Faded colors

Faded colors

I’m trying to make some sublimation stickers and the colors are all faded. I’ve tried just about everything… any ideas what i can do?

I use ASub sublimation paper heat pressed onto Koala white matte sublimation sticker paper. I heat pressed it at 375 for one minute. I print with a SureColor F170. All files are exported from Clip Studio Paint into Cricut Design Space. My printer is set to high quality, no color changes, and bidirectional printing is off.

Whenever I complete everything, the only way I can describe the colors are milky… it’s just not vibrant at all. I have a market next Saturday and i NEED to get this figured out asap!

u/KyraMarr — 2 days ago
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Magenta isn’t working

I recently purchased a SureColor P600 from an ex graphic designer. He let me know that the magenta color isn’t printing.
I replaced the cartridge and did several print head cleanings, and the magenta still isn’t fully working. There’s SOMETHING printing in the space, but it looks like blue/black colors instead of the magenta. Any ideas what might need to happen?
Pictures in the comments!

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u/KyraMarr — 7 days ago

What paper do y’all recommend for art prints?

I’ll be doing my very first Artist Alley in a few months! I just got an Epson SureColor P600 and i’d like to try making my own art prints at home. Any recommendations on paper?
I’ll mostly be printing 8x10 at 350dpi, but the printer can go all the way up to 13x19. I usually prefer matte, but if the paper quality is better glossy, i can go with that! I just need somewhere to start!

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u/KyraMarr — 19 days ago

Homemade stickers for water bottles

I’ve been making stickers for a while, but I’ve recently been trying to find different brands.
Currently i’ve been using QYH vinyl sticker paper and spraying a matte sealant over them to help with water resistance

My ultimate goal is to have durable stickers that can be on water bottles, so something that can withstand condensation and MAYBE a dishwasher once or twice.
I know that self adhesive laminate helps, but every time i try that it makes the sticker extremely stiff, so it peels itself off of bottles.
I also need it to be matte texture. That’s a personal preference tho. It’s a texture thing lol

So any recommendations on how to go about this?? New brands or a different process that I should try out? Any help would be amazing!

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u/KyraMarr — 30 days ago
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I just bought an F170 sublimation printer. The colors look super faded and muddy… i’ve looked up so many videos and posts on how to fix this, but nothing has worked yet
I draw everything in Clip Studio, then i export the png into the Cricut Design Space. Any suggestions on how to make my sublimation sticker colors look decent?

u/KyraMarr — 2 months ago