If you’re looking for custom Canva t-shirt templates, print these custom t-shirts in Canva! In this post, I share 10 fun custom Canva t-shirt templates you can use right away, plus tips for finding thousands of other designs, creating your own, and printing them easily from your Canva dashboard. You’ll never wear boring shirts again!
BY DONNA MORITZ | PUBLISHED JULY 18, 2023
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Print on Demand Custom t-shirt designs are all over the web, but did you know you can design and print your own t-shirts directly from your free Canva account? Getting custom t-shirts is easy when you can design and print t-shirts to arrive at your home in one place!
There are hundreds of great templates, or create your own – either way, ordering a custom t-shirt is easy with Canva’s T-Shirt Templates.
What types of custom t-shirts can I print in Canva?
There are tons of different designs and categories Check out some of the current trending Canva t-shirt designs here:
There are many different categories of Canva T-Shirt templates. Here are just a few:
- Trendy T-Shirts
- Pop culture t-shirts
- Logo T-Shirts
- Sports shirts
- Event T-Shirts
- Nice shirts
- Seasonal T-Shirts for Valentine’s Day, Halloween and more:
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Ok, let’s move on to some Canva t-shirt templates and how to print them with Canva:
10 Fun Canva T-Shirt Templates
Here are 10 fun Canva T-Shirt templates (most of them free for all Canva users) with a bonus Pro template thrown in. All of these are from my Canva Template Creator account in the Canva library. You can check out my full Canva Creator profile here. There’s a mix of motivational t-shirt mockups, typography t-shirt mockups, and more.
Note: These t-shirt mockups may not be resold under Canva’s terms and conditions. But you can use them for your own “Tee” purposes. Check out the tips and license information below for creating a design from scratch if you want to sell T-shirts or other printed products.
1. Black and White “Believe” Motivational T-Shirt Template
Use this template to share a short inspirational word – change the word if you wish, or print this template as-is. When it comes to Canva T-Shirt templates, simplicity is often best!
2. Bright Retro “Girl Power” Typography T-Shirt Template
Express your power with some girl power using this fun Canva t-shirt template with retro typography. Or gift it to a girl in your life!
3. Yellow and white cartoon “Spa Queen” T-shirt template
Know a Spa Queen in your life? Or maybe you are the Spa Queen? And maybe you’re a queen of a different kind – change the text on this design.
4. Vintage “Kicks” T-Shirt Template.
Great kicks, great day. Canva’s retro t-shirt designs are very popular right now.
5. Vintage 1973 “Age” Color T-Shirt
Change this template for your favorite year or birth year!
6. Brilliant “Pride” Typography T-Shirt Template
There are tons of Pride t-shirts like this in Canva’s library. It doesn’t have to be Pride Week to celebrate Pride.
7. Fun Retro Scooter “Explore” T-Shirt Template
Who doesn’t love a cute scooter? But a Pink Scooter with a motivational message? Winner. Edit it with your own motivational message.
8. “Play the Old Stuff” Vintage Vinyl T-Shirt Template.
Who doesn’t love retro music right now with the huge love for vinyl records happening all over the world. Share your love of vinyl with a fun retro T-shirt template from Canva.
9. Pink retro alarm “Night Owl” alarm t-shirt template
Use this free ‘Night Owl’ retro Canva t-shirt template.
10. Vintage “Birth Year” Limited Edition T-Shirt Template.
Another vintage-style Canva birth year t-shirt template that you can easily edit to share your birth year (or a loved one’s for a gift!).
“Pro” bonus model for the Mama Bears!
This Mama Bear Canva Mockup Template is perfect for Mother’s Day or any day where you want to celebrate a Mama Bear! Change the date, change the colors and order your T-shirt to print!
How to print a t-shirt with Canva
Printing a t-shirt with Canva is super simple. I’ve had a few t-shirts printed so far and the quality is good based on my experience. All you have to do is:
- Finalize your design (using a template or creating your own template from scratch). Please note that if you use a Canva template, you may not resell the design, only use it for personal use to print a t-shirt.
- Finalize the front and back page of your design (they may be different).
- Choose your style (man, woman, youth, child, baby).
- Choose your color (current colors are black, white and navy).
- Choose your size. Canva has a size guide and I recommend using it to check your sizes. I find they run a little small for women’s tees, so I usually stand up.
- Confirm your order and make the payment. So far I have found delivery to be quick to Australia (2-3 days to my locality) so I hope it does well in your locality too!
Tips to ensure a good quality print result:
Here are some tips I’ve found helpful for T-shirt printing:
- Make sure you compare the preview of your shirt with the color you choose. This will ensure that the design looks great against the color you choose and has enough contrast to print well as a T-shirt.
- Use the ‘Compare’ button to compare the sizes to other shirts you own as this will give you the best comparison.
- Use high quality elements on your t-shirt designs. Avoid photos or low resolution items/graphics as they will not print clearly.
- For the women out there…women’s sizes are fine, although I usually tend to go up a size. Definitely use the sizing guide. It’s reasonably accurate, and I’ve always been happy with the fit (and quality) of Canva shirts. Enjoy!
Want to create your own design?
It’s easy with Canva. Start with a blank template (search for T-Shirt Template) and start creating:
- Use fonts/typefaces to add a nice message.
- Search for elements to find the illustrations and styles you want to add – from illustrations to photos and all kinds of elements in between, there are millions of elements you can add to a T-shirt design.
- Just remember that there are strict rules for “selling” printed products using Canva designs. Be sure to check out some of the commercial content licenses here or watch the video below. As far as a legal video goes, it’s actually quite funny and explains things well:
I recommend contacting Canva Support if you have any questions about what you can create and sell using Canva designs, as they will be able to give you specific advice.
Looking for more Canva templates?
I have over 2,500 templates in the Canva library that have been downloaded over 10,000,000 times by Canva users. Follow me on Canva to see thousands of additional templates (including new templates as I release them). My templates are available to both free Canva users and Pro users.
Have fun creating with Canva!
Donna is a Visual Content Strategist and founder of Socially Sorted, listed by Forbes as the “Top 5 Social Media Blogs You Need to Know About”. Donna helps brands harness the power of visual storytelling and content strategy in their business. Her content has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Inc. & Entrepreneur and she is a speaker and visual content trainer for the marketing and tourism industries internationally.
