Draw Better T-Shirt Flats in Illustrator (Neck Rib Trick)

Learn how to draw a T-shirt flat in Adobe Illustrator, front and back, in this step-by-step fashion flat tutorial. Follow along in real time to create neck ribbing with dashed strokes, draw twin needle coverstitch details, and add colour and a logo. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • Set up a reference image and centre line. • Draw front and back neck ribbing. • Create rib texture using dashed strokes and a clipping mask. • Draw the body and sleeves, then mirror the garment with the Reflect tool. • Draw twin needle coverstitch details on the sleeves, hem and neckline. • Create the back view from the front. • Fill the flat with colour and add a logo. CAD Flats is a garment-by-garment Adobe Illustrator tutorial series for streetwear designers, fashion students and small brand owners. CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Set-up and neckline 08:10 The body 15:07 Stitch details 17:23 The back 20:04 Neckline stitching 22:14 Colour and logo SHORTCUTS — MAC / WINDOWS Cmd/Ctrl + 2 — Lock selection P — Pen Return/Enter or Cmd/Ctrl-click an empty area — End an open Pen path — Add Anchor Point Shift + C — Anchor Point tool V — Selection A — Direct Selection O, then Option/Alt-click — Reflect options at a chosen point Cmd/Ctrl + C — Copy Cmd/Ctrl + B — Paste in Back Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + [ — Send to Back I — Eyedropper Cmd/Ctrl + G — Group Option/Alt-drag — Duplicate S, then Shift-drag diagonally — Scale in proportion I'm also building ModTech, tech pack software for Mac — coming soon. #AdobeIllustrator #FashionFlats #TechPack