Sublimation printing is a digital printing technology that allows you to create personalized gifts in a very easy way. It consists of transferring a photo-quality image onto a surface (t-shirts, mugs, photo frames, phone cases, bags, tiles, etc.), creating a unique and exclusive personalized item.

What can I sublimate on?

You should be aware that not all products can be sublimated. For this reason, you must consider the materials on which you can work and the colors on which the design can be printed.

If you’re going to work with fabrics, you will only be able to work on polyester or a support with a special polyester coating. However, sublimating cotton fabrics is an impossible task, although some alternatives will help you apply a similar technique onto cotton.

Sublimation will only be possible on white backgrounds. Sublimation inks are transparent and add to the color of the background. The origin of sublimation lies in the development of photography. By analogy, you may understand why photos are printed on white photographic paper (and never on colored paper). In the same way, if you sublimate on white fabric, you will get colors true to the original image. If you sublimate on colored fabrics, the colors will be altered.
I hope this clarifies a bit about sublimation, at American Print Design we are professionals in sublimation and we want to help you with your needs, contact us.