Direct To Garment printing involves applying the ink directly onto the t-shirt fabric, similar to screen printing. The big difference is that screen printing involves applying and then drying multiple layers of ink, one color at a time. This takes a lot of time and requires a large amount of workspace to be dedicated to each design. As a result, screen printing can be less economical for printing in small batches or limited runs of a design. In contrast, DTG printing applies the entire artwork to the fabric in a single pass, drastically reducing the production costs without the reduction in quality associated with other fast t-shirt printing methods such as a vinyl cut or transfer printing. Additionally, DTG printing does not cost any more for more complex designs using more colors. This makes DTG the ideal way to get high-quality custom t-shirts printed at a smaller scale. DTG allows for the printing of even just a single shirt at a reasonable price. DTG t-shirt prints are also much more long-lasting than vinyl or transfer paper, as the fabric itself is dyed rather than applying vinyl or paper that will crease and peel over time.