The Monkey Lab

Get your art ready to print

Add distress textures, halftones and clean edges to your artwork, check it on a shirt, and download a print-ready PNG for DTF.

Open the app free See plans

No account needed to start. Your artwork stays on your device.

Wolf illustration on black before any texture is applied
The same wolf with the Broken Glass 1 texture cracking through the ink
Your artPrint-ready

Drag to compare. Sample art with the free Broken Glass 1 texture.

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The Monkey Lab app on the free plan with a wolf design loaded: texture picker on the left, artwork preview on the right, download buttons below
  1. Drop in your artPNG, JPG or WebP. Nothing is uploaded, it opens right in your browser.
  2. Pick a texture or frameSee it on your art instantly. Adjust size, strength and position.
  3. Download the PNGTransparent, full resolution, with DTF-safe edges ready for the film.

51 textures and frames

Pick a worn, cracked, grainy or halftone look and see it on your art right away. Textures cut real holes in the print, so they work on any shirt color. Resize, strengthen or move any of them.

Wolf artwork with Distress 1
Distress 1
Wolf artwork with Bubble distress
Bubble distress
Wolf artwork with Broken Glass 1
Broken Glass 1
Wolf artwork with Grid 1
Grid 1
Wolf artwork with Random 3
Random 3
Wolf artwork with Textured Edge 2
Textured Edge 2
Wolf artwork with Distress 19
Distress 19
Wolf artwork with Distress 14
Distress 14
Wolf artwork with Broken Glass 3
Broken Glass 3
Wolf artwork with Wood grain
Wood grain
Wolf artwork with Linetone 35 LPI
Linetone 35 LPI
Wolf artwork with Vertical Lines 2
Vertical Lines 2

Free: 13 textures and framesPro: all 51 and the rest of the library

Halftones that hold up on fabric

Soft gradients and fades are what DTF presses handle worst. ProLab Halftone turns them into crisp dots or lines at the line count you choose, so the shading stays sharp on the shirt.

Pro
Close crop of the wolf's eyes and nose, original artwork on black
The same crop after knockout and halftone, with the shading turned into dots on a transparent checkerboard
Your artKnockout and halftone

Drag to compare. Black knocked out, shading turned into halftone dots.

Knock out a solid background

Pick the color you want gone and it comes out cleanly, with a defringe option to remove the halo around the edges. Ideal for art that arrives on a white or cream box.

Pro
Artwork on a cream background
The same artwork with the cream background removed
BeforeCream removed

Drag to compare. The checkerboard shows what is now see-through.

See it on a shirt before you print

Preview your design on the front or back of a shirt, set the print size and placement, then download the mockup. Pro adds both sides together and a one-page proof sheet with size and placement notes you can send for approval.

  • Front or back mockup is free
  • Both sides and proof sheets with Pro
Black t-shirt mockup with a wolf illustration on the chest
Proof sheet showing the wolf design on the front and back mockups with print size and placement
Runs in your browserYour artwork is processed on your device, not uploaded to a server.
PNG, JPG, WebP inDownload a transparent PNG at full resolution with DTF-safe edges.
Works on your phoneThe whole app is built to be used on a phone or a tablet.

Free to start. Pro when you need more.

Cancel any time.

Free

$0no account needed

Everything you need to prep a single design.

  • 13 textures and frames
  • One image at a time, single download
  • DTF-safe edges
  • Front or back shirt mockup
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Pro

$65per year

About $5.42 a month, billed once a year.

  • All 51 textures and frames
  • ProLab Halftone
  • Color Knockout
  • Batch upload and All as ZIP
  • Both-sides mockup and proof sheets
  • Plus everything in Free
Get Pro

Secure checkout by Stripe. You will create a free account first, then pay.

Questions

Is my artwork uploaded anywhere?

No. Your images are processed in your browser on your own device. They are not sent to our servers.

What files can I use?

PNG, JPG and WebP go in. You download a PNG, which keeps transparency so the holes from textures and knockouts stay clear.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. The app is made to work on phones and tablets as well as desktop.

Do I need an account?

Not for the free tools. You only need an account to use Pro features, which is also how your Pro access follows you to any device.

Can I cancel Pro?

Yes, any time. You keep Pro until the end of the period you paid for.

Who makes The Monkey Lab?

It is built by DTF Monkey, a DTF printing shop, for people who prepare artwork for DTF every day.

Try it on your own art

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