Using Special Finishes as an Enhancement

Gold Foil and Silver Foil

Your Design / Ink File

Your Element File

Printed Result

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This file will be printed first.

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The black areas are where the foil will be applied.

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The black areas are where the foil will be applied.

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Yay! This is perfect.

Spot Gloss and Raised Spot Gloss

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The black areas are where the spot gloss will be applied.

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This is too much Gloss application.

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The black areas are where the spot gloss will be applied.

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Yay! This is perfect.

Using our Special Finishes as an Enhancement

We suggest Foil and Spot Gloss elements be used as an accent to your design rather than the main feature. Too much coverage can cause problems in production and with the final printed results. We recommend keeping all Foil and Spot Gloss no more than 20-30% of the total card surface, or an area no larger than a 1 x 1 inch/ 25 x 25mm square.