Knocked Speechless Shirt Details and Video

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Seventh.Ink (Matt Johnson)

I have to admit, the new Knocked Speechless shirt design was done purely for fun on my part. I did the sketch for this design a few years ago and recently came across it while perusing my books. Something about this sketch really enveloped me, so I decided to flesh it out into a functioning shirt design. In fact, I like it so much that I happen to be wearing it this very second.

This is my first shirt to be printed using water-based inks, and I’m excited to be hopefully moving in this direction for more of my designs. Not only are water-based inks better for the environment than the standard plastisol inks used in screen printing, but they feel so much lighter and breathe more.

I thought I would share the initial sketch from this design as well as a detail shot and the final product. Also did a time lapse video of the digital inking process from start to finish, that’s included below as well.

These are available now in the Seventh.Ink Store, and I’ve even got a few 3XL sizes in stock to boot!

Enjoy, and be sure to follow Seventh.Ink on Tumblr and Facebook for more frequent updates on sketches and designs.

Spring Line Snippets

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Seventh.Ink (Matt Johnson)

I’ve been posting bits and pieces of upcoming designs for the 2012 Spring Line on Facebook and Tumblr, but wanted to share them here as well. More to come, stay tuned!

2011 Recap and 30% Off This Weekend

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Seventh.Ink (Matt Johnson)

Let’s start the new year off right! 30% off this weekend on all items with the coupon code "NewYear2012" in the Seventh.Ink Store.

2011 was Seventh.Ink’s best year yet, and looking back on it is really motivating me to push the boundaries of the brand even further for this coming year. In 2011 I released tons of great new items beyond the traditional shirts and hoodies, items that included hats, tank tops, a Japan Relief charity tee, skate decks, a box set, an anniversary poster, keychains, leather wallets, and leather wrist cuffs.

I’m hard at work on new designs and am amped up for the upcoming Spring Line. Until then, I want to thank you all for the fantastic support. Here’s to a great year for us all!

Trap Set Trike Time Lapse Video

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Seventh.Ink (Matt Johnson)

Since there was a lot of positive feedback on the Shakespeare’s Wolf Time Lapse video that I posted a few months ago, I thought I would do the same thing for the recently released Trap Set Trike shirt. This time I recorded the illustration from start to finish including the coloring of the design.

I hope you like it, more to come!

Behind the Scenes: Leather Card Wallets

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Seventh.Ink (Matt Johnson)

I love seeing how things are made, like watching behind the scenes features about movies that have lots of special effects and set decoration. I know that other people like to see this sort of thing as well, so I’m proud to share these photos that were taken during the making of the new Leather Card Wallets that I just unveiled yesterday. There are a few near the end that also show bits of the Leather Wrist Cuffs being made.

Both of these items are professionally made by the very talented Seth Daniels of Imperial Wolf Leather with raw vegetable tanned leather that has been stained black and sewn with custom blue stitching. Only a handful of these items were made, so don’t wait too long if you’re interested in either one.

And so, without further ado, here are the photos. Enjoy!

Winter 2011 Preview

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Seventh.Ink (Matt Johnson)

Winter is here! It’s been an amazing year, so I wanted to end it with a great release before the holidays. This is actually only a partial preview if you can imagine that, there are some other amazing products that will be announced once their production is complete.

I’m hoping to release all of the items below by next week, either Monday the 21st or Tuesday the 22nd, so stay tuned and make sure you’re on the newsletter list to avoid missing out on these limited quantity items.

And with that, I give you the first full preview of the Seventh.Ink Winter 2011 line. Enjoy!