Understand Sublimation & Screen-Printing Methods: Some Similarities & Differences

Sublimation printing and screen printing in Australia has been a topic of discussion for a long time ago as the printing industry has realized the need for customized garments and services such as custom T-shirt printing, embroidery, and many more.

Screen printing in Australia involves the process of using stencil and a squeegee to squeeze ink through a screen. A layer of design is then added on top of the fabric which makes it more durable. This method, also called silk screening, is one of the oldest forms of printed art ever invented and is used by many! It creates thick, raised designs on the surface of a t-shirt’ these designs are waterproof and last a long time based on the quality.

Sublimation printing on the other hand is a different technique and is preferred by a lot of printing agencies for their custom t-shirt printing demands. Sublimation printers mix primary colors and patterns to create multi-colored, complex images and designs with ease. These designs work best on white fabric. The designs will not show up well on a darker material.

Custom t shirt printing works best on white fabric because a printer working with the CYMK model cannot create white ink. When you think about it and how it works, you can’t mix colors to make white and thus it is easier to manipulate the design and make sure it works on the fabric. This means that you must leave negative space in a photo or image where you want the white fabric to show through and get the highest quality of custom T-shirt printing.