Okay, so check it out, I’m gonna walk you through how I put together this Pete Maravich t-shirt. It wasn’t rocket science, but there were a few things I learned along the way that I figured I’d share.
First off, I knew I wanted a “Pistol” Pete shirt. Dude was a legend. So, step one was finding the right image. I scoured the internet for a good, high-resolution photo or graphic. Ended up finding this awesome vintage shot of him dribbling, you know, looking all cool and effortless. Saved that bad boy to my computer.
Next up: the t-shirt itself. I didn’t wanna cheap out, so I went with a decent quality blank tee. It’s gotta be comfortable, right? I picked a classic grey heather color. Figured it would give it that old-school, retro vibe I was going for.
Alright, now for the fun part – getting the image onto the shirt. I have a buddy with a heat press, so I hit him up. He’s a pro. I showed him the image I found, and he helped me clean it up a bit, get rid of any weird backgrounds or artifacts. Then, he printed it out on some special transfer paper.
My buddy then carefully positioned the transfer paper on the t-shirt, making sure it was centered and straight. He cranked up the heat press, clamped it down, and let it work its magic for a few seconds. Honestly, that part always makes me nervous, hoping it turns out alright!
After the heat press did its thing, we carefully peeled off the transfer paper. And boom! There it was: Pete Maravich on a t-shirt, looking awesome. There were a couple of tiny imperfections, but that just added to the vintage feel, in my opinion.
I gotta say, I’m pretty stoked with how it turned out. It’s comfortable, it looks cool, and it pays homage to one of the greatest basketball players ever. Plus, it was a fun little project. Now I just gotta figure out what legendary player I’m gonna immortalize on a shirt next!
