I’m new here and really excited to join this community dedicated to Metal Printing (aluminum sublimation). 🙌 I’m from Côte d’Ivoire 🇨🇮, the home country of Didier Drogba, and I’m truly passionate about visual creation and aluminum printing. I’m looking forward to learning from you all, discovering your techniques, tips, and especially improving quickly in this field, which has huge potential If you have any advice for getting started (machines, temperatures, types of aluminum sheets, mistakes to avoid…), I’d really appreciate it! Looking forward to connecting with you and also contributing to the community 💪 Let’s grow together 🚀

Hi guys, I just joined the community. In looking at the activity, it doesn't look like its very active. Is this still active? I have an issue that I need help with. I am trying to print a 18x14 picture of a black German Shepard, but when I send it to my Epson F570 it prints out wavey and looks wet. I have changed a few setting but can't figure it out. I am using Photoshop. Also, when I try to apply it to the sublimation blank, it comes out cloudy. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, I've recently thought of a new way to sell your prints, and I wish I had thought of it sooner. Selling on Facebook Marketplace. This is such an underrated opportunity. I have been doing this with different items for the past 10 years. I buy and sell items locally all the time, and it's my favorite thing to do. I had never thought to sell custom prints, but its the perfect way for a lot of you. 1. You get to sell locally, which customers love. 2. It's free to post as many listings as you want. 3. You can offer shipping services. 4. You can boost the listing (with money) to show it to even more people. Normally, you will see service businesses (ex. lawn mowing) posting on here, and it works amazingly well for them, so I think it would work great for you as well. Here is what I would do: 1. Try to get unique local photos (ex., I live in Charleston, so getting local ocean or town photos). 2. Print each picture onto a print and take a photo of it in a nice setting. 3. Post 5-10 separate marketplace listings showcasing your work and offering custom prints. 4. Make it clear in the listing that you offer custom services. I dont know if marketplace is available in every country, but if you live in the U.S., this is the #1 way that I would get started. (If you've never used it, click the sidebar on Facebook and scroll until you see "Marketplace".) It's completely free, so you have nothing to lose. Good luck!