Printing Photoshop Channel Separations in Illustrator or Corel Draw
It is very common to create "channel" color separations in Adobe Photoshop. This is how automated color separation programs like T-Seps make separations. And, if you...
Color Separations 101 – by Scott Fresener
Color Separations 101 - Everything you ever wanted to know about Color Separations
This article is for anyone involved in creating, managing or just...
Small Business Marketing Tips – Second Edition by Aaron Montgomery
Marketing without being a Fortune 500 company.
Checkout the Facebook Industry Related Groups
Facebook has open and closed groups and there are a LOT of them for garment decorating. In case you did not know about them...
Stop Ruining Great Artwork by Scott Fresener
This is a topic I deal with every day as I do high-end photorealistic color separations for the industry. The original artwork is often...
The Real History of Inkjet Printing on T-Shirts
This short article is one that was first posted on the U.S. Screen website a long time ago to show that none...
Secrets to High-End Printing on Dark Shirts – Important Information!
This article was promoted by yet another call from a new T-Seps user (large company) faced with the same old "we can't print that"...
Where are the customers?
This article was first written in 2009 but it is still relevant today.
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Five Things to Know about DTG
Five Things to Know Before Jumping into Digital Printing
This article is very PRO direct-to-garment or DTG. While some of the comments may sound negative...
Woodstock…I was there … or was I?
This is a "reprint" of a fun little article I wrote on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock in August of 2009. I thought I...
Customer Service – Does anyone know what it means? By Aaron Montgomery
Aaron Montgomery talks about customer service.
SGIA Expo 2017 Detailed Show Review by Scott Fresener
This year’s SGIA EXPO was held in the New Orleans, LA USA, October 10 – 12. It was very weird and felt like déjà...
Fresener-Greaves T-Shirt Report is Back! Check out our latest show.
Don't miss our latest show from Thursday, October 26. Our special guest was Bruce Ackerman from Printavo.com. We also had a final review of...
T-Seps is Compatible with the new Photoshop CC 2018.
Great news! T-Seps 3.5.5 is compatible with the new Adobe Photoshop CC 2018. Download a Free Trial today and start doing high-end printing on...
How to make Artwork Color Separation Friendly
It’s Time For An Artwork Resolution to Help Make Separations Easier and Better
The title of this article says it all. For high-end color separations...
The Three Fastest Ways to Get New Business by Mark Coudray
The fastest way to get more business is to look at your existing customer base and see if you can't sell them more. There are a variety of ways of doing this. Two of the fastest are to create bundles and programs. Beyond these easy to implement ways are to reactivate old or lost accounts.
LIVE from SGIA 2016 in Vegas!
In 2016 the SGIA Expo in Las Vegas was HUGE (September 14-16) and it was as great show. Better yet.....we did 14 Facebook LIVE...
“Is it possible to buy a GOOD/CHEAP (Insert Product Here)?” by Aaron Montgomery
I try to monitor the industry message boards as time permits and it amazes me how in our industry this seems to be the...
A Good Day to Start a Business by Terry Combs
Unless you’ve been under a rock, you know the economy has been down for months, jobs are being lost, credit is tight to non-existent,...
Small Business Marketing Tips
Thank you small businesses! With your help our economy is recovering, and most people I talk to are telling me their businesses are improving.
NewBie or Not NewBie? That is the question by Pat Fresener
Hey, the good news is that this article is really for those who are thinking of joining the revered group called “newbies” so “experts”...
Microsoft now forcing some users to upgrade to Windows 10.
Last week I had three customers in a row call to ask why their T-RIP didn't work and all three then told me that...
The Print Cycle Of Life c.2 – Part Two
When we first started this site five years ago, Mike Fresener did some blogging on it. We have gotten things down to less bloggers...
Why every company should do a Marketing Plan – Big or Small – by...
to be a Pulitzer prize winning coffee table document that takes thousands of dollars to produce, but it does have to be something that...
