Sublimate a Personalized Pet Sign

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Sublimate a Personalized Pet Sign

Do you have friends whose pets rule their homes with an iron paw? Are you searching for a unique gift for these friends? Consider a personalized pet sign that outlines the “human rules”. It’s not only adorable but also a fitting gift.

If you are new to sublimation, check out this blog for beginners.

Step By Step How to Sublimate a Personalized Pet Sign

Supplies

Photos and Designs, many designs can be found on Creative Fabrica
Sublimation Printer, Conde has a wide range of options, or check out my blog on printers on the cheap
Sublimation Metal Sign from Blessed to Create Blanks or from Amazon
Transfer Paper
Heat Press
Heat Gloves
Heat Tape

Blank Metal Sign from Blessed to Create Blanks

Step 1 – Pick Your Photos and Designs

For pet signs, you can use a generic image of a dog, cat, bird, or whatever pet you want to highlight, or a recent picture of their beloved pets. , most of your frames will be photos. Make sure your photos are high resolution – any recent smartphones will be high resolution. For paw prints or other images, I usually use Creative Fabrica for the sheer quantity and quality of the sublimation designs and images. Make sure you measure your sign to ensure your images fit.

Step 2 – Create Your Sign

Use Adobe Illustrator, Cricut Design Space, or other image software to resize the images to fit in the desired area. My metal sign is 10″ X 8″. I use Adobe Illustrator to line up the text and arrange the images.

Step 3 – Print the Images/Designs on Sublimation Transfer Paper

Printer settings for an Epson ET-15000

Click on Print/Printer Icon
Highlight your printer
Click on the preferences tab
Set Paper Source
Set Document Size (I set this to Super B 13X9 normally, but I am using 11″ X 17″ for this project)
Set Paper Type to Premium Presentation Matte
Set Quality to High
Select the Options Tab
Uncheck High Speed
Check the Mirror Image
Color Correction, click on Custom, Advanced tab, Color Management, Color Controls, click on Adobe RGB, then set Gamma to 2.2. Click on OK
Printing Presets, select Add/Remove Presets, Name your settings (sublimation, or Super B for example), and select save.

Print the selected images and double-check to make sure your images are reversed and high-quality printing setting in selected

Printed sign images on transfer paper

Step 4 – Transfer the Image onto the Sign

Center the image on the sign and use heat tape to secure the image to the metal sign. I measure the sign and mark with a pencil the mid point. I mark the midpoint on the transfer paper to line up.