The Fried Pickle

[galled]

Very nice!

Am I right in assuming that you did the artwork and the printing? If so, did you do the original art traditionally or digitally?

I'm funny with pickles. I find that I crave them from time to time and other times they don't even cross my mind.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

cool! can you make a living at printing T's?

[Gluebag]

@npixelz: I guess you gotta really like pickles to love fried pickles but they're one of the best bar foods!
I also have a lot of favorite pokemon but I try to keep a top 5 at all times because people always ask!
Which is: Hypno, Sableye, Drowzee, Weavile and Gligar at the moment. Changes often lol

@Galled: I've only designed a few shirts, most bands already have the artwork for me to print. So I burn the screens and print the images. The ones I have designed have all been digital since I cannot draw for my life lol!

@Lemon Cheesecake: I was making a pretty good living a few years ago when I was printing for the band Days N' Daze but they have outgrown me and I couldn't keep up with the demand (they literally would sell out of the shirts almost every night). Now it's a bit of a struggle but I also haven't been advertising because depression "laziness" :p

[Lemon Cheesecake]

If you have the equipment to do the screening have you checked into Sports teams or local fundraiser events ( especially running events or cycling or breast cancer). You can find out from the chamber of commerce who has events going on and school team sports or schools in general look to have T-shirts printed up, local comdey or bars look to have theme shirts. Just a suggestion if you haven't thought of it or tried it already. Do you just do black and white or can you print color?

[Gluebag]

yeah I've been needing to do that (I've been printing shirts for a gundam building club) but been focusing on sublimation printing since it seems people want custom things rather than ordering 100 of the same shirt. Trying to shift more into that custom market since there are so many screenprinters out here - it's hard to stay competitive in prices.

I can currently do 2 color prints and up to a 4 color if I put the other two arms on my press which haven't been needed since most of my clients just want white on black

[npixelz]

you're probably right.
Gligar, Weavile, and Sableye are pretty cool!

[galled]

What kind of machine do you use for sublimation printing?

[Gingerale]

Is printing a hobby you do on the side? Are you working on a degree of already have a regular job?

Have you looked into doing printing for housewares like curtains, table cloths, throw blankets etc or auto like seat covers etc? Just curious if there is a market for it. Sometimes local stores will let you do consignment type sales or they are looking for someone to print local logo's especially geared for tourists (or you can give the business owners another product that they may want to consider to help their sales). I'm not sure whether certain places have trademark restrictions but I suppose that could be looked into.

[NerdyAliCat]

Ah i see you both like Pokemon, but the question is: Do you shiny hunt them?

[npixelz]

Speaking of Pokemon, do any of you know the YouTuber called CandyEvie?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Is that where you are off to...hunting Pokemon?

[Gingerale]

Are either of you G & G wanting water drops still because if you don't turn them in then after the event that is generally all you are left with - the currency.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Where are the King and Queen Pickle?

[Jessica]

I just wanna know where I can get some fried pickles....

[Lemon Cheesecake]

google "fried pickles near me"...I had to look up a recipe because I wasn't sure if it was the whole pickle fried or what! Looks like they are cut and breaded like deep fried zucchini...I'll try them!