Before you start
Have these ready
- Your art as a PNG with a transparent background. PDF, SVG, AI, EPS, and JPG also upload. Not sure your file will print clean? Run the Is my file ready? checklist.
- The size you want each design on the shirt. Adult front, youth front, left chest, sleeve. The gang sheet sizing guide has a chart.
- How many of each. Count shirts per design, plus a spare or two for test presses.
- Any names or words you want added. You can type text right in the builder.
Step 1Open the builder
Go to our Build a Gang Sheet page and tap Start building. The builder opens right on our store. Your sheet is 22 inches wide and grows longer as you add designs, so you only pay for the length you use.
- Start building opens the builder.
- Sheets is how many copies of the whole sheet you want. Leave it at 1 for most orders.
Step 2Upload your artwork
The builder opens a window called Automated Sheet Generation. Tap Upload images and pick your files, or drag them onto the green Drop Files Here box. You can upload several designs at once. Each one gets its own card.
- Upload images is the easy way. The builder will lay out the sheet for you.
- The Upload image button and drop box on the left do the same thing.
- No, create manually skips auto fill so you can place every design yourself.
- Spacing Between Images starts at 0.3 inches, enough room to cut designs apart. Leave it on.
Step 3Set the size and how many
Each design card shows its width and height in inches. Type the size you want it on the shirt. Leave Lock Aspect Ratio checked so the design does not stretch. Then use the plus and minus buttons by Quantity to set how many copies you need.
- Width and Height: type the size on the shirt. Here we changed 13.83 inches to 4.
- DPI tag: how sharp it will print at that size. Red bad means too big for the file. At 4 inches it reads fine.
- Quantity: 6 copies of this design.
Step 4, optionalAdd text
Need a team name, a last name, or a date? Tap Text on the far left, then Add text field. Type your words, pick a font and a color, then set the width and quantity the same way you did for your designs.
- The Text tab.
- Add text field makes a new text card.
- Type your words here.
- Pick the font and color.
- Set the width, then the quantity below. If the height jumps, uncheck Lock Aspect Ratio, fix the height, and check it again.
Step 5Auto fill the sheet
Tap Auto Generate Sheet at the bottom right of the window. The builder packs everything onto the sheet as tight as it can, so you use less length. Want to place things by hand instead? Tap Manual Generate Sheet and drag each design where you want it.
The first time, a short welcome tip asks you to sign in. Signing in saves your designs so reorders are quick, but it is optional. Tap Skip to keep going as a guest.
- Auto fill may turn a design on its side to save room. It still presses the same way, just rotate the transfer when you line it up.
- Margin keeps space between designs.
- Images and Text let you add more at any time.
- Your sheet's size, length, and price.
- Place Order when you are happy with it.
Step 6Fine tune margins and layout
The bar above the sheet gives you a few more tools:
- Undo and Redo
- Take back a change, or bring it back.
- Bounding Box and Free Move
- Tools for placing designs by hand. Drag any design to move it where you want it.
- Margin
- The space kept between designs, in inches. Keep it checked at 0.3 so designs never touch and are easy to cut apart.
- Auto Mode
- Leave it checked so the builder keeps your layout tidy for you.
Step 7Check your sheet
Look over the whole sheet before you order. It prints exactly as you see it. Use the zoom buttons at the top right for a closer look.
- Spelling on every name and word
- Every design at the size you meant
- The right count of each one
- Nothing cut off at the edge
- No DPI tags in red
Step 8Place your order
When the sheet looks right, tap Place Order at the top right. Your sheet goes into your cart on our store, ready to check out.
Step 9Check out with local pickup
Review your cart
Your gang sheet shows as one line with its price. Tap Proceed to checkout.
Add your details
Fill in your contact details so we can reach you when it is ready.
Choose Local pickup
Free. Pick up at our shop, 12232 Industriplex Blvd, Suite 19, Bldg D, Baton Rouge. Shipping is offered at a flat rate if you need it mailed.
Pay and place the order
Card or PayPal. We email you when your sheet is ready.
Stuck on a file? Call us at (225) 478-9319 or email sales@mandmvinyl.com. We are happy to look at it with you.