Comments on: Foil Stamping: A Finishing Favorite

By: Shefalisawant

Shefalisawant — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 08:10:58 +0000

i would like to know more about micro embossing designers

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:59:10 +0000

Excellent job..
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By: whacko

whacko — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:24:51 +0000

There is a similar method of printing foil that doesn't involve direct heat. Glue is printed out on a design like a spot color, and a metalic foil is then rolled onto the substrate and then a pressure is applied. The foil sticks where the glue has been applied.

If you use this application process in tandem with a standard 4 color printing process you can then print colors directly over the foil (which is usually silver to start with) in order to tint the foil practically any printable color.

The only downside with this technique over the heat stamp method is that if you print darker colors on top of the silver foil, the foil looses some of its luster as the ink density absorbs some of the light that would otherwise be reflected. Of course the trade off for this is the wider range of colors as you are not limited solely to what your foil supplier can stock in terms of foil colors.

By: eloy ibarra

eloy ibarra — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:45:43 +0000

thanks nick, very interesting, saludos

By: Design Informer

Design Informer — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:49:55 +0000

That's awesome. Is that expensive to do? What companies can you recommend that offer this service?

By: Unik Ink Specialty Printing

Unik Ink Specialty Printing — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:42:46 +0000

Here is a link to pics and a video of how we foil print t-shirts. We posted it in the GoMedia forum. http://forum.gomedia.us/showpost.php?p=6262&pos...

By: Adam_Wagner

Adam_Wagner — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:58:37 +0000

Hey Nick! It's nice to know how you pros do foil stamping over at Jakprints.

How should a designer prepare a file for printing with foil stamping? Just a call out? Any printing problems to be aware of when designing for foil?