Sublimation paper is a special paper which allows Dye Sublimation Ink to remain on its surface instead of absorbing it. Dye sublimation paper, or dye-sub paper, is specially designed to accept dye-sublimation inks. The ink conversion imprinting process is done with heat and controlled by pressure. The coated dye-sub printed paper can be the final end-product, but dye-sub paper is most often used as a type of heat transfer paper to imprint the sublimated ink onto a specially coated surface. Sublimation paper is a perfect medium to print and transfer design to compatible media such as mugs, plates, tiles, rocks and many more. Sublimation paper is also compatible with any Heat Pressure Machine and can give a good quality result of crispier and more accurate transfer printing.

Sublimation paper boast a dynamic printing size and transfer A4 and A3 size area that is well responded to any size of mediums. High-release dye-sub heat-transfer paper has a silicate coating applied in vertical grids to hold the ink. During printing, heat from the press evaporates or sublimates the ink into a gas form. The released ink vapor then bonds with the surface of the receptor material to form a permanent print. Sublimation paper has a special finish that prevents the ink from soaking into the paper. After the paper is printed with the transferable image, it is placed on the coated surface of the receptor product to be imprinted with heat and pressure from a heat press.