Trends & Techniques

A visual overview of many exciting sublimation print possibilities!

While you may be familiar with our printing process, we may not have shown you how versatile sublimation printing can be. Our Trends & Techniques is designed to provide current trend direction,
as well as show you many of the special effects we can achieve.
The enclosed banner highlights just a few of our capabilities, including:

• Reproduction of Painted Art: whether it is airbrush, watercolor, acrylic, collage, or just about any medium, it can be reproduced with amazing accuracy using our process. Pictured is an airbrushed Tropical Floral-- perfect on apparel or domestics!

• Photography: photo-real is currently one of the hottest trends in apparel and in home accents, and Red Roses are everywhere! We shot these in our own studio, and then applied three different filters to demonstrate just a few of the “special effects” you can achieve. Photographs can be softened to look like original paintings, with the right tools and talent!
• Natural Effects: from creek stone to exotic marbles, sublimation captures the detail like no other process! Gemstones, glass, turquoise and even Curly Willow are a few of nature’s materials showcased here!
• Metallics and Shine: while we cannot print metallic inks, sublimation can beautifully simulate metallic shine and sheen. By printing on a shiny substrate, you can achieve an even brighter effect!

Visual Trends
In the center of Trends & Techniques is a collage of print trends! Directional trends are pictured and descriptions are listed in bold type around the designs. Clockwise from the left: a photo-real antique Crazy Quilt pattern; intricate layers are created and combined in Photoshop to create complex Layered Patterns; Tie Dyes have evolved to resemble animal stripes-- this is actually a photo of a tee shirt! Bollywood is the newest direction for fashion: the bright colors and appeal of the Indian film industry are impacting fashion! Japanimation is the hottest look for character art, and is also hot for junior apparel; Flat Florals in bright colors look fresh and new; Patches and Appliques can be reproduced photographically; as can Ribbon Knit and Crochet featuring Liberty of London Floral fabric with a Toile Center!

We hope you find our Trends & Techniques interesting and inspiring!
If you’d like to see this print on a different substrate or fabric,
just give us a call and we’ll be glad to send it to you!
Contact your sales rep directly, or you can reach any of us at 800.544.HOLT!

Click to view past Trend Concepts III, Trend Concepts II, and Trend Concepts I.

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