Hey, I'm Kim — the designer and founder behind DPIXXI.

I've spent years inside the world of digital art for print-on-demand, but not as a seller. I'm the one making the designs. And from that seat, I've watched the same pattern play out over and over: sellers buy a digital file, drop it onto a tumbler or shirt mockup, and the magic doesn't survive the handoff.

That's the problem DPIXXI was built around.

The problem nobody talks about in POD

Buying digital art for print-on-demand is a gamble. A $7 PNG looks crisp on a white background. Drop it onto your tumbler template and suddenly the lines go muddy, the colors don't pop on a dark mug, or the resolution caves in at print size. And digital files are non-refundable — that money's gone.

I heard the same story over and over from sellers: they'd buy a gorgeous design, it wouldn't work on their product, and they'd be back to scrolling. Multiply that by a few months of experimenting and it's hundreds of dollars sitting in Google Drive folders nobody opens.

The fix: try files

About two years ago, I started asking — what if a seller could try a design before paying for it? Not a tiny watermarked thumbnail. An actual usable file you could drop into Photoshop, Canva, or Procreate, put it on your mockup, see it in context, and then decide if it was right for your shop.

That's the core of how DPIXXI works. Every design on the site has a try file — a free download you can use to test in your mockups before you commit.

It's not locked. It's not pixelated into uselessness. It's a real, working file. Download it. Mock it up. See if the vibe is right. If it is, come back and license the full-resolution version. If it's not, no harm done — you didn't spend a dime.

Why this matters for your shop

Three things change when you can try before you buy:

You stop buying designs you don't use. The #1 hidden cost in POD is files that looked great in the thumbnail but didn't hold up on your actual product. Try files cut that category to zero — every design you license is one you've already seen on your templates.
You build a shop with a cohesive aesthetic. When every design costs $7–$15 just to look at, sellers play safe and buy what's already everywhere. With try files, you can audition the riskier designs that might become your signature — the ones that make your shop yours instead of a copy of everyone else's.
You move at the speed of trends. POD runs on trends — cowgirl disco, turquoise western, coastal cowgirl, checkered cow print. When a new aesthetic hits, you don't have time to research every purchase. Grab five try files, mock them up in an afternoon, license the two that pop.

The licensing side

When you're ready to buy, the license is simple: commercial use included. Print on tumblers, shirts, mugs, stickers, koozies, tote bags, and more.

What you can't do is resell the raw file or include it in a "clipart bundle" you're selling. That's standard across the industry. If you're using the art to make physical products you sell, you're covered.

What's in the shop

I'm obsessed with the western aesthetic. Always have been. The shop specializes in:

Cowboy designs — vintage sepia-tone portraits to modern cartoon styles
Cowgirl designs — disco cowgirl, pink western, cowgirl hat illustrations
Desert & southwestern — cactus, sunsets, sagebrush, mountains
Horse, bull, cow designs — rodeo bulls, western horses, cow print patterns
Boot & gear — cowboy boots, saddles, hats, spurs
Western phrases — "Yeehaw," "Howdy," "Cowgirl Up"
Holiday designs — Christmas cowboys, Halloween western, 4th of July
Design elements — standalone graphics you can mix into your own layouts

Every design is available as high-resolution PNG with a transparent background. Most include SVG versions too.

How to try it today

If you've never shopped here before, here's the fastest way to see how it works:

Browse the gallery — every design has a Try File button right on the product card
Pick 3–5 designs or more that catch your eye, not just for style but for how they might fit your specific product line
Download the Try Files (free)
Mock them up in your template or Canva
License the ones that work — skip the rest with no money lost

That's the whole model. And if you get stuck or have questions about a specific design — licensing, format, resolution, whether it'd work on a specific product — my inbox is open.

Why I'm telling you all this

POD is hard. The margins are tight. The competition is brutal. And every dollar wasted on a design that doesn't fit is a dollar that isn't going toward the stuff that actually grows your shop — listings, photos, ads, inventory.

I built DPIXXI because I'm tired of watching sellers lose money on designs that don't work for their shops. The try file isn't a gimmick. It's not a gated "preview" trick. It's how I think digital art for POD should be sold.

If you're a western-niche seller or just open to western as a drop in your catalog, come browse the gallery. Try a few files. See what sticks.

And if you do buy something — use the checkered cowgirl hat I'm obsessed with right now, or the vintage cowboy portraits, or the turquoise paw prints — tag me. I love seeing what y'all make.

Yeehaw.
— Kim