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Recommended Links: These are all links to products I actually use and love! Glowforge Referral Link You save $100-$500 on your Glowforge purchase and I get the same amount in store credit for referring you. Ocooch Project Ready Birch Plywood Cerulean Tides Project Ready Acrylic Unisub 1-Sided Hardboard (for sublimation) Unisub 2-Sided Hardboard (for sublimation) Lens Wipes (or check your local Sam's Club for OptiPlus+ Wipes) Digital Caliper Paper Transfer Tape for Masking Plastic Razor Blade Duck Tape or Gorilla Tape Laser Level (Laser is a bonus but not required) Rapid Fuse All-Purpose Glue Rapid Fuse Wood Glue (Better for small pieces) Titebond II Wood Glue (Better for...

Ok, I finally got my hands an Epson WF printer that hadn't been "converted" to sublimation yet so I can make a video!  (If you don't know what sublimation is, read What is Sublimation & Where Do I Start?) The process should be very similar for most Epson printers but this is specifically for a WF-7710 or WF-7720. If you're going to follow along and set your own printer up too there are a couple things you need to do first. Follow the initial setup steps for the printer itself just like it was any other normal printer. The screen...

If you are like me, you have a huge collection of SVG files because you started with vinyl. Don't just dismiss those as no longer usable... You can print SVG files just like sublimation prints! But if you want to jazz them up a little (because you CAN!) then here are some videos showing you some design tricks that are easy ways to give those SVG designs a face lift! I sat down to show you with Silhouette Studio, Illustrator and Photoshop so you can skip ahead to which one applies to you.  Related links: Design Elements (textures, patterns, paint blobs, etc.)...

I was asked to make a tutorial on how to make seamless patterns in Silhouette Studio. Honestly, I wasn't sure if it was possible to do in Silhouette but I know I lot of people don't have software like Photoshop and Illustrator, so I sat down determined to find a way... and I did! You do need an upgraded version of Studio so you can save as a PNG or JPG, but the rest is pretty easy once you learn a couple tricks. Here's a video showing you the process! I even used some of our chickens to make a...

Sometimes a customer sends you a graphic that just isn't great quality. Obviously, the best thing to do is to get a high-res image.  But, if that's not possible and you need to do some cleanup, there is a way to do it without Photoshop. Obviously, you can try to trace it altogether and create a new version, but if there are details you don't want to lose, this is another option. Also, I didn't mention in the video, but you can also just choose to crop the OUTSIDE edge by choosing "Trace Outer Edge" which can be handy sometimes too. Hopefully...