T Shirt Transfers Instructions
Light Colored T-Shirt Iron-On Transfers?
For Iron-On T-Shirt Transfer paper for LIGHT colored T-Shirts, a reversed/mirror image has to be printed. It’s in the instructions.
Does that mean the transfer paper is transparent because the image has to show up properly on the other side without losing brilliance? Unlike dark color T-Shirt transfers?
If using colored inks on these Light Colored T-Shirt Transfers, do the ink colors blend and mix with the T-Shirt color? For example, if I used a red ink on a blue shirt, would it appear purple when ironed-on?
Any links detailing the science behind these transfer papers are welcome.
Your answers depends a lot on the brand and quality of the transfers you have.
You print in reverse/mirror so that it shows up properly when you print it. For example, look at a rubber stamp. The image is always backwards when you look at the stamp, but shows up right when you use it.
The actual transfer paper itself does not stick to the fabric. It is the pigment that does. Dark color fabric transfers take into account a need for a much more opaque pigment so that you don’t get the blue-red-into-purple-bleed.
Depending on the color blue you have, I would recommend a Dark color fabric transfer. Otherwise, you will in fact get purple with red ink!
However, I have used many of the light colored ones on light colored fabrics and loved the results. I didn’t get as vibrant a color as with the dark colored ones, but that it what I was looking for.
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