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Direct to Garment Printing
Is Now Here at Creativity On
Besides our exceptional embroidery service, we now offer an exciting new technology--direct-to-garment (DTG) printing! Now you have a greater choice in what we can do for you!
DTG printing is something like screen printing but with many improvements. It lets you print your photos, logos, and other graphics in full color onto white or light colored tee-shirts, sweatshirts, and other materials.
To the casual observer, this might look like screen printing, but it's DTG. There's no rubbery, pasty feel to the fabric. The ink is locked inside the fabric through a heat curing process. There's nothing to crack or peel from repeated laundering. One touch and you'll feel the difference. It's also more comfortable to wear.
The photo printed on the t-shirt above may look like a painting but it's an actual photograph of reflections in a pool of water. Unlike screen printing, you aren't limited in your color choices of inks. As you can see, you get full color. The inks are bright, permanent, and water-based. They are also environmentally friendly.
With one-pass printing you can do an 14"x16" area. That surface area can be extended with multiple passes. We often print a full-size logo on the back of a shirt and accented it with a pocket logo on the front of a shirt.
DTG is great for popping your favorite photos onto a t-shirt. If you can print a file on your computer system, we can most likely print it on a shirt for you.
Photos look best printed on white shirts, but you can achieve some great effects printing on color. To predict how it might look, print your file on colored paper that would match the fabric color. If you want a pink shirt, print your file on pink paper.
If you wish to print light inks on dark fabrics, such as white printing on a black shirt, we can provide that service through our partner network. That requires either screen printing or DTG designed for this specific purpose.
Of course, we're equipped to handle the design tasks necessary to bring together all the elements you want printed. For example, we can add text to your photo or graphic. We can also print any of your creations that you have rendered in Photoshop, Illustrator, Painter, etc.
Now you have a real choice. We're still going strong with the elegant look and feel of embroidery. We've adding the versatility of garment printing. Printing is desired when you want bold color over a large area and the fine, rich detail that print can render.
Here is a guide for submitting files to us for DTG printing.
Here are some great ideas for creating t-shirts that you will be proud to wear or give as meaningful, personal gifts.