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Pantone Books Not Accurate?
Apparel Decorators Only
Recently I reposted an excellent blog article by Rick Roth from Ink Kitchen on my social media feeds. (Please read Rick's article!) My repost of that article on LinkedIn prompted an interesting online discussion and a few phone calls.
The…

Less Can Be More When It Comes to Color
Apparel Decorators OnlyLess can be more when it comes to color sometimes.
Think about the number of colors your shop offers for printing. Artists typically always want to use more, because hey...that's what is going to make the design better. Right?
While that…

Terror Free Tri-Blend T-shirt Decoration
Apparel Decorators OnlyTri-Blend. Have you noticed that this style is dominating t-shirt sales lately?
Once upon a time in the decorated apparel industry, there used to be a name for those types of gray shirts.
Heathers.
Back in the day, there were…

LAB Mode Mojo
CreativityDo you use Photoshop for creating the image for t-shirts either digitally or with traditional screen-printing? How adept are you at setting up a foundation for amazing print results with just a few simple clicks?
Many creative digital artists…

Screen-printing is a Lion - Digital Printing is a Cheetah
Apparel Decorators OnlyRecently in a few decorated apparel social media groups that I’m in there has been some debate about the merits of digitally printing t-shirts. Some say that you can’t make any money doing it. Others point out that there are problems…

PMS 485 is the Color of the Devil - and other funky stuff
Apparel Decorators OnlyPMS 485 Red has to be the most hated color ever invented. If you don’t know why then you haven’t been in the decorated apparel business for long. For me, easily a half-dozen “printing problems” a year caused by this color are due…