About inkjet printing


Characteristics of inkjet printing

- Because the ink is printed directly onto the clothing, it has excellent flexibility and color expression.

・You can order from just one sheet without any plate making fees.

- Printing is done at a maximum of 1200 dpi, resulting in high print precision and allowing for beautiful reproduction of detailed designs and gradations.

- Designs can be created digitally, so even full-color designs can be easily printed.

- By using white ink, you can print on dark colored fabrics.

・If you do not have white ink, the finished product will have a soft texture similar to that of a dye-submerged print.

- Using white ink will result in a print with a firm texture similar to rubber printing.

- White inkjet printing is not possible on light-colored fabrics such as natural or gray, as the treatment agent leaves strong traces. DTF printing is required. However, please note that DTF printing will not print lines less than 1mm wide.


Notes for printing on materials other than white

There are two types of inkjet printing: one that uses white ink and one that does not, and the results are different.
Normally, light fabrics such as white are printed without using white ink, and dark fabrics such as black are printed with white ink.

Printing on light fabrics without using white ink results in a natural texture that blends in with the fabric.
However, depending on the fabric color, the printed part may appear slightly transparent, so please check in advance.

In normal inkjet printing, When applied to dark colored fabrics such as black or navy, the print will appear subdued.

-If you would like white inkjet printing, we will process it using DTF printing unless specified otherwise by the customer.


Regarding the change to reflective DTF print

You can change to reflective DTF print for an additional 800 yen per location.

DTF reflective print has a metallic finish compared to regular DTF print.
In addition, the print surface may reflect light depending on the amount of light and flash used (the degree of reflection may vary depending on the environment).

The precautions for ordering are the same as for regular DTF printing, but please note the following:

- The print surface may feel rougher than regular DTF prints.
Please note that the color of the reflective print may appear slightly muted.

▽ Inkjet print processing size

As a general rule, the shipping fees are as follows, but they may vary depending on the product, so please check the product details.
W350mm x H400mm

▽Points to note when submitting your work

- Please note that objects (including lines and text) with a width of 1 mm or less and gaps of 1 mm or less may be crushed or rubbed.

・When white ink is not used, areas specified as white in the design data will be colorless. If you want to express white on items made of light-colored fabrics, please use DTF printing, which will be introduced in the future.

- When removing background images using image editing software, please do so carefully. Even a slight amount of data that is not 0% density may cause the printer to react and print, which may result in an undesired finish.

・If there is any unnecessary data remaining in the submitted data, please be sure to delete it. Since we cannot determine whether the data is necessary or not, there is a risk that unnecessary data will be printed.

- Be sure to rasterize data that includes paths or uses effects such as patterns registered as swatches. If you use graphics software such as Adobe Illustrator and do not rasterize (convert to a single image data) data that includes paths or uses effects such as patterns registered as swatches, you may not get the desired results.

・Please prepare images to be used for inkjet printing at 200 dpi or higher in actual size. If you enlarge photo data or illustration image data beyond actual size, the finished product may be rough.

・We cannot print on white, gold, silver, fluorescent colors, or special colors. Also, due to the characteristics of the processing machine, uneven areas may not print properly.

- Because the print is made directly onto the fabric, it is easily affected by the color of the fabric, and there may be discrepancies with the desired color on items other than white. Color reproduction is poor when printing onto dark colored fabrics, so if you require color reproduction, please use white inkjet printing.

- Even if you submit the same design, there may be differences in the finished color due to temperature, humidity, and individual differences in the processing machine.

▽ Additional precautions when using white ink

- As a general rule, white ink blurring effects and gradations cannot be used. Even in data areas with an opacity of less than 100%, the white background is printed clearly, making it impossible to achieve blurring or gradations using transparency processing. Also, if edges or lines are not vertical or horizontal and anti-aliasing is applied to low-resolution images, the white background will be printed in those areas, and the background may become visible.

- Be careful to remove any background images you do not want printed. When using the automatic selection tool in image editing software to select and remove a background image, the background may not be selected sufficiently, leaving some background image data behind. Also, anti-aliasing may be applied, leaving semi-transparent areas. Even if there is only a small amount of data with a density other than 0%, a white background may be applied, which may result in an undesired finish.

- Be sure to delete any unnecessary data. Even if it remains in the submitted data, it will be printed as is because it cannot be determined whether the data is necessary or not. For example, if you added a black background to check the design when creating it, if you submit it as is on a black body, the data will be printed with the background color.

▽About white ink and processing agents

- When printing with white ink, dark color processing (pre-processing) is required before printing.

・In addition, if you use white ink or print on a dark colored T-shirt, an additional 600 yen will be required per location.

・As a pre-treatment, a "pre-treatment agent" is first applied, and then heat treatment is carried out using a press. For this reason, slight stains of the pre-treatment agent or traces of the heat treatment may remain on the finished product.

- For products that have been treated with a dark color treatment, you will need to wash them promptly after delivery to remove the pre-treatment agent.

- For white and light-colored body colors, regardless of the product, traces of the dark color treatment may remain strong and may not come off even after washing, so we may use DTF (on-demand transfer) processing without notice.

・Depending on the product, dark color processing may not be possible and DTF processing may be required. Please feel free to contact us for more information.

- Regarding washing, the product will be delivered with traces of white ink pre-treatment remaining.

-If you plan to use or sell the items immediately after delivery, we can wash them for 200 yen per item.

Please note that wrinkles, shrinkage, and pilling may occur depending on the temperature and tumble dryer.

- The pre-treatment marks will gradually disappear and become less noticeable after several washes, but depending on the body color, they may remain.

- To prevent peeling or discoloration due to friction on the printed area, wash by hand or turn the item inside out in a laundry net and wash in hot water without rubbing the printed area.

- Washing with hot water will remove pre-treatment marks more effectively, but dark color treatment marks may not be completely removed in one wash.

- Please note that we cannot accept returns or re-production due to traces of pre-processing.

- Regarding uneven printing, when applying dark colors to a design with a large solid area, the finish may not be uniform, and fuzziness or unevenness like marbled fuzz may occur. However, this is not noticeable in a detailed design with a small area and many colors. Please be careful when creating your design.