The T-Shirt Report with Scott Fresener & Richard Greaves – Episode 24 ISS Show...
We just released Episode 24 of the T-Shirt Report. The T-Shirt Report is an industry internet vblog that we are doing with our very...
Heat Transfer as a start to Direct-to-Garment
Direct to garment printing has come a long way since it first hit our industry as a decorating method that is here to stay...
What to Look for in Curing Units/Dryers by Scott Fresener
If you are going to print T-shirts then you cannot live without a curing unit. Whether it be your oven at home or a...
Fresener & Greaves LIVE from SGIA Atlanta
Scott Fresener and Richard Greaves were webcasting the T-Shirt Report LIVE from the show floor of the huge SGIA Expo in Atlanta, Georgia, November...
Understanding White Ink Options
White plastisol is white plastisol, right? On the surface it all seems simple, but there are a variety of whites on the market and...
Why I smoke cigars
OK, this has nothing to do with business..... or does it? I first started smoking cigars in high school.
They were called Swisher Sweets...
Third Party Inks for Film and Direct to Garment
Someone quizzes me on this subject three or four times a week. So here’s the scoop on those third party...
But the Experts Say…
Most of us who have been in this industry for a while can name those people we feel are the experts in the field....
The Eagle Has Left The Nest
Have you been to the mall lately? Other than WAY TOO MANY neon colors - what did you notice that was missing?
Finally..... prints...
Happy Birthday Adobe! 25 Great Years
Adobe - the makers of Photoshop - is celebrating their 25th year! Who would have thought that a little company and simple program to...
Who really uses T-Seps and FastFilms?
Some days I feel like a hairdresser. I know much more than I should. Over the years I have had the great pleasure of...
The Work Order Flow Through Typical Production
I talked last week with printers in Florida, discussing how a physical work order progresses through a production shop. Here's how it works for...
Stitches Magazine – Power 75 for 2014 – #51 Again
The number 51 must be my lucky number. Once again I am on the Stitches Magazine Power 75 list of the industry's top 75...
Important Photoshop Display Settings Change – Don’t miss this.
Starting with Photoshop CS4, I noticed that often on jobs that were color separated as a typical "channel separation" that they would not display...
That Thing You Do With One Hand by Pat Fresener
I’ve been trying for some time to get around to writing on my blog. I’d like to say my excuse for not getting around...
ISS Long Beach Show Review with Fresener and Greaves
Commentary by Scott Fresener. Doing T-Shirt industry trade show reports has become a tradition and I have been teaming up with my good friend...
Maximum Production
MAXIMUM PRODUCTION20102015
Probably 15 years ago, one of my sons was working on that report all our kids have to write at some point in...
Four Rules of Management for Each Department
Sometimes in the heat of battle, we forget there is a customer involved in this process. If every department has the attitude of pleasing the customer, your business will prosper, guaranteed.
Inksoft Business Software and Online Designer is Looking Very Good!
Comments by Scott Fresener: Over the years I have watched the online designer guys work to be relevant to this industry. The problem has...
Wall Street Journal Article and Video – Finding the Perfect T-Shirt
On June 4, 2014, The Wall Street Journal had a great article and video titled Finding the Perfect T-Shirt. It was very informative and...
Fespa Munich Show Review
Although we did not attend Fespa in Munich this year (May 20-23, 2014), our friends at Stitch & Print in Holland posted a nice...
ISS Nashville Show Review with Scott Fresener and Richard Greaves
Check out this very insightful show review of the very first ISS Show held in Nashville May 8-10. Scott and Richard give a very...
Customer’s first job with T-Seps
I have been working with a start-up screen printer in Mesa, Arizona called Group Imaging and they are doing things all the right way....
Finally… a T-Shirt that can read your body!
This is what we have all been waiting for - a shirt that monitors key body indicators. The shirt is called the D-Shirt (for...
Who is printing Super Bowl shirts? UPDATE
Every year T-Shirt printers in certain regions of the country gear up to print Football Championship shirts and then - if the stars are...