Discuss the various aspects of heat press technology. Transfer paper, inks, plastisol transfers, vinyl cutters, printers, commercial usage, durability, suppliers, etc.
It may seem a silly question but what colours will the light tansfer paper successfully print to? Obviousley, white and natural but will other pastel colours be ok?
Again,sorry if it seems a bit daft,but im a complete beginner
I have great success with athetic heather,light yellow. It will print to others but the boxy image will show.It's best to trim as much of the unused paper as possible. this will help you lose the box look. good luck.... JB
I have great success with athetic heather,light yellow. It will print to others but the boxy image will show.It's best to trim as much of the unused paper as possible. this will help you lose the box look. good luck.... JB
Thanks for the reply, i always trim round the complete design where possible.I was thinking of trying perhaps sky blue, ash grey.
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white, natural, ash, yellow haze, vegas gold, sand, lgt blue, lgt pink, serene green and ice grey. I'm told the lime green works good too.
I also trim my transfers as close as I can before pressing. The only thing that you have to consider with your transfers is if the white interior parts that are untrimmable will detract from the transfer.
Our business is dogs (all breeds), so I have to constantly advise my customers on some of our designs (like a Bichon will NOT look white on a sand t-shirt). We've learned to deal with it and have been able to offer a much better selection overall and increase our business.
The true test of whether you can use light transfer paper and still keep accurate colors is really based off of your graphic. Look at your graphic and find the lightest color. This color must be the same color of the shirt or darker in order to keep accurate colors. Otherwise if the color of the shirt is darker, it will alter the colors in your design that are lighter.
The best example I can tell you was one of my first orders. Lady wanted a picture of her daughter on a pink shirt. The daughter was a blonde, caucasin girl. I printed it on light transfer paper and the little girl looked like she had a bad sunburn and strawberry colored hair.
As mentioned above, I think you always need to trim your design when ever possible. It just gives the shirt a better hand or feel. Hope this clears some things up.
What is regarded as a 'light' colour? 
