IN DEVELOPMENT / BUILT FOR PRINT SHOPS
From the first spark to the print floor. A new home for DTF artwork creation and preparation, with the details your shop needs in view.
A Blueview project. Shaped around real production.
Original artwork concept · Product in development
01 / TWO WAYS IN
Sometimes the customer sends the artwork. Sometimes they send an idea. We’re building a useful path forward for both.
Upload customer artwork, set its intended print size, and work through the details that affect production—from transparency and edges to fine lines and output settings.
Planned: upload → prepare → review → download
For shops that need help creating artwork, the plan includes a guided design workflow. Develop a concept, review the result, and bring the chosen design into DTF preparation.
Planned: brief → create → refine → prepare
02 / THE PLANNED WORKFLOW
One place to take a job from its starting point to a reviewed file. Clear steps, with your production decisions kept in view.
Your shop, your jobs, and your usage in one place.
Start with an existing file or a fresh design brief.
Set the final size and use the preparation choices your job needs.
Inspect the result, check warnings, and make the call.
Get the prepared file and its production information.
This workflow is in development. Public accounts and processing are not open yet.
03 / CARE IN THE DETAILS
We’re designing around the checks that help a shop make a good production decision. The final size, the edges, the small details, and the handoff to the RIP all belong in the conversation.
Why we’re building thisEvaluate artwork at the dimensions the job will use.
Keep backgrounds, transparency, and small features visible during review.
Know when a file or setting needs another look.
Prepare output for a supported workflow, with the remaining RIP steps clear.
04 / BUILT INTO YOUR WORKFLOW
Your customers should be able to start where they already are.
API access is part of the product plan. Your website will be able to submit artwork, follow a job’s progress, and retrieve the result using the same workflow as the portal.
Approved production profiles may support automatic release. Work that needs attention will return a clear status for review.
Talk through your integrationArtwork + job requirements
Process · check · return status
Prepared files or a review request
API access is planned. No public endpoints or keys are available yet.
05 / ROOM TO GROW
DTF comes first. The same care around artwork, final size, and production will guide the next modules.
A shop portal for creating or uploading art, processing work, reviewing results, and downloading files. Website API access is part of this plan.
Identify and confirm print colors, prepare individual separations, and account for final output size when applying traps and preparing films.
A later module for more complex artwork, tonal separations, and the production controls those jobs require.
Scope and timing will follow workflow validation. Pricing and launch dates are still being defined.
06 / THE THINKING BEHIND IT
The software should understand the work.
InkTrellis is a Blueview project led by Brian Martin. It starts with a practical question: how can artwork move through a print shop with clearer decisions and less repeated effort?
We’re mapping real production steps before finalizing the processing tools. That means understanding what needs to happen, what can be automated, and where an experienced eye still matters.
Bring your perspective07 / A FEW GOOD QUESTIONS
Here’s where things stand today.
Public processing is not available yet. This site describes the product direction and the workflows being planned. We’re validating production steps before opening the service.
Yes. DTF art creation is part of the first product phase. The exact design tools and generation options are being evaluated. Selected artwork will move into the same preparation and review workflow as uploaded files.
That is part of the plan. Customer API access will let websites submit work, track progress, and retrieve results. Supported operations, authentication, usage limits, and automatic release rules are still being defined.
The current plan focuses on artwork preparation and file output. We’re defining the handoff to supported RIP and production workflows, including where final sizing, color handling, mirroring, and white generation belong.
Subscription pricing and usage rules are still being evaluated. Final plans will explain the billing period, what counts as usage, what is included, and how artwork generation is handled.
Spot-color separations are the next planned module after the first DTF workflow. Simulated-process separations will follow as a later phase. Release dates have not been announced.
LET’S MAKE THIS USEFUL.
Tell me how artwork moves through your shop—and where it slows you down. Your perspective can help shape what comes next.