Add-ons & Finishing
What is foil stamping?
Heat and pressure are used to apply a foil layer to your material during foil stamping.
What is Spot UV?
A spot UV print adds a shiny, raised coating to specific areas of a printed surface, also known as Spot ultraviolet.
What is a soft touch?
Your packaging looks velvety with soft touch finishes that add a velvety feel to the artwork. You can use it as varnish or laminate. Soft-touch finishes incur an additional charge.
What is aqueous coating?
An aqueous varnish or aqueous coating protects printed materials by quickly drying them and using water as a solvent.
What is embossing?
An embossed design or image is raised on paper due to the embossing process. The logo or text is slightly raised when a metal die is pushed into the substrate/paper from underneath.
What is debossing?
When debossing is applied to a piece of paper, the image is indented or depressed. The substrate/paper is pushed into an indentation by an upper metal die during embossing.
What is the difference between varnish and lamination?
A lamination process adds a water-based coating of transparent plastics (e.g., polypropylene). You can coat printed materials with aqueous varnish.
What is the difference between a matte finish and a glossy finish?
Packaging with matte finishes appears softer and smoother while packaging with glossy finishes appears glossy.