If you are trying to decide between sublimation printers you may find this flowchart helpful. Make sure to check out this article for all the specifics of each printer! This is just to help get you started in a direction. Make sure to do your own research as well!
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Who doesn’t love a good cork board, especially personalized! In today’s blog post we will cover how to use your sublimation printer to print on a cork board! What I Used Set of 4- 12″x12″ Quartlet Cork Board (here) also (here) Adhesive Spray(here) Butcher Paper(Here)(Holder-Here) Heat Press(here) Sublimation Paper-Texprint (here) Printer: Epson Artisan 1430(here– no longer
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Sublimation is great for its versatility and vibrant colors. If you have been researching sublimation, you will know that the ink adheres to poly-coating or polyester threads. So does that mean that I can only print on polyester? Well if you want true and vibrant colors yes, but if the garment is a polyester blend
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I am all about saving a buck, but I will be the first to tell you that you get what you pay for when it comes to heat presses. A crappy heat press can get you really far with HTV and other decorating processes but will have problems with sublimation and after a few ruined
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What You Will Need: Adhesive Spray(here) Butcher Paper(Here)(Holder-Here) Heat Press:(here) Sublimation Paper: (here) Printer: Epson Artisan 1430(here– no longer available)- Check out this article Refillable cartridges:(here) Sublimation Ink:Â InkXPRO(here) Cartridges and ink set (here) Software:Â that you plan on printing from(Photoshop, Illustrator, Silhouette) Kitchen Mat: (here) *they only have red online but in-store(or at least mine) I
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Below is a tutorial on how I used a ColorMunki to create a sublimation printer color profiles for my Artisan 1430! What You Will Need: Adhesive Spray(here) Butcher Paper(Here)(Holder-Here) Heat Press:(here) Sublimation Paper: (here) Printer: Epson Artisan 1430(here– no longer available)- Check out this article Refillable cartridges:(here) Sublimation Ink:Â InkXPRO(here) Cartridges and ink set (here) 100%
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These pillows are so cute and are 100% polyester making them great for sublimation! I have pressed them with a Valentine’s Day design! They are a beige color so I recommend dark colors like black, brown and red on them! What I Used Pillow-Set of 4 (here) Adhesive Spray(here) Butcher Paper(Here)(Holder-Here) Heat Press(here) Sublimation Paper
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So you have spent some time researching printers, sublimation ink, sublimation paper, and heat presses. Now that you have the important(and expensive) stuff, now what? Butcher Paper No matter what you are pressing, you are going to need butcher paper, or protective paper, to protect your press and future prints. When pressing, inks will seep through your
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So you have bought your sublimation printer and you understand printer profiles so you are ready to pick your ink provider! Sweeet! You are in the right spot! Update: since writing this post, I gathered the 6 most popular third-party inks for Epson printers. I conducted an extensive review which consisted of print tests. I highly
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Ah, the time has come! You are looking at buying a sublimation printer! Hip Hip Horaay! Before you can properly get started with your printer choice, you need to understand color profiles, as your comfort level with printer profiles will play a role in the printer you choose. Read this article here about ICC Printer
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