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Can I use AI art for DTF transfers?

Yes, once the file is cleaned for film. An image from an AI model arrives on a background, with soft edges and faint pixels around it, and each of those prints. Dropdtf draws the art and does that cleaning before you download.

Describe your designOne sentence is enoughMake a design

Free preview, no account. Pay only to download.

A skull wrapped in red roses, on a dark shirt color
A design made here from the prompt "a skull with roses". The shirt is a drawing.

Before you start

You need
One sentence that describes the design.
You get
A transparent PNG with the edge cleaned for film, up to 2048 pixels.
Time
Usually under a minute.
Cost
The preview is free, five a day. The print file is one from a pack.

Step by step

  1. A skull wrapped in red roses
    01Pick a starting point that prints in solid ink.

    Mascot, Lettering, Badge, Vintage or Illustration. All are drawn in flat areas with hard edges.

  2. A round eagle badge with spread wings
    02Read any text in the preview letter by letter.

    Models misspell, more often in long lines. A wrong preview costs nothing.

  3. A skull wrapped in red roses, on black
    03Look at it on black.

    The preview shows the design on a checker, on black and on white.

What is refused

Requests for realistic people or adult content are refused and use no preview.

Describe a design and see it cleaned for film.

The preview is free.

Describe your designOne sentence is enoughMake a design

Free preview, no account. Pay only to download.

More guides

A koi fish among waves, in orange and teal, on a dark shirt colorThe fileWhat makes a PNG DTF ready?Three things: the background is truly transparent, the edge is hard, and nothing faint is left around the art. A DTF printer puts white ink under every pixel that is not fully clear, so anything faint prints.Read the guide A skull wrapped in red roses, on a dark shirt colorThe fileHow do I fix a white halo on DTF transfers?A halo is the white underbase showing past the color. It has two causes: pale or half-clear pixels at the edge of the file, and a RIP that does not pull the white in. Fix the file first, then the choke setting.Read the guide A round eagle badge with spread wings, on a dark shirt colorSizeIs my artwork 300 DPI?It depends on how large you print it. Divide the pixels by the inches: a 2048 pixel file is 300 DPI at about 6.8 inches wide and 150 DPI at about 13.6 inches.Read the guide