Help! Drawings to be printed on shirts - what mode to use, CMYK or RGB?

Question

My friend wants me to draw a design for him to print onto some shirts. I was going to use Photoshop to draw them. I figure that it should be in 300 dpi and CMYK (because it will be printed) but I just wanted to confirm if I was right.
Also should I draw in Photoshop or Illustrator? which is better for creating material that would be printed onto T-shirts?

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

If the t-shirts are going to be screen printed, you probably want to use Illustrator and CMYK. If they are going to be printed digitally, direct to textile printing, you have much more freedom and can use Photoshop and RGB. Just make sure, in both cases, to save using the file type the printer needs. (E.g. .ai or EPS for Illustrator files, .jpg or .tiff or .png for Photoshop).

Answer 2

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Answer 3

What color space (RGB or CYMK) is employed by the "printing" (or "transfer") process you plan on using?

Knowing that should allow you to determine what color space you should use.

I would *expect* it to be CMYK...but I would not assume that.