Placement guide
Where the print actually lands
Your art proof shows the design on a shirt, but a proof can make it hard to judge exactly where a print sits. These are the standard placements and the measurements behind them.
The short version
Front, back, sleeves — anywhere flat
Screen printing needs a flat surface, so the real limit is seams, zippers and pockets rather than any rule of mine. Beyond the standards below, placement is negotiable — tell me what you're picturing and I'll tell you whether the press can do it.
Full Front
Most commonUp to 12" wide · up to 14" tall
The most printed placement in screen printing. A full front design is typically around 10.5" wide, with a 12" maximum. The top of the print usually sits 2–3" down from the bottom of the neck seam.
Center Front
Smaller than full front
The same placement as a full front, just a smaller design — often a small circle print or a logo. The top of the print still lands about 2–3" from the bottom of the neck seam.
Left Chest
Most common3–4" wide
Placed in line with where the left neck seam meets the shoulder seam. That works out to roughly 3–4" from the center of the shirt to the center of the print, depending on garment size, and about 4" from the bottom of the neck seam to the center of the print.
3" wide · 4" tall max
Much like a left chest print, but on a pocket, and centered within it.
Sleeve
3–4" wide
Sized about the same as a left chest print. Placement is typically about 1" from the sleeve seam to the bottom of the print.
Full Back
Up to 12" wide · up to 14" tall
Full back prints are typically 11" wide, and can go as wide as 12". The top of the print usually sits 4–6" down from the bottom of the neck seam.
A note on sizes: these are the typical numbers, not hard rules. Print size scales with garment size — a full front that looks right on an adult XL will overwhelm a youth small — so if you're ordering a wide size range, say so and I'll adjust the art rather than print one size for everything.
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