Artwork & Printing

Artwork & Printing Options


Choose the right style for your fundraiser

Every Expressions design starts with your community’s creativity.

Whether you’re bringing hundreds of children’s drawings together, celebrating each child individually or creating something completely different, we’ll help turn your artwork into a keepsake families will love.

Printed fundraising tea towels for schools

Choose Your Printing Style

There are two main ways we print your designs: classic screen printing or full-colour digital printing.

Not sure which is right for you? Here’s a simple guide to your options.

Classic Screen Printing

Simple, timeless and our most popular printing option.

Screen printing works beautifully with children’s line drawings and creates the classic Expressions look that so many families know and love.

Choose from one, two or three print colours to complement your artwork and school colours.

A great choice if you want:

  • The classic Expressions tea towel style
  • Simple line drawings or self-portraits
  • One, two or three print colours
  • A timeless group keepsake
A tea towel screen printed in blue with a school’s self-portraitsA natural tea towel screen printed with handprints and portraits

Full-Colour Digital Printing

Want to keep all the colour in the children’s original artwork?

Digital printing allows us to reproduce colourful drawings and creative artwork in full colour, giving your finished design a bright, vibrant feel.

Simply send us the children’s artwork and our team will prepare the drawings and create the group layout for you.

A great choice if you want:

  • Children’s original colours retained
  • Colourful drawings or painted artwork
  • A bright, contemporary finish
  • More colour freedom within your design
A tea towel digitally printed with a colourful painted cityscapeA tea towel digitally printed with children’s colour portraits

Group Artwork

Bring everyone’s drawings together in one special design

Our most popular fundraising style combines children’s drawings into one group design, a little like a yearbook, only on a keepsake families can use and enjoy for years.

Children can create self-portraits, handprints or other simple artwork, then our team brings everything together into your chosen layout.

Every drawing is individually checked, cleaned and prepared by a real person before being carefully placed into your finished design.

You can also include details such as your school or group’s name, logo, year, class names, borders or a special message.

Best for: Schools, childcare centres and groups wanting everyone represented together.

Number of Drawings:

  • Tea Towels – up to 450 drawings (for larger numbers please contact our office)
  • Tote Bags – 150 drawings per side
  • Aprons – 300 drawings

Minimum order: 40 per design. Designs containing 250+ drawings have a minimum order of 100 units.

A tea towel printed with one child’s pink bird paintingA tea towel printed with one child’s rabbit painting

Individual Artwork

Give every child their own design

Want each child’s artwork to have the spotlight?

With Individual Artwork, each child receives a product featuring their own creation rather than being part of a larger group design.

Artwork is reproduced using full-colour digital printing, making this option particularly suited to colourful drawings and individual creations.

It’s a lovely choice for graduation gifts, end-of-year keepsakes or groups wanting something more personal for each child.

Best for: Individual keepsakes, gifts and smaller personalised projects.

Minimum order: 25 individual designs.

A collage of custom tea towel designs with words and drawingsA student holding a tea towel printed with a school mural

Something Different?

Let’s create something uniquely yours

Not every Expressions design needs to follow the traditional children’s portrait format.

Over the years, we’ve helped schools and community groups turn all kinds of ideas into meaningful keepsakes.

Think:

  • School crests
  • Buddy portraits
  • Handprints
  • School songs
  • Anniversary designs
  • Commemorative artwork
  • School murals
  • Special messages

If you’ve got an idea but aren’t quite sure how to make it work, talk to us. Our experienced team can help you choose the best approach for your artwork and finished design.

Screen Print or Digital Print?

Not sure which one to choose?

The easiest way to decide is to think about the artwork you want to create.

Screen Print or Digital Print?
Screen PrintDigital Print
Best suited toLine drawings, portraits & simple artworkColourful drawings & detailed artwork
Colours1, 2 or 3 print coloursFull colour
Look & feelClassic & timelessBright & colourful
Group artworkYesYes
Individual artworkNoYes

Still unsure? Don’t worry. Send us your idea and we’ll help you work out which printing method will give you the best result.

Ready to Choose Your Design?

Whether you already know exactly what you’d like or need a little help deciding, we’ll make the next step simple.

Looking for inspiration? Explore the Design Gallery