The Ink Kitchen

You would think New Era might check out their designs a little more closely after last year’s debacle with their “overlap” designs for MLB. Apparently not.

I”m not the biggest Dropkick Murphys fan, but not often are shirts big news stories. Also not enough attention is made of genuine efforts to use USA made shirts versus BS’ing about it Story related by the MeidasTouch on substack. “… Ken Casey, the lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys, stopped his concert when he…

Continuing with Illustrator SEPARATION Script CUSTOM Underbase – This week’s Separation SCRIPT update handles underbases with more complexity. It will ask you for the HEX code of any color you do not want to underbase and skip that color in processing, so now you can sep without underbasing a dark purple for example. This allows…

Leveraging ChatGPT and Tidio for building a Chatbot One of the most best aspects of working with AI tools like ChatGPT is the ability to process and analyze datasets to extract meaningful insights. This week’s project involved analyzing a dataset from specific Shopify stores, focusing on product details, links to products, product category, (T-shirt, hat,…

Embellishment Pricing Matrix: Simplifying Complex Quotes I developed an AI Python-based pricing calculator for screen printing—an Embellishment Pricing Matrix —to give businesses a solution that works seamlessly and is flexible enough to handle complex scenarios. I did this same project over a year ago using AI and wanted to try it again. My new calculator/matrix…

Creating a Multicolor Illustrator Script for Separations In last week’s blog, we looked at a simple one-color Illustrator script that helps streamline the separation process for screen printing. Let’s take things up a notch with Multicolor Illustrator Script for Separations. This tool automates the critical steps of preparing designs for screen printing, ensuring consistency, saving…

I have followed The Trend Machine in Long Beach, CA and have seen their innovative work on Instagram but in person I got to see an impressive operation. You get to pick two out of three in a business: fast turn, great quality, and price. Trend Machine gets their price because they deliver in spades…

One of MY most frequently asked questions is about Seps with AI. Honestly, I have been working on some great stuff, but a lot of it was a flying contraption that only I could fly. So, I have decided to go back to basics and made a one-color Illustrator SEP script. Multi-color next. One of…

Generative AI Tools: My Go-To Platforms for Generative AI Artwork I get asked quite often which Generative AI platforms to add to my art department or workflows. AI Ethics and potential issues aside, I wanted to answer the question. I’ve had the chance to work with a variety of Generative AI tools, each offering unique…

Gildan just donated $200,000 worth of garments to Fire Aid, a concert and organization for the benefit of fire victims in California and to work long term to prevent future fires. Sales of the garments at the sold out concerts add to the fund. If you want to make a donation y0urself to help fire…