Dye sublimation print is used for branding products that have a special coating on them, or fabrics suitable for the sublimation process. A transfer is produced by printing sublimation ink onto transfer paper and then heat pressing it onto the product.
Advantages of Sublimation Prints
- Sublimation ink is a dye so there is no ink build-up. The finished print is embedded in the product.
- Ideal for producing vivid full colour images as well as closely matched spot colour branding.
- Can print variable data including individual names.
- Edge-to-edge branding can be achieved on some products.
- Only one set up charge is required regardless of the number of print colours.
Limitations of Sublimation Printing
- Can only be used on suitable products with white surfaces.
- Some colours cannot be reproduced including white, metallic, and neon/fluorescent colours.
- Fine detail/text may experience minor colour bleed across adjacent design elements.
Artwork Requirements for Dye Sublimation Prints
We will set up the artwork for you and supply an electronic draft to help you visualise what the end result will look like. There are some restrictions we have to take into consideration when setting up your file:
- Artwork can be supplied in either vector or bitmap format.
- Supplied bitmaps must be higher than 300DPI resolution at the actual print size.
- A 3mm bleed must be added to the artwork if it bleeds off the product.
Examples of products we can dye sublimate
Below are some of the products that we can dye sublimate print for you. The featured image may not be of a sublimated product (that's because many of our items can be branded in different ways).
Learn about the advantages and limitations of each branding option we offer, view the full range here.