Choyamba, chithunzicho kapena chitsanzocho chimasindikizidwa pamapepala a sublimation, ndiyeno pepalalo limayikidwa pafupi ndi nsalu. The sublimation pepala ndi nsalu pamodzi kugudubuzika mu makina kutentha kutengerapo, amene ntchito kutentha pafupifupi 220 digiri centigrade. Pa kutentha kwambiri, mamolekyu a inki amasintha kuchokera ku cholimba kupita ku mpweya wa mpweya, ndiyeno amalowa mu ulusi wa nsalu. Kutentha kumachepa, inkiyo imalimbitsanso ndikugwirizanitsa ndi ulusi, kupanga chithunzi chokhalitsa kapena chitsanzo.