lundi 31 mars 2014

Top Techniques To Help One Choose Foil Embossing Dies

By Gwen Lowe


In past days, they used to craft in order to make impressions on stamps. They applied the paper embossing method which is still used today. It is commonly used since raises the letters being pressed on the surface, and they can easily be seen. Apart from this, it is used to make pictures more elevated in the papers surface. This is possible by use of foil embossing dies.

The dies are usually made from copper, magnesium and brass. The nature of the surface to be imprinted will highly define the suitable material of the tint required to do the embossing properly. The two must be compatible for a satisfying outcome. The following are the other factors you will have to bear in mind as you choose the color you want.

You can get different types of stamps. Each offers various advantages and disadvantages. The blind emboss technology uses other aspects and do away with ink and foils. This helps to highlight the stamped areas. For one to notice that the embossed paper has been completed, they have to check the arrangement of the paper on the use. This technology is applied on hard paper so that people will not forge but remain different.

Registered embossing, on the other hand, is a form of imagery that imitates what has been decorated by ink or foils on the surface. A combination emboss is one which will use impressing and foils stamping on the same piece of paper to produce a unique effect. This makes it very popular because it is complex and mostly not forgeable since it is hard to know what has been done.

Another process used to emboss your art piece includes glazing, scorching and pastelling. When used, they make the top side show appealing looks. To finish off the work, people apply ink with nugget finishes. This makes the work beautiful to the naked eye. This works better