Best Sublimation Printer for Beginners: Set Up an Epson EcoTank for Sublimation | Full Process!

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Today I'm going to show you how to convert an Epson EcoTank printer into a sublimation printer, which I think is the best budget sublimation for beginners. We'll go from package to print to press. And you're going to be amazed at how easy this is to do! I have a brand new Epson EcoTank 4760 for this video, but what I'm going to show you should work for ANY Epson EcoTank printer, regardless of what model number it is. What matters is that it is an Epson EcoTank.

It's also important that you start with a brand new Epson EcoTank and never put the regular inkjet ink that comes with it into the printer. You want a clean and unused Epson printer for this conversion process. While I believe it is possible to clean and convert an Epson EcoTank that's already had ink in it, I've never done it myself and so I'm not able to help you there. Your best bet is to start with a new Epson EcoTank printer to which NO ink has ever been added.

Topics covered in this video:
0:00 - The Epson EcoTank
0:23 - What You Need
2:57 - Step 1: Unpack Your Printer
3:14 - Step 2: Fill Your Ink Tanks
7:30 - Step 3: Connect the Power Cord to Your Printer
9:21 - Step 4: Test Your Print Quality
14:17 - Step 5: Connect the Printer to Your Computer
19:22 - Step 6: Do Your First Sublimation Print
21:57 - Step 7: Press Your Sublimation Print
24:53 - Adjusting and Correcting Sublimation Colors
25:24 - How to Install ICC Printer Profiles
26:36 - How to print from Gimp
27:47 - How to Print from Photoshop

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WHAT YOU NEED TO CONVERT YOUR EPSON ECOTANK TO SUBLIMATION:

* An Epson EcoTank printer (any model, preferably brand new without any ink in the tanks yet) - https://amzn.to/3LjKERA
* (Optional) A USB printer cable (it's faster and more reliable than Bluetooth!) - https://amzn.to/3sEKD4b
* Autofill bottles of sublimation ink (I recommend Hiippo brand) — avoid getting the ink that you have to use a syringe with! - https://amzn.to/3PnLMqw
* Sublimation paper (or laser copy paper if you don't have any sublimation paper yet) - https://amzn.to/3l7uobQ
* A desktop or laptop computer, Mac or Windows
* (Optional) ICC Printer Profiles for your ink -- here are the Hiipoo printer profiles: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
* (Optional) Something to test your colors with (you can use my "subliflower" available free in my resource library — look for design #383 at https://jennifermaker.com/library)

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