What is color sublimation?

What is color sublimation?

Dye-Sublimation Printing (or dye-sub printing) is a computer printing technique which uses heat to transfer dye onto materials such as a plastic, card, paper, or fabric. This overall process is then sometimes called dye diffusion thermal transfer (D2T2).

What colors can you sublimate on?

Thus, white is considered the best apparel color for sublimation, but you can print on light-colored garments, provided you don’t need the color white within the image. With colored apparel, there is another concern. Apparel dyes are heat set to ensure colorfastness when the garment is washed.

Should I use RGB or CMYK for sublimation?

When working with sublimation, you need to activate a specific RGB profile in order to produce accurate colors, unless working with a RIP, which uses CMYK. Because sublimation requires RGB, these files need to be converted upon importing into your design software.

What sublimation means?

sublimation, in physics, conversion of a substance from the solid to the gaseous state without its becoming liquid. An example is the vaporization of frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice) at ordinary atmospheric pressure and temperature. The phenomenon is the result of vapour pressure and temperature relationships.

Can you do sublimation on black?

While it’s not possible to sublimate dark colors directly, with a Silhouette CAMEO, Sawgrass Sublimation Printer, and white glitter HTV you can make it work! The process to sublimate on dark t shirts is the same as the process to sublimate on cotton shirts that are other colors – including white.

Can you sublimate on a red shirt?

Can you sublimate on colored shirts? The short answer, yes. You absolutely can, but your results will vary greatly. Sublimation is a dye process and doesn’t print white.

What file type is needed for sublimation?

The file types you can use for sublimation printing are: PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF, PSD, EPS, and TIFF. You’ll want to make sure the file quality for your image is good and if you need to do a large print you’ll want to make sure that the photo is high resolution.

Why is my sublimation dark?

Sublimation paper has a coated side which is the side that you print to. If you print on the wrong side of the paper your image will appear faded. Most papers have a watermark to designate which side to print on but for those that don’t you want to print on the bright white side of the paper.