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- FallowDeer
Need some advice on what I could do for a print job.
Client liked the idea of using a flock wallpaper styled background, but wanted to know if there are any other methods instead of just actually printing it on the paper.
Anyone used any other methods??
As obviously I couldn't use a spot UV as that wouldn't go through the clients laser printer??
- DavidNewton0
Best thing would be a watermark, which is created during the process of making the paper itself, but god knows how expensive that would be or whether you can create the effect your after?
- Orbit0
Thermography?
- Just got to be careful if he is running it through his laser, any texture may ruin the quality of the laser print on top of it?DavidNewton
- You cant run thermography through a laser printer.Josev
- shitehawke0
GF Smith do a range of paper stocks with the flock pattern embossed onto hem, some of em look and feel pretty nice. Its more like a proper wall paper effect.
- 'them', not 'hem'shitehawke
- You cant go wrong with GF Smith, always nice to have the samples too! Expensive tho!DavidNewton
- FallowDeer0
yeah ive got some of their stuff here.
someone mentioned silking it onto the paper, WTF does that mean?
haha you can tell im a web child
- DavidNewton0
'Silking' is a term used to describe when a child likes to stroke something smooth for self soothing purposes, maybe they meant if you get a baby to stroke your letterhead, a floral pattern may appear in the paper, similar to Aladdin's lamp? Not too sure about that tough?
- FallowDeer0
haha I know?
fuckwits ive got to work with here!
- shitehawke0
Silkscreening it is what they mean i'd imagine, would give a (very) slightly raised surface and would make it more tactile.
Also consider embossing a pattern on yourself, but would maybe be a bit much for letterheads, unless you bit only a small place.
As orbit suggested thermography would give you a raised surface, foiling an area would give you a difference in texture as you touched different areas of the paper, you can get white or clear foil too which would replicate the effect of a spot uv but could go through a laser printer.
What it really comes down to is price and use, all these methods will be more costly than regular litho and you'll need to check with your printer as to weither or not they'll be useful as stationery items. Coverage is a big thing, if you're going to do a whole letterhead in any of these it'd probably be a bit of a folly but consider using special processes on small areas for maximum effect and impact.
And whatever you decide to go for, post it up here after to let us know how you got on.
- FallowDeer0
thanks chap!
I think getting a embossed pattern would be best?Well ill see what the client says, I know they are happy to pay for other stuff like foils so hopefully they dont get scared off
- emboss would be a similar price to foil it also depends on the coverage, big emboss = big price (for the metal plate)shitehawke
- emboss would get a little flattened by the printer when going through laser, make sure the client knows this!shitehawke
- FallowDeer0
well after all that got a call saying they dont want the flock paper style!
WHY!spent some time finding all this out and speaking to printers!
clients eh...- shit, this always happens. Fuck it, at leats you know it for next time eh?shitehawke
- yeah thats what I thought, oh wellFallowDeer