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New BSK Journal available!

We've modified the original BSK design to work on a Journal, and as you can see, this is the Travel Journal you brought on your Baby Seal Killing adventure! The journal is Wire-O bound, has 160 blank (unlined) pages, and measures 5" x 8". Use it to record anything you can think of, after you pick it up at our shop.

A new BSK Hat is available!

We've modified the original Baby Seal Killing design to fit on a hat and I think you'll like it! Visit our shop.

The "Official" Grand Opening of our CafePress!

CafePress says:

Congratulations, we've picked your shop to be featured on our GrandOpenings, the feature page dedicated to putting the best new shops in the spotlight. Your products look great and the shop looks fantastic! Grand Openings are updated Tuesday evenings, so tell all your friends!

New BSK Splatter Mousepad available!

Accessorize your desk with this matching Baby Seal Killing design Splatter Mousepad!

Introducing the Black Dot Sportswear Custom shop

Contact us at Black Dot Sportswear and describe what you're looking for, such as any Black Dot Sportswear Logo and/or Baby Seal Killing design. We'll get it put together and available at our Black Dot Sportswear Custom shop of a short time only!

Finally finished moving BSK store to new shop

We've got the Baby Seal Killing design in men's, women's, children's, infant/toddler's, hats, caps, mugs, baseball jerseys, hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, Raglans, long sleeves, short sleeves, sweatshirts, fitted tee's, golf shirts, baby-doll tee's, spaghetti tanks, ringer t's, sleeveless, cap sleeves, organic cotten, hoodies, tee-shirts, and, of course, the Apron!

Some made in the USA!

BSK Hat - Intersecting Inversion graphics

The new Baby Seal Killing design for the hat required the cleaned up/restored versions of the original layers to re-intersect. At the time of the original design, this was done by hand by our graphical designer. Without the use of a computer.

It took a while to figure out how Adobe Photoshop 7 (PC) could do it, and the results are below. If you'd like to know how, keep reading.

1. Ensure all your transparency is correct, and this probably only works for 2 color designs (ignoring the red for now).
2. Create a layer on top of the two design layers. Fill with white.
3. Select the first design layer. Load Selection. New Selection (don't invert)
4. Select the second design layer. Load Selection. Intersect with Selection (don't invert)
5. Select the filled layer. Add Layer Mark. Reveal Selection.

Cool, huh?

Started splitting our Cafepress shop

The limitations of the basic Cafepress shops were constricting your product line choices. So, we've split our current shop in two, with the main Black Dot Sportswear Shop featuring only logo wear, and the Baby Seal Killing shop featuring that design.

To make navigation easier, we've included both links, plus a consolidated link in the description field of each shop.

'SNARKY' defines us

1. SNARKY (adjective) - Describes a witty mannerism, personality, or behavior that is a combination of sarcasm and cynicism.
2. SNARKY (adjective) - Any language that contains quips or comments containing sarcastic or satirical witticisms intended as blunt irony. Usually delivered in a manner that is somewhat abrupt and out of context and intended to stun and amuse.

source: www.urbandictionary.com

Brilliant! An Apron design!

Baby Seal Killing design BBQ Apron (you know what happened)

My Parents Went Baby Seal Killing... and well, you know what happened, now you're grilling meat!

We've created a good line of BSK and Black Dot logo for you

We've got Black Dot Sportswear Logo and Baby Seal Killing design men's, women's, children's, infant/toddler's, hats, caps, mugs, baseball jerseys, hooded sweatshirts, t-shirts, Raglans, long sleeves, short sleeves, sweatshirts, fitted tee's, golf shirts, baby-doll tee's, spaghetti tanks, ringer t's, sleeveless, cap sleeves, organic cotten, hoodies, and tee-shirts!

More image cleaning

For the Baby Seal Killing design Hat and others, I needed a "clean" "Killing" so I had to reconstruct the bottom that had previously been overlapping the "and all I got was" box.

More Apparel variations

Decided on making a Baby Seal Killing "matching" Splatter design, for mugs and hats, and possible other items.


Started working on a full Baby Seal Killing design for a hat.

Polished up a Logo and came up with a Tagline

"Outrageous, Twisted & Satirical Sportswear!"

Opened CafePress store!

Resized the Baby Seal Killing design for our first products, an 8x10 and a 10x10 layout that works with most of the shirts. Which are available at our

Image Editing and Clean-up

I fixed a couple errors in the original Baby Seal Killing graphic design, and made a couple improvements. Spent a bunch of time in Photoshop: layering, coloring, masking, sizing, and otherwise tweaking.

Take a look at this before pix:


... and after pix:


Notice the correction of the inversion at the bottom of the "I", and now the lower left of the "G" actually looks like a "G".

BSK Artwork scanned & Saved

Original Artwork Found!

We found the original "My Parents went Baby Seal Killing and All I Got was this Stupid Tee Shirt" artwork! Our supply of printed shirts was almost gone.