For a standard Holographic Pattern Foil, select an available holographic foil and provide your foil stamper with line art from which to produce a flat or sculptured stamping die. Chances […]
Press Tip: Preparing Artwork: Production for Embossing and Foil Stamping
When preparing designs that are to be embossed to a single level, make a sharp photocopy or a black-and-white key line with a tissue overlay and instructions for the die […]
Press Tip: Production Techniques (Part 3 of 3): Ink Over Foil
If you wish to overprint the foil with ink, there are special foil formulations for this application as well as foiling over ink. Foil stamping is truly a value-added process. […]
Press Tip: Production Techniques (Part 2 of 3): Foil Over Ink
It’s important to note that wax-free inks are necessary if you are foil stamping over a printed surface. High levels of wax in conventional inks will melt from the heat […]
Press Tip: Production Techniques (Part 1 of 3): Foil Stamping on Difficult Surfaces
Some surfaces do not accept foil well, if at all. Inks and varnishes that contain high percentages of wax, teflon or silicon will prove resistant to the foil’s adhesive. Additionally, […]
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