Software and fonts

[christine71]

I am a newbie, so finding this forum a great help.
Perhaps you could all advise me on the best software to use, I have tried gimp and photo studio 6. But I find you cant use fonts uploaded for windows. I am looking to add text to t shirts in 2 tone colours etc, but I can't seem to find a way of doing this on gimp etc.
I am jsut about to buy the t shirt press and mug press etc, but still struggling with software. Was hoping to not have to spend around £500 on saftware.

Thankyou in advance for any help you all give

[Paul]

i cant see why you can not use your fonts...?!
BUt GIMP wont be usable as it dont offer color management.
Best software for your need would be adobe photoshop elements.

[bms]

I am a newbie, so finding this forum a great help.
Perhaps you could all advise me on the best software to use, I have tried gimp and photo studio 6. But I find you cant use fonts uploaded for windows. I am looking to add text to t shirts in 2 tone colours etc, but I can't seem to find a way of doing this on gimp etc.
I am jsut about to buy the t shirt press and mug press etc, but still struggling with software. Was hoping to not have to spend around £500 on saftware.

Thankyou in advance for any help you all give

You can get PhotoShop Elements 10 for around £60-£70 but if you get a Ricoh printer (e.g. the GXe3300) and use the PowerDriver software that is supplied free of charge then you can print directly from any windows based software programme.

[christine71]

Thank you Martin. I will be in touch with you soon to purchase the printer and a mug press and tshirt press etc. Just finishing selling old business to be able to start this new one. With regards to windows based software programme, which do you mean ? I have found some amazing free fonts on the internet and downloaded them for free. I just wish i could now use them in colour etc. ( I so need to be blonde at this moment lol) Thanks for the help

[Justin]

With enough funds I'd suggest CS3 Illustrator and Photoshop along with Coralgraph. Lumapix Fotofusion is also a great program.

[bms]

Thank you Martin. I will be in touch with you soon to purchase the printer and a mug press and tshirt press etc. Just finishing selling old business to be able to start this new one. With regards to windows based software programme, which do you mean ? I have found some amazing free fonts on the internet and downloaded them for free. I just wish i could now use them in colour etc. ( I so need to be blonde at this moment lol) Thanks for the help

Re Windows based software - anything - word, internet explorer, photoshop, etc. So long as you can print from it then you can use PowerDriver to manage the colours to the Ricoh printer for sublimation printing.

[Ian M]

There are a few free Serif programmes to try at http://www.serif.com/FreeDownloads/