Do CutFileVault designs work for sublimation?

Yes. Every download includes a high-resolution PNG on a transparent background alongside the SVG cut file, so the same purchase covers a vinyl decal and a sublimation press without buying a second file. There is nothing extra to convert and no background to knock out.

What size and resolution are the sublimation PNGs?

Every PNG is 3000 by 3000 pixels with a transparent background, which prints 10 inches square at 300 DPI. That covers an adult shirt front, a skinny tumbler wrap, coasters and ornaments without upscaling.

Can I sell what I make with these?

Yes. Every design, free ones included, carries a commercial-use license for up to 500 finished physical products per design. Sublimation prints are covered on exactly the same terms as cut vinyl. The full terms are at /legal/license.

Are these full-color sublimation designs?

No, and this is the honest limitation worth knowing before you buy. Every design here is a single-color silhouette, because the same file has to work on a cutting machine where a blade cuts one outline at a time. They press as a bold one-color graphic, which suits shirts, tumblers and signs well. If you want photographic or multi-color artwork, this is not the right library.

Which blanks do these suit best?

Light-colored polyester or poly-coated blanks. Sublimation has no white ink, so it stains the blank rather than covering it, which means a dark blank will swallow the design whatever color you print. On white or pastel blanks a single-color silhouette reads strongly, which is the case these designs are built for.

Do I need an account to get the free ones?

No. The free designs download with no account, no email and no card, and they include the same PNG and the same commercial-use license as the paid ones.

Sublimation designs with a commercial-use license

Every one of our 3,120+ designs ships a 3000px transparent PNG alongside the cut file. Press it, sell it, up to 500 finished items per design.

3000px

Transparent PNG

Square, no background to knock out, in every single download beside the SVG.

10″

At 300 DPI

Enough for a shirt front, a skinny tumbler wrap, coasters and ornaments without upscaling.

500

Units you can sell

Per design, free files included. Most free sublimation art is personal use only.

What these are, and what they are not

Good for

· Bold one-color graphics on white and pastel blanks
· Shirts, tumblers, mugs, coasters, ornaments, signs
· Anyone who also cuts vinyl and wants one file for both
· Small businesses who need the license in writing

Not for

· Photographic or watercolor sublimation art
· Multi-color layered or gradient designs
· Dark blanks, which sublimation cannot print white onto
· Cotton, which sublimation ink will not bond to

Every design here is drawn as a single-color silhouette, because the same file has to cut cleanly on a machine where a blade follows one outline at a time. That is a real constraint and it is worth knowing before you buy rather than after. What you get in exchange is a file that presses and cuts equally well, and a license that covers both.

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How to press one of these

Open the PNG, not the SVG
Every download is a ZIP with an SVG folder and a PNG folder. The SVG is for cutting machines. For sublimation you want the PNG, which is already on a transparent background so there is no white box to remove.
Place it at the size you need
The PNG is 3000 by 3000 pixels, which prints 10 inches square at 300 DPI. Scale it down freely. Scaling up past about 12 inches will start to soften the edges.
Mirror before you print
Sublimation transfers face down, so the print has to be mirrored or the design presses backwards. Most printer software has a mirror or flip horizontal setting. These designs are not symmetrical, so it will be obvious if you forget.
Press on a light polyester blank
Sublimation ink needs polyester or a poly-coated blank, and it has no white ink, so it works by staining the blank rather than covering it. Follow the blank manufacturer's time and temperature rather than a general rule.

Sublimation, frequently asked

Do CutFileVault designs work for sublimation?: Yes. Every download includes a high-resolution PNG on a transparent background alongside the SVG cut file, so the same purchase covers a vinyl decal and a sublimation press without buying a second file. There is nothing extra to convert and no background to knock out.
What size and resolution are the sublimation PNGs?: Every PNG is 3000 by 3000 pixels with a transparent background, which prints 10 inches square at 300 DPI. That covers an adult shirt front, a skinny tumbler wrap, coasters and ornaments without upscaling.
Can I sell what I make with these?: Yes. Every design, free ones included, carries a commercial-use license for up to 500 finished physical products per design. Sublimation prints are covered on exactly the same terms as cut vinyl. The full terms are at /legal/license.
Are these full-color sublimation designs?: No, and this is the honest limitation worth knowing before you buy. Every design here is a single-color silhouette, because the same file has to work on a cutting machine where a blade cuts one outline at a time. They press as a bold one-color graphic, which suits shirts, tumblers and signs well. If you want photographic or multi-color artwork, this is not the right library.
Which blanks do these suit best?: Light-colored polyester or poly-coated blanks. Sublimation has no white ink, so it stains the blank rather than covering it, which means a dark blank will swallow the design whatever color you print. On white or pastel blanks a single-color silhouette reads strongly, which is the case these designs are built for.
Do I need an account to get the free ones?: No. The free designs download with no account, no email and no card, and they include the same PNG and the same commercial-use license as the paid ones.