Cottonmouth Press
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How it works

We make the file. You make the shirt.

Cottonmouth Press turns a slogan into a print-ready file any screen printer will accept without a phone call. We don’t print, sell, or ship shirts. There is no cart. There are no sizes.

01Type the slogan

One field. Seven words or fewer works best — a chest is small and people are far away. The type sets itself as you write. No account, no card.

Takes about 20 seconds
02Pick a house style

Six presses, each cut for a real screen: line art, halftone, athletic block, woodcut, riso duotone, sticker. We don't do open-ended image generation — every style prints clean in one or two colors. Four proofs come back; two re-pulls are free.

Takes about 30 seconds
03Take the file anywhere

Download a 300 dpi transparent PNG with a spec sheet written for a press operator. Hand both to any shop, local or online. Then come back with the photo.

The shop takes it from here
What’s in the file

Every download, free or paid, is built to the spec a print shop actually asks for. You should never have to explain anything.

Format
PNG, transparent
Size
12 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Colors
1–2, separated by plate
Placement
Front, center chest
Spec sheet
Included, printer-facing
Free vs. print pack
FreeNo account, ever
  • Print-ready PNG
  • Spec sheet
  • Designer credit line on
  • Personal use
Print pack $6For people selling shirts
  • Vector SVG + separated plates
  • Ink and placement spec
  • Credit line optional
  • Commercial license
40% goes to the designer

The paywall sits at generation, never at download. Five free presses a month, ten when you make an account, then cheap packs. Popular designs earn presses back.

The part that makes it workPrint it. Photograph it. Come back.

A verified print is a photo of the shirt on a body. It gets stamped onto the design, onto the designer’s profile, and the count goes up by one. Every five verified prints returns a press to the designer. Downloads are cheap. Prints are proof.

Licenses, plainly
Free download — personal use. Shirts for you and yours. The credit line stays on. No selling. The designer keeps the copyright.
Print pack — commercial license. Sell as many shirts as you like, credit line on or off. Don’t resell the files or change the words. 40% of the price goes to the designer. The license comes in the pack as a text file.
Short answers
Do I need an account?Only to publish, save, or post a print photo. Browsing and downloading never ask for one.
Do you print the shirt?No. We never touch a garment. Take the file to any shop; the directory lists ones that have printed our files before.
Can I upload my own image?No. Six house styles, on purpose. That is how every file prints clean in one or two colors.
Who owns the design?The designer. Free downloads are personal use with the credit line on. The print pack adds a commercial license.
What does the designer get?Their name on the shirt, a public profile, download and print counts, 40% of every print pack, and presses back when their work gets printed.
What if a shop rejects the file?They should not — it is the spec they ask for. If one does, send us the shop and the file. We will fix the file or the shop.
Two minutes. One shirt that didn’t exist.