• Three-Ply Blockout Construction — Our blockout fabric is built with a dedicated three-ply structure — a bright white polyester face on the front, a light-blocking middle layer, and a bright white back — giving you complete control over how light interacts with your display from every angle.
• Complete Light Blocking Middle Layer — The blockout layer sandwiched between the two white polyester faces ensures that no backlighting passes through and interferes with your front-lit graphics, delivering clean, accurate, and distraction-free color reproduction every single time.
• Low Sheen Matte Surface — The low sheen finish on this blockout fabric eliminates flash and glare completely, making it the ideal material for photo backdrops, studio photography, corporate presentations, and any display environment where lighting control is critical.
• Dye Sublimated 9.5 oz. Polyester — Dye sublimation printing infuses ink directly into the polyester fibers for colors that are deeply saturated, fade resistant, and visually stunning — far superior to surface-printed alternatives in both quality and longevity.
• White Front and Back Faces — Both faces of this blockout fabric are a clean bright white, giving you a professional, neutral appearance on the reverse side of your display and ensuring your printed colors look as vivid and accurate as possible against the bright base.
• Works Like Curtain Blockout Fabric — Just as curtain blockout fabric is engineered to stop light from passing through a window, our blockout fabric is specifically designed to stop backlight from washing out your printed graphics — making it the professional display equivalent of premium curtain blockout fabric.
• Generous Custom Size Availability — Available in fully custom sizes up to 8 feet by 150 feet, this blockout fabric handles everything from compact tabletop displays to massive wall-spanning exhibition graphics without any compromise in quality or performance.
• Full Range of Optional Finishing — Choose from pole pockets, hems with white or black thread, number 2 brass Stimpson grommets, sewn on Velcro in 1 or 2 inch widths, or a clean heat knife flush cut edge — giving you complete mounting and finishing flexibility for any display application.

Accepted File Formats

• JPEG
• PDF (single page only)

Artwork Requirements

• Color Space: CMYK only
• Resolution: 150 dpi for raster images (ideal for large format)
• Maximum File Upload Size: 300MB
• Submit artwork built to the exact ordered size
• Do not include crop marks or bleeds

Q1. What is blockout fabric and what makes it different from regular fabric banner material?

Blockout fabric is a three-ply dye sublimated polyester material specifically engineered to prevent light from passing through the fabric. Unlike standard single-layer fabric banner material, our blockout fabric has a dedicated light-blocking middle layer between two bright white polyester faces. This blockout layer ensures that backlighting does not wash out or interfere with your front-lit graphics, making it the superior choice for photo backdrops, studio displays, exhibition walls, and any application where light control and color accuracy are non-negotiable requirements.

Q2. How does blockout fabric work for photo backdrops?

Blockout fabric is one of the most popular materials for photo backdrops precisely because of its light-blocking and low sheen properties. The three-ply blockout construction prevents any light from shining through from behind the backdrop, which eliminates the washed-out or uneven appearance that backlighting causes on standard fabric or vinyl backdrops. The low sheen matte surface also stops flash and glare from bouncing off the material during photography sessions, giving you a clean, neutral, and perfectly lit backdrop that makes every photo look sharp and professional.

Q3. How is blockout fabric similar to curtain blockout fabric?

Our blockout fabric works on the same core principle as curtain blockout fabric. Just as curtain blockout fabric is woven with a light-blocking layer to stop sunlight from passing through a window, our display blockout fabric uses a dedicated middle layer to stop backlight from passing through and interfering with your printed graphics. Both materials are engineered for complete light control — one for windows and one for professional display and printing applications — making blockout fabric the natural choice for anyone who understands the value that curtain blockout fabric brings to light management.

Q4. What finishing options are available for blockout fabric orders?

Our blockout fabric is available with a full range of optional finishing to suit any mounting or display setup. You can choose from pole pockets for rod or pole mounting, hems with white or black thread that are single stitched for hem-only orders or double stitched when combined with grommets or pole pockets, number 2 brass Stimpson grommets for secure hanging, sewn on Velcro in 1 or 2 inch widths for hook and loop mounting systems, or a clean heat knife flush cut edge for a minimal no-hem finish. Whatever your display requires, we have the finishing option to match.

Q5. What is the maximum size available for blockout fabric printing?

Our blockout fabric is available in fully custom sizes up to 8 feet wide by 150 feet long, making it one of the most size-flexible display fabric options we offer. This generous size range accommodates everything from small tabletop displays and compact photo backdrops to large-scale exhibition walls, trade show graphics, and full room-spanning display installations. Single sided printing only is available for this product and oversized and double sided options are not available for blockout fabric orders.