Foil Blocking
Foil gold and silver, professionally known as "hot press transfer printing," is a method of applying metal foil to printed materials using a specific combination of pressure and temperature. Conversely, there is a cold transfer printing method, where the original intention is to transfer metal foil onto printed paper.
Foil Blocking
This technique can be combined with embossing or debossing for enhanced effects.
The color options are not limited to just gold and silver; for gold, variations include bright gold, matte gold, holographic gold, and antique gold.
Similarly, silver comes in options like bright silver, matte silver, holographic silver, etc. Additionally, commonly used colors include hot red gold, hot blue gold, hot green gold, hot orange gold, among others.
Application Areas
This method is generally applied in various fields such as book and catalog covers, booklets, hardcover gift boxes, corrugated paper boxes, cardboard packaging boxes, folded sheets, paper bags, greeting cards, invitations, stickers, calendars, etc. Sometimes, it is also used in the more high-end internal pages of books and catalogs.
The hot stamping gold/silver technique is extensively used in a variety of high-end printed materials. Despite its seemingly commonplace nature, it requires meticulous coordination and mastery by designers and printing professionals. If you have any questions, feel free to contact LinkPrint's professionals for consultation and guidance.