HEAT TRANSFER Vs. SUBLIMATION | T-Shirt Printing & More | Apparel Academy (Ep56)
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- Are you having trouble deciding between heat transfer and sublimation printing? In this episode of Apparel Academy, Henry will be going over the differences between these types of printing methods and which one is the right choice for your business.
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You can do heat transfer printing on the Luminaris 200 White Toner Transfer Printer.
Most heat transfer printer software, including the LuminRIP software that comes free with the Luminaris 200 printer, allows you to fully customize your artwork directly in the software. With LuminRIP, you can manipulate graphics, remove colors, add graphic effects and queue up multiple print jobs. You are also able to print graphics larger than the standard A4 print size by cutting the graphic in the software and printing it across multiple sheets.
What is Heat Transfer Printing?
Heat transfer printing is a two-step method where you print a design onto a transfer paper. You then transfer the printed design onto an adhesive paper using a heat press. Finally, you peel away the adhesive sheet from the transfer sheet and then press the design onto the garment. After pressing the design onto the garment and peeling away the paper, you have a design that’s transferred onto the garment.
What is Sublimation Printing?
Like heat transfer printing, you’re printing the design onto regular copy paper or sublimation paper and then using heat via the heat press to transfer the design onto a substrate.
When you heat the printed design during sublimation, the toner on the transfer paper goes from a solid to a gas and then embeds itself into the fabric. When it cools, it goes back to being a solid and becomes a permanent part of the material. Sublimation doesn’t add an extra layer to the top of the fabric, unlike heat transfer printing. And you won’t feel the difference between the printed image and the rest of the material.
Now let’s discuss what to consider when choosing between sublimation and heat transfer printing.
Durability and Feel
A heat transfer printed design can last about 30 to 40 washes, depending on the size of the design, and how it’s washed. You will also feel the difference between the design and the fabric.
With sublimation, the ink fuses to the fabric, so it’s more permanent. Most sublimated designs will last as long as the actual fabric. You’re not going to see any cracking after washes, and the image is less likely to fade.
Variety
With sublimation printing, the types of substrates you can transfer images onto is limited. This is because sublimation can only adhere to polyester coated materials. Even if you use a polyester blend, you’re not going to get as much vibrancy in your design compared to 100% polyester. Also, you can only use white or very light-colored substrates. That means you can’t use sublimation on a black t-shirt or a dark mug because the design won’t show.
On the other hand, with heat transfer printing, you can print on light and dark colored garments and on almost any surface like cotton, polyester, ceramic, and other hard surfaces like wood and metal.
Color Quality
Sublimation allows you to print full colors. This can be very helpful when sublimating a photo or doing a job for a customer that requires a specific color, such as printing a company logo.
You can also achieve sharp, vibrant designs using the heat transfer method if you’re printing your design using a white toner transfer printer, like the Luminaris 200 White Toner Transfer Printer. So you can achieve full-color vibrant designs with either method.
In the end, the differences between these methods lie in durability, feel, and variety of products you can print on.
Ultimately, which method you choose depends on what your customer is looking for and the type of material they want to print on. - แนวปฏิบัติและการใช้ชีวิต
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1:01 Heat Transfer Printing
2:11 Sublimation Printing
3:12 01 Durability & Feel
4:24 02 Variety
5:41 03 Color Quality
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Me and my wife have searched many videos, and this is the only video on TH-cam that explains it exactly in depth like this you win a award, sir
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You finally answered so clearly the question I had about what was the difference between the 2 processes. Excellent video.
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Where can I purchase the ricoma R-550 from I live in the uk
The info he said is wrong! You can sublimate onto dark shirts and also onto 100% cotton and not just polyester.
@@sunseeker8457 how can that be done
Man, thank you for breaking it down for us. I was going crazy over here trying to use sublimation paper on aluminum dog tags.
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You can only sublimate onto items that have a polyester type coating. However you can purchase dog tags made of aluminum that are coated but not colored.
Wow dude, never watched such a clear explainer video in my life lol! You were made for this type of thing. Thanks man!
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You did an awesome job explaining the differences of heat transfer and sublimation printing.
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You are THE T-SHIRT TECH GURU my friend thank you for your time i so appreciate the effort taken
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I will be using both printing methods along with some embroidery in some instances so i definitely have much to learn RE the do's and don'ts.
