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Sublimation colours
Hi again, just finding my feet with an Epson D92 sublimation package……problem is the print is nice vibrant colours but the transfer is a bit dull and the black is more like a faded almost brownish colour, tried various adjustments on the press times and pressures etc but no real difference noted. Practicing on cotton good enough but not sure if that matters as far as reproducing accurate colours particularly when they appear reasonably good at the print it self. Using a sub paper that came with the kit……Any ideas???
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Robbie
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14 Replies
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i dont dye sub but should it not be a high % polyester material.
chris
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Robbie,
You say your printing on cotton,That may be your problem needs to be mainly polyester. Ive never tried onto cotton so not 100% but may be a start.
Dave
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I did a mouse mat (proper one like) and the same thing, washed out but blacks not as black as you’d like
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Robbie
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You may need to increase temp and time. It will take a bit of trial and error. Cotton definitely a no no. 100% poly best
Peter
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went up to 3 mins at 200with no noticeable difference but will have to try poly first…..have a hi vis and i know it’s not the perfect colour for a test but at least it will give me a start?
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Robbie
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Robbie, have you made sure you’re using the correct profile for your ink?
Moss
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Robbie I don’t mean to sound rude, but before you jump into these things should you not at least know how the process works, ie. you can only sublimate onto polyester.
Peter
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….that’s why I said I got the same result on the mouse mat, and I did a mug too and it was the same…….not talking about lastibility rather the colour transfer and how it is fairly good on the paper but not on the finished surface despite mucking about with times temps and pressures
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robbie
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quote Moss Whelan:Robbie, have you made sure you’re using the correct profile for your ink?
Moss
interesting…please tell me more
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robbie
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You should be able to get icc profiles from your ink supplier makes a whole world of difference. Personally i find that in image on the paper doesnt look that good but when printed looks just as designed.
Dave
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What software are you printing with?
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quote robbie:quote Moss Whelan:Robbie, have you made sure you’re using the correct profile for your ink?Moss
interesting…please tell me more
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robbie
I would say there is your problem. If you are running the standard epson profile then it will be wrong for sublim inks.
As mentioned, on the paper sublim always looks wrong but once heated and pressed onto polyester it’s fine.
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Listawood have an article on why you need a profile for sublimation :Link
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Don’t forget also that sublimation is done in RGB rather than CMYK.
Profiles for Artanium are easily obtainable though 🙂 🙂Barbara
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