Start with these guides
Use these two articles first: one explains why halftone is necessary on black tees, and one shows a styled vintage-bike comparison.
Comparison / Evidence
How far can a vintage tee texture survive on black POD?
Using a real 3D EMBLEM print as the reference, compare original art, regular print, converted output, and close-up texture behavior.
Why it matters
Why halftone is necessary on black tees
On black garments, soft gradients and thin transitions can disappear. Halftone is a conversion strategy to preserve tonal information.
The vintage print look
How the analog print character is made — and how to choose between a crisp digital halftone and a faded vintage look.
Vintage / analog texture
How that vintage tee print character is made
Dots, misregistration, dot gain, fabric weave — the by-products that make a print read as vintage, and how HALFTONE recreates them.
Choose the look
Print it digital, or give it an analog character?
A crisp, faithful halftone versus a faded vintage character — the difference and how to pick.
FAQ
Only the short essentials are kept here.