Sunday, 20 November 2011

Experimenting with Printing methods.

I really want sure which printing method would be appropriate with i didn't think foiling would look right even if i chose a coloured one they are just to in your face for the look i am after. My friend will was talking to me about spot varnishing and that he used clear nail varnish and a small brush. i wanted to follow this up and give it a go myself but after visiting the Screen print technicians they gave me a nice quick and cheap method of getting the finish i desired.
You can buy a foil which is transparent and give a spot varnish effect to wherever there is ink on a page. This is perfect as i don't have a coloured background so don't need to alter any of my designs.
I just cut the foil to size and put under the heat press for the recommenced time which is 15 seconds. the outcomes where about 50/50. a lot of the time the foil wouldn't stick properly. The ones which actually worked did exactly what i wanted. just to give it a nice subtle shine which just adds a professional finish to my work. 

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