We offer 2 Digital Direct to Garment techniques please choose the most suitable one for your needs/and send us your print ready files:
Understanding this technique:
- Best for darker materials or true white ink effect. Just like the "1) DTG White ink" image above: ink falls and adheres on top of fibers so it can be seen, were technique (2) CMYK Traditional is absorbed into material.
- NB: Artwork to be supplied on a black background for a transparent effect or interlaced PNG files with an transparent background (see sample images 1-3).
- How do I make a print ready PNG file in Photoshop?
- Any other background colours will be read by the printer and printed. This will add to the cost of printing.
- If you really can't provide your artwork print ready we will do our best to assist (edit fee might apply).
- Also please note this is a more costly technique than CMYK Traditional (featured below), due to high cost of specialized white ink.
- Excellent durability and digital printing of the highest quality
- 1200dpi
Understanding this technique:
- Artwork to be supplied on a white background for this technique.
- The printer is CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, black), so it has no white ink.
- Artwork must be darker than the fabric you want printed. Ink is
absorbed into fabric.
- This means that the colour of the fabric will always influence the colour of the print. in other words, if your artwork contains white elements (like teeth or eyes) this will be the colour of the garment, e.g. a green shirt = green eyes and teeth.
This is a more cost effective technique as no white base needs to be printed.
Below are samples of Traditional CMYK printing effect on different colour material:
Photo's and shirt colour:
White textiles are best for artwork with important white features. The printing will get lost on dark colours using Traditional CMYK printing.
Text and shirt colours:
Line art, text and artwork where true white is of no importance, look great on brightly coloured fabrics.
Pastel shirts and effects:
Printing to pastel-coloured fabrics can have a beautiful and interesting results, because the background colour complements the ink colours. Plain text, multi-coloured artwork, line art and some photos work best on pastel colored garments.
Print ready sample 4
