Michael Essek
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Learn how to build an online T-Shirt Business from an expert T-Shirt Designer; with tips on Print-on Demand, your own brand, Merch by Amazon and much more.
Michael Essek
6M ago
Dalle 3 (or, to give it’s proper title and branding: DALL-E-3) is an incredible tool for visual brainstorming and concept generation for designers. Like all text-to-image AI tools – Dalle...
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Michael Essek
1y ago
People love faces. We’re naturally attracted to things with faces. (take for example the ‘faces in things’ instagram account). It’s why mascots and characters are so popular, and why they show...
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Michael Essek
1y ago
Choosing the right Print on Demand Company is essential for your long-term success. In this guide I review the best Print on Demand Companies – based on my personal experience...
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Michael Essek
3y ago
Generating original design ideas is a skill every T-Shirt designer should develop. If you can come up with unique, funny and witty ideas on-demand – then you can hop on...
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Michael Essek
3y ago
Is it possible to create a great looking T-Shirt design just using Procreate on the iPad? The answer is yes – but there’s a few things you should bear in...
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Michael Essek
4y ago
Joel Robinson (aka. Obinsun) is an artist I’ve admired for a while. You’ll regularly see his work being promoted and featured on the homepages of Redbubble, Teepublic or Threadless –...
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Michael Essek
4y ago
Phone Cases have landed at Merch by Amazon – allowing artists to create designs for iPhone and Samsung cell phone cases, across various models. In this article I’ll cover the...
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Michael Essek
4y ago
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will already be familiar with the work of Steven Rhodes. (heck, you probably own a shirt or two). Steven has had an...
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Michael Essek
4y ago
Welcome to How To Sell On Teepublic – my comprehensive guide to selling your T-Shirt designs on Teepublic. Whether you’re just getting started with Teepublic – or if you’re a...
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Michael Essek
4y ago
This is my guide to the best Print on Demand sites for artists and designers. Whether you’re looking for the best place to sell shirts online, or you just want...
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