Sublimation Designer

Will it print sharp?

Checked at the 300 DPI print standard

1 · Your image

1,080 × 1,080 px
Image size

…or pick a common source

2 · Print size

Print sharpness · Instagram square → 20oz tumbler wrap

116DPI at 9.3 × 8.2 in

Blurry, will pixelate

Below 150 DPI prints fuzzy. Use a bigger image or print smaller.

Blurry150200300 · Sharp400
  • Shape mismatch (12%): image and print area differ, it will be cropped or stretched. Crop to the print shape first.
  • Don't just upscale, it adds pixels, not detail. Find a larger original, or print at 7.2″ wide or less.

Max clean print size

Sharp (300 DPI)
3.6 × 3.6″
Good (200 DPI)
5.4 × 5.4″
Soft limit (150 DPI)
7.2 × 7.2″

The math

Image
1,080 × 1,080 px
Print size
9.3 × 8.2 in
Resolution across
116 DPI
Resolution down
131 DPI
Effective (the lower)
116 DPI

How it works

Ten seconds now saves a ruined blank later.

  1. 01

    Add your image

    Drop the file in and we read its pixel size automatically (it never leaves your device), or type the dimensions, or tap a common source like “phone photo”.

  2. 02

    Set the print size

    Type the physical size it will print at, or tap a blank preset (tumbler wrap, mug panel, shirt front) and we fill in the verified dimensions.

  3. 03

    Read the verdict

    Effective DPI, a sharp-to-blurry gauge, the maximum clean print size for your image, and a warning if the shape doesn't match the print area.

Resolution FAQ

DPI, demystified for sublimation.

300 DPI at the final print size is the standard for sharp sublimation prints. 200–300 DPI still looks good at normal viewing distance; 150–200 is only acceptable for large pieces viewed from afar; below 150 DPI prints visibly blurry and pixelated.

Verdicts use the 300 DPI print standard. Fabric and textured blanks are slightly more forgiving than hard glossy surfaces, but no substrate can rescue an image below 150 DPI. Images dropped here are read entirely in your browser and never uploaded.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Your next print is going to come out right.

Make it on your phone tonight. Press it tomorrow. Sized, mirrored, colors checked.

The app on a phone, ready to print a design