Jan 01

How to Create Halftone Effects with Nano Banana Pro (The Right Way)

Many of us in the creative community, miss the grit of the darkroom, the unpredictability of a letterpress, the happy accidents of a photocopier running out of toner. We want that analog warmth, not digital perfection. The problem? Most "distressed typography / bad photocopy" filters and presets look fake and cheap - especially in AI. So today, we’re going to look at how to create authentic, grungy ink bleed and halftone effects using AI -... read more ›
Dec 31

What Actually Makes a Great Friend

Hey friends, Chase here This episode is short and direct — and it’s built around a question I think most of us care about more than we admit: what actually makes a great friend? Friendship is often treated as something casual. Easy. Automatic. But as life gets fuller — work, family, responsibility, distraction — the quality of our friendships can quietly slip into something surface-level. Not because we don’t care, but because we stop being... read more ›
Dec 28

How to add texture to a logo with Nano Banana Pro (style transfer)

Today, I want to zero in on a specific technique that’s been blowing my mind recently: applying complex textures to logos using Nano Banana Pro for style transfer. But more importantly, I want to talk about how we do it. Because as creative pros, we don't just need "magic buttons." We need control. We need replicable workflows. We need to understand the variables. Here's how: The Toolset: Weavy + Nano Banana For this workflow, I’m using... read more ›
Dec 27

How to Create a VHS Effect with Nano Banana and Flux 2 Flex

Replicating analog imperfections in a digital space has always been the holy grail. And let’s be honest: most "VHS effects" out there are bad. You know the ones—they just slap a scanline overlay and some chromatic aberration on a perfectly sharp image. It looks like a filter. It doesn't look real. Today, I’m going to walk you through a workflow that nailed this effect so perfectly it actually surprised me, The goal here isn’t just to... read more ›
Dec 24

The Most Important Creative Tools Are Free

Hey friends, Chase here This episode is short and direct — and it’s built around a simple idea I’ve come to believe deeply: the most important creative tools are free. Most creators assume they’re stuck because they don’t have the right gear, the right resources, or the right opportunity. But after decades of making work, interviewing hundreds of top creators, and studying the lives of artists across disciplines, I’ve noticed a different pattern. What actually... read more ›
Dec 21

How to Use Nano Banana Pro for Free (Without a Watermark)

You've probably heard about how amazing Google's Nano Banana Pro image generator is. I've talked about it, other people have, and it's the real deal: it's legitimately one of the most powerful creative tools I've used since Photoshop. It’s fast, the reasoning capabilities are wild, and the image fidelity is finally hitting that "studio-quality" mark we’ve been waiting for. And best of all, you can use it for free via the official app. But there’s... read more ›
Dec 20

How to Use Midjourney and Nano Banana Pro for perfect images

If you’ve been following the explosion of generative AI, you’ve probably hit the same wall I have. You spend an hour tweaking a prompt in Midjourney, rolling the dice over and over. You finally get the perfect lighting, the perfect film grain, and that intangible vibe you were chasing—but the specific details are wrong. The text is gibberish. The branding is off. The prop in the subject’s hand looks like an alien artifact. So you... read more ›
Dec 17

Stop Shipping at 95%

Hey friends, Chase here This episode is short and direct: most creators don’t struggle because they lack talent — they struggle because they quit at 95%. They get the work to “pretty good,” ship it, and move on. And for a lot of things in life, that’s fine. The 80–20 rule works. But when it comes to your core creative craft — the thing you want to be known for — good enough is the... read more ›
Dec 10

Love Your Work or Don’t Ship It

Hey friends, Chase here This episode is short and honest: if you don’t love the work you’re making, don’t ship it — or better yet, figure out how to love the work before you ship it. I know that sounds blunt, but the market — and more importantly, your audience — can smell half-hearted work a mile away. You can’t fake the stuff that matters. Loving the work isn’t about perfection. It’s about clarity, curiosity,... read more ›
Dec 09

How To Fix Veo 3’s “Sensitive Content” Warning

If you’ve spent any time with the latest wave of AI video generators - specifically Veo 3- you’ve likely hit the wall. You know the one. You type in a prompt for something totally benign, like “a person walking down the sidewalk in late afternoon sun,” and bam: "Sensitive Content" warning. It’s frustrating. It kills your creative flow. And frankly, it’s confusing. You aren’t trying to make anything controversial; you’re just trying to get a... read more ›