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Affinity Studio + Kiwi Suite
The complete free DTF design workflow. Create professional artwork in Affinity Studio, then bring it into Kiwi Suite to clean, enhance, and build your gang sheet — zero cost, zero compromise.
Affinity Studio is now 100% free — no subscription, no watermarks, forever.
Professional Design Software — Now Free Forever
Affinity Studio (by Canva) is a professional-grade design suite that combines three apps in one: Affinity Designer (vector illustration), Affinity Photo (photo editing), and Affinity Publisher (page layout). As of October 2025, it's completely free for everyone — no subscription, no watermarks, no trial period.
For DTF printers, it's the ideal tool for creating original artwork — logos, custom graphics, sticker designs, and text-based art — before bringing them into Kiwi Suite to process and print.
What's Included
How Affinity + Kiwi Work Together
Affinity Studio handles the creative side — original artwork, custom designs, professional typography. Kiwi Suite handles everything after — background removal, AI effects, gang sheet building, and export. Together they cover the entire DTF workflow for free.
Create Your Artwork
Design your DTF artwork from scratch — logos, graphics, custom text, stickers — using Affinity's professional vector and photo tools. Export as a high-resolution PNG with a transparent background.
Pro tip: Use Affinity Designer for vector work and Affinity Photo for raster/photo editing. Both are included free.
Remove the Background
Upload your PNG into Kiwi Suite's BG Remover. One click and the background is gone — clean transparent edges, no manual masking, no Photoshop required.
Pro tip: Even if you exported with a transparent background from Affinity, BG Remover can clean up any stray pixels or soft edges.
Apply AI Effects (Optional)
Want to transform your design into an embroidery, 3D puff, woven, or yarn look? Run it through Kiwi Effects — AI-powered style transforms built specifically for DTF and custom apparel.
Pro tip: Kiwi Effects works best on designs with clear shapes and solid color regions — exactly the kind of artwork Affinity Studio produces.
Sharpen & Upscale (Optional)
If your design is lower resolution, run it through Kiwi Sharpen to upscale and crisp it up before adding it to your gang sheet. No quality loss, no blurry prints.
Pro tip: For best DTF results, aim for 300 DPI or higher. Affinity exports at any DPI — set it to 300 before exporting.
Build Your Gang Sheet
Drag your cleaned, processed artwork onto the Kiwi Gang Sheet Builder canvas. Arrange, resize, and pack multiple designs onto a single printable sheet. Use Auto Build for instant layout or arrange manually.
Pro tip: You can upload multiple designs at once — mix and match artwork from different Affinity files on the same sheet.
Export & Send to Print
Download your print-ready gang sheet as a high-res PNG. Send it directly to your DTF printer or film supplier — job done.
Pro tip: Need halftone? Run the sheet through Kiwi Halftone before downloading for DTF-optimized dot patterns.
Why This Combination Works
Two tools, two jobs, zero cost.
Affinity Studio does the creative work
- Original vector artwork — logos, icons, text
- Photo editing — color correction, compositing
- High-resolution export at any DPI
- Full CMYK support for accurate print colors
Kiwi Suite does the print prep
- Background removal in one click
- AI effects — embroidery, 3D puff, woven, yarn
- Image sharpening and upscaling
- Gang sheet building, halftone, and export