Same look, different process
Direct-to-garment (DTG), UV printing, vinyl transfer and screen printing are made in different ways, and they can differ in feel, durability, minimum order and price. In a photo of the finished product, though, an opaque print on fabric or a hard surface looks much the same.
What PreviewFly offers
We compared these methods on photos of real products. Where no difference was visible, we merged them into one option, so you never choose between two previews that differ only in name: “Screen & digital print” on fabric, screen and UV print on hard goods, enamel and UV print on glass. Raised puff print now shows as an embroidered patch, which it looks like.
What stays separate
Water-based discharge, which sinks into cotton and lets the fabric show through, looks clearly different and keeps its own option. So do embroidery and 3D puff, hot foil, embossing and debossing, spot UV, laser engraving and glass etching. Each material offers only the techniques it is really made with.
What to ask your printer
A mockup shows the look. Feel, wash durability, the number of colours, minimum quantities and price are your printer’s call, and they are often what decides between DTG and screen print.
Still open
If real prints show a difference that photos didn’t, the method comes back as its own option.