[cecih]

Hello, Everyone
I am wondering what exactly is sublimation printing, I have read many threads and watched plenty of videos on Youtube and to my current understanding sublimation printing is a heat transfer paper printed with a CIS ink. If my understanding is correct, what is making the product subliminal? Is it the transfer paper or the ink?

 

[DKgrafix]

A substrate.
It has to be made from Poly or poly coated

You can use many papers, of course, papers made for sublimation will yield best results.
Ink would have to be made for sublimation too.

So, the substrate and ink have to be suitable for sublimation. Best results are if all of the three variable match.

 

[GraphixGuys]

Sublimation is a process where a solid chemically goes straight to a gas form. Dye-Sublimation is that process using Dye inks to transfer print into polyester fabrics or objects with a poly coating.

The most common method is by printing Dye Sublimation ink onto a transfer paper. Then heating the transfer paper over your polyester or coated material. Once the inks reach a certain temperature they turn into a gas form. Also during that period the polyester fabrics expand and open (like your pours in your skin). The gas inks then fill into the polyester. Finally, you take off the heat and the polyester fabrics close up trapping the ink gas inside, thus coloring the polyester.

 

[cecih]

So, I have to use dye base ink instead of pigment ink?

 

[Archaga]

So, I have to use dye base ink instead of pigment ink?

dye ink =/= sublimation ink

You have to get sublimation ink.

 

[charles95405]

A word of caution. ....dye pigment ink is not for sublimation. .. That is for normal transfers. For sublimation ink you will need Sublimation Ink. Check out DyeSub.org - An educational site for dye sublimation and digital transfer printing. for more info. The site is a bit old but still has good info. Sublimation works only on 100% polyester white or light pastel garments or on polymer coated substrates. With sublimation you will need an ICC profile specific for your ink and printer. Google ICC for description of just what an ICC is. It is necessary to get the colors right

 

[cecih]

I think I understand it now... to subliminal print I have to use sublimation ink printed onto sublimation paper heat pressed onto sublimation blank items.

 

[cecih]

A word of caution. ....dye pigment ink is not for sublimation. .. That is for normal transfers. For sublimation ink you will need Sublimation Ink. Check out DyeSub.org - An educational site for dye sublimation and digital transfer printing. for more info. The site is a bit old but still has good info. Sublimation works only on 100% polyester white or light pastel garments or on polymer coated substrates. With sublimation you will need an ICC profile specific for your ink and printer. Google ICC for description of just what an ICC is. It is necessary to get the colors right

Thank you for the web address!