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A direct to garment printer spraying ink onto a white t-shirt held flat on the platen inside the machine

DTG (Direct-to-Garment)

Photo-real prints with no minimums

DTG sprays water-based inks directly onto cotton garments using a specialized inkjet printer, capturing every gradient, shadow, and color in your design. There are no setup screens, so a single shirt costs the same per-print as fifty, perfect for short runs, complex art, and on-demand fulfillment.

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Minimum quantity
1 piece
Turnaround
3–5 business days
Pricing
From $18 per piece
Best for
Small runs (1–24), Photographic and full-color art, 100% cotton garments

How we run it

From artwork to finished piece

  1. Step 1

    Pre-treat

    Garment is sprayed with a primer for ink adhesion.

  2. Step 2

    Print

    Direct-to-garment printer lays down white underbase + CMYK.

  3. Step 3

    Cure

    Heat press locks the ink into the fibers.

  4. Step 4

    Quality check

    Each piece inspected before packing.

Why choose this method

  • No minimum order
  • Unlimited colors and gradients
  • Soft hand-feel on the garment
  • Fast turnaround for small jobs

Things to know

  • Best results on 100% cotton
  • Slightly less vibrant than screen print on dark garments
  • Higher per-piece cost at large quantities

Related work

A printer pulling a squeegee of golden ink across a screen mounted over a cream t-shirt on a manual press in a daylit shop

Screen Printing

Cost-effective for medium-to-large runs with bold color and exceptional durability.

Gloved hands peeling a transfer film away from a sand coloured t-shirt beside a heat press that is still steaming

DTF (Direct-to-Film)

Full-color transfers that bond to almost any fabric type.

A multi needle embroidery machine stitching a cream scrollwork design into blue fabric held in a metal hoop

Embroidery

Stitched-in designs with a premium tactile finish that lasts decades.

Ready to print?

Browse the catalog or send us your artwork for a quote on this method.

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