out my iphone and take a photo with 3x magnification. This is why I have decided to stick with exporting using Canva even though i know it only exports at 96 DPI instead, because I think few people will buy really large prints from my Redbubble store.
Juan, please feel free to let me know if my understanding on this topic is incorrect, love to learn from all your videos. Cheers!
May I ask what size should is best to download the finished designs? I am getting different answers.
It depends what you want it for...... for t-shirts 4500x5400 at 150dpi is fine..... if you want it for all products on RedBubble you may have to pump that up to 7600x7600 or so
@@DetourShirts wow thanks.. Not 300dpi? I am using printify mainly
300dpi is even better.... wouldn't hurt
@@DetourShirts that is what I do 300dpi...
@@DetourShirts thank you for your help and wonderful videos. I enjoy your teaching style and you are very talented. I am an educator in my field.. I appreciate all you do for all of us
Are you able to do this stuff on a phone app or you need a laptop or tablet?
Kittl is desktop only currently
@@DetourShirts hope that includes tablets or I’ll have to get my hands on a laptop
@@DetourShirts also if you use Etsy at all is there a way to create a shirt around an influencer and if they can get their followers to make purchases it gets tracked so that the influencer can get a percentage of the profit from me?
Are you using the free version or ...
I am not.... the FREE version is just for practice and saves the designs way too small for POD
this is a year ago now when i try and get on t-shirt creator this is not one or it is different set up i cannot find it
Yup... they have upgraded a lot since this video... I may need to make an updated video
What about specifying the dpi, spreadshirt requires at least 200 dpi if not the design is rejected
That's not really true..... I'll do a video soon of the differences.
by the way, where are you from Juna?
I'm from the USA
No its not ok to save at 72 dpi for print output
So.... if you save it at 4500px x 5400px it's not really saving it as 72dpi
There site must have changed since this video. There is NO CREATE tab!
It's changed a bunch.... Everything is still there but it may have moved and could be called something different...lol
Is canva for beginners that just started designing because kittl looks way more advanced and you probably move onto kittl after you have basically mastered canva😐
I wouldn't say Canva is for beginners I just think Kittl has some amazing templates that gives the user a really big head start.
Ok