How to Use Canva for Sublimation

Quick summary

This tutorial walks you through how to create a sublimation design in Canva from scratch, including setting a custom canvas size, adding text and graphics, and exporting as a CMYK PDF ready for sublimation printing.

Steps

1. Click Create a design from the Canva homepage.
2. Select Custom size from the design options.
3. Enter your sublimation paper dimensions and click Create new design.
4. Go to the edit toolbar, click Text, and choose Add a heading.
5. Click the font dropdown arrow to browse available fonts.
6. Choose your preferred font from the list.
7. Adjust the position and size of your text on the canvas.
8. Go to the Elements menu and search for a sticker that matches your text.
9. Click your preferred graphic to add it to your Canva design.
10. Adjust the position and size of your graphic.
11. Go to the Elements menu and type Background in the search bar.
12. Select and add a background to your sublimation design.
13. Click the graphic and select the ellipsis icon for more options.
14. Choose Layer and select Bring to front.
15. Click Share to begin downloading your sublimation design.
16. Select PDF Print as the download format.
17. Under Colour profile, select CMYK for best sublimation printing results.
18. Click Download to save your finished sublimation design.