I now have a clearer understanding of these 2 methods and will be watching this video a few more times.
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Wow this is the BEST video I've seen so far explaining the difference between heat transfer and sublimation. Thanks so much!
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You are a genius and the way you explain evrything is marvellous. You are simply awesome! Great Job!
Gotta say that he explained it like a professor, very very helpful ❤
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Ahh!!!! Thank you, this was driving me insane trying to figure out which would work better for me. Super clear breakdown 👍🏽
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Very informative & helpful video! Thanks so much for taking the time to make this one.
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thank you so much for this video! explained exactly what i needed and in a simple and easy to understand way
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The info he said is wrong! You can sublimate onto dark shirts and also onto 100% cotton and not just polyester
Thank you so much I’ve been looking for a video like this one!!❤️
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Great video. Explains very well! Very informative. No excessive, unnecessary yabbing. Appreciated, subscribed and liked. Thank you
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Awesome video! You did a very good job explaining the differences in both methods.
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Thank you so so much for explaining this so well for us newbies to understand!
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The info he said is wrong! You can sublimate onto dark shirts and also onto 100% cotton and not just polyester
@@sunseeker8457 But it will last ''forever'' as the ''traditional'' sublimation, i mean the 100% white polyester?
Thank you for this. Fully described the difference between the two. I use both, but I currently use heat transfer as most of my clients prefer black color apparel.
Makes sense! And sounds like you have some experience under your belt!
What brand of heat transfer paper do you use?
@@kammythecreative I use different brands, I prefer printable vinyl as you can print pictures on it and cut perfectly using a vinyl cutter and heat press it. It's also good for dark and light colored and even white shirts.
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@@half_r_mk5 what kind of printer do you use and what kind of ink ? I currently have epson printer and use cosmo ink but I do sublimation with this , I wanted to try the other stuff but don’t know what products to buy ?
Definitely informative and very educational for rookies in the printing business, easy to digest and understand, thank you very much.
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Great work on comparison between heat transfer and sublimation. Learned a lot and enjoyed at the same time.
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You explained this so clearly and simply ..thank you very much! I'm subscribing!!
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Exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
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The info he said is wrong! You can sublimate onto dark shirts and also onto 100% cotton and not just polyester
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Someone please tell me can inktank printers print of heat transfer paper
Awesome! Awesome! Job in describing the difference between the two. You most definitely answered my questions. Thank you much
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Concise and straight to the point. Great video!
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Not over selling? Hmm 🤨 haha, still he does a good job of explaining the capabilities of the machine And helping us to remember the name(;
Thank you, so much, for explaining the difference between the two. I've been looking all over the web trying to figure out how to "sublimate white on black". I had no idea of this concept of heat transfer. I'm a newb.
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This video was SUPER helpful easy to understand. Thank you for breaking it down!
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This is by far the best video on this topic I have seen. Informative and great quality video I’m definitely subscribing to this channel.
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This video was the most informative I’ve ran across so far! Thanks for not being selfish with details as for others are not giving barely any steps as to grow in your skills. I dislike that people don’t want to see others excel..I SUBSCRIBED AND HIT THE BELL! I want all the details🤩
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You are AWESOME!!! Thank you so much for clarifying the 2 in such a simple way!!! Now, which papers are best for each method 🤔?
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I use TexPrint XPHP paper and get great results for sublimation. Forever 2 part for the 2 step white toner process which is about a $1USD cost per print
Someone please tell me can inktank printers print of heat transfer paper
Awesome and thorough video. Thanks so much for posting
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Just wanted to say thanks to whoever made this. I'm a web designer building a website for embroidery and this was just what I needed.
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Thanks for clearly pointing out the differences. Sublimation it is for me. Subbed
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Thank you for being informative and not having a disgusting punch me in the mouth smile the entire time
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This is an very amazing video. thank you for showing the big differences between the two types of printing.
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Excellent video very well spoken and very detailed and descriptive
Thank you so much for sharing this video, this is what im looking for my question about the difference between heat transfer & sublimation? thumbs up
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Damm dude is selling that printer HARD lol. Great video tho bro. Answered a lot of questions I had.
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You're awesome! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for explaining and showing the differences between the two. I feel totally confidence knowing how to utilize both projects.....
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What a great video. For someone trying to understand the difference between the two types of printing.
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Very informative video, thank you. I'm liking what see with sublimation as far as image quality and durability. That said, tee shirt quality is extremely important to my brand. Are there high end 100% poly tees out there? Any recommendations? Was originally looking at Bella and Canvas, but I'm not sure they sell 100% poly. LMK.
Sanmar probably has 100% poly
This is the inofrmation I had been looking for. Now where do you buy the transparent heat transfer paper used in your video. What is the name brand.
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You can find them on shop.ricoma.com
Thanks! You shed the light on what's the difference between the heat transfer & sublimation printing.. new subscriber here! :)
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Thanks for explaining straight to the point! Great job!!
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Thank you so much for the video! Quick question: you mentioned that sublimation transfers from a solid, to a gas, and back to a solid. Is the gas considered dangerous to be breathing in? I don't have a workspace with good ventilation unfortunately :(
Nope, it happens so quickly under the heat press that it’s not noticeable nor a concern at all
You won't even know the gas off is happening. Unless you forget to put a piece of butcher paper over the print area, or below the last one. Then you will see the ghosting that will be transferred from that point onward/.
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@@ricomatv by the way just want to ask which ink is best for heat transfer vinyl?
Perfectly explained! Thank you
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Wow... I'm learning a lot in such a short video! Good job!
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What tips do you recommend for sublimating on cotton tshirts?
Because of the way sublimation works, you won’t be able to sublimate onto cotton shirts since the ink won’t stick. The most you can do is 60% polyester/40% cotton and even then it will give you a faded vintage look. For printing on 100% cotton, a DTG printer is preferred or you can do heat transfer printing as described in the video.
You can use Siser Easysubli with Easysubli ink. About $2 per sheet though.
Awesome stuff. What kind of heat transfer printed would I need to print #’s and designs on thick materials such as canvas?
With heat transfer you print onto heat transfer paper first and just heat press it onto canvas.
Great video! Answered every question I had!
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THANK YOU!!! Just the information I needed.
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I've seen heat transfers leave a clearish border around the designs. How can you avoid this with this method? So if your paper is 8x10 but your design is 7 x 9, there's a 1/2" of unused paper and even when you trim the paper, it leaves behind a little bit of the blank paper backing. I'm not sure I'm describing this correctly, but it's a little clear film and makes the garments look cheap.
I've seen this printer print first hand and didn't see this issue.
also, if you’re looking for people facing similar issues but can’t find many or none when googling then it’s safe to say that it could be an isolated case and probably something you’re doing wrong and need to go back and read the manual again etc etc... not saying you’re doing it wrong or anything just adding my 2 cents for future purpose.
I have the same issue
Every regular heat transfer leaves white borders because of the paper. You can buy easy weeding paper or you can use laser printers that hace papers that won’t leave the white border. Look it up it’s all over the internet.
If u have a Cricut machine u can insert the paper and the machine will cut off the excess if you don’t have a Cricut I’ve seen people use an exacto knife or something along those lines.
Does heat transfer makes you feel the print when wearing it?
When you wear it, not so much. But you can feel it when you run your hand over it
Great video. Short, to the point and it answered my exact concerns. Thanks
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Thanks for the clear and concise comparative presentation.
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Love this video but I can’t tell if it’s an informational video or a giant advertisement for the printer lol
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How could I have missed this video??? Excellent video, and great information. Wish I watched it 2 years ago when you posted the video. Thank You Henry, you are great!! MVPTees - Rose City, MI
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My friend, you are the best.... You have answered every question in my head
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Thanks for your wonderful explanation
Finally someone that explains it clearly and concisely thankyou
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Thank you so much gor the breakdown. It was very clear and precise. Best explanation!
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I am new to both and just getting started. I loved the information given and will be looking into this printer for both heat transfer and sublimation. Thank You
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You provided excellent explanations of Heat Transfer verses Sublimation.
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Very helpful - thanks for clearing that up!
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Very helpful, you answered my main questions. Thanks.
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Thanks for the description. Finally I know the difference.
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finally someone explains htv and sub adequately. Thank you. Now i'm back to square one. I was in Cricet camp, now I don't know anymore.
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Glad I found this video. I just couldn't grab the concept of sublimation. I use htv, started a few months ago and loving it. Still weeding using my cricut machine but plan to step up my game very soon.
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Thx man first person to break this down clearly
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