What is Sublimation? 

Sublimation is a decoration process where a design is inversely printed onto specific transfer paper. It is then wrapped around the end product. Once heat is applied, the image adheres to the product from the transfer paper. 

Best For:

• Drinkware: Currently, we are offering the sublimation process almost exclusively on drinkware.

Considerations:

• Muted Colors on Some Materials: Stainless will have more muted colors than the white drinkware.

Products Available for Sublimation:

Sublimation is available for a variety of drinkware styles! Check out our available DTF products here!

Artwork Requirements:

• All lines must have a minimum line weight of 1 point for garments. Hats & textured items must have a minimum line weight of 2 points. Lines less than 1 point will not adhere to the garment, causing gaps to be printed in the artwork. 

• All negative spaces need to be a minimum thickness equivalent to 2 points. Negative spaces less than 2 points will not allow enough clearance between printed lines, causing those lines to bleed together.

• All text should be converted to outlines, if uploading a vector file. Live fonts will not be recognized as objects to print. Exporting your file as a PNG will also fix this problem. 

File Requirements:

• Your file should have a minimum resolution of 150 dpi (pixels per inch) scaled at 10 inches. We recommend a resolution of 300 dpi. Many of our garments will print at or near 10 inch width. Saving your file at this size will ensure the resolution is maintained as your artwork is scaled for different products.

• Your file should be formatted as either a PNG or vector file (.png .svg .ai .eps .pdf .psd, .tif, .tiff). 

• Your file must have a transparent background. Our decorators will print exactly what is uploaded. If an uploaded file contains a white background, a white background will be printed on your product. 

Checklist:

• Does your artwork have a transparent background?

• Do all lines meet the minimum line weight of 1 point?

• Do all negative spaces meet the minimum spacing of 2 points?

• If uploading a vector file, has all text been converted to outlines?

• Is your artwork scaled to 10 inches?

• Does your artwork meet our minimum resolution of 150 dpi?

• Is your file formatted in one of the following formats: .png .svg .ai .eps .pdf .psd, .tif, .tiff