Color Lab Studio
Make Your Virtual Tie-Dye Here
Try our virtual tie dye studio before you build a real kit. Pick a fold pattern, choose your dye colors, adjust the brush size, and paint a folded shirt to preview a bright tie-dye design online.
1 Pick your virtual tie dye design
Classic Spiral is the most realistic preview. The other patterns are playful approximations for experimenting with color placement.
2 Choose your dye colors
Tap a color, then paint the folded shirt. You can switch colors as often as you want.
3 Set brush size
4 Paint your virtual tie dye shirt
Click, tap, or drag across the folded shirt. Use separate color areas and leave a little white space for the best reveal.
Selected color: Ruby Red
Folded shirt preview
Virtual tie dye tips before you start
This virtual tie dye tool is meant to help you explore color placement before making a real shirt. For a bright spiral, paint wedge-shaped areas on the folded shirt using three to six colors. Leaving small white spaces gives the final design more contrast and helps each color stand out.
After you render your design, try changing the pattern or brush size to see how the same dye colors can create a different look. If you want more real-world inspiration, visit our Tie-Dye Resources page for folding ideas, color tips, and aftercare advice.
You can also review more folding techniques before choosing colors for your own shirt.
Ready to make it for real? Build your customized kit now → and start making your own colorful shirts at home.
From virtual tie dye to a real kit
A screen preview will never behave exactly like real fabric, but it can help you plan your color story. When you are ready, The Color Lab can pack white, preshrunk, 100% cotton tees with the dye colors and supplies you choose. That way, your at-home dye day feels organized from the first bottle to the final reveal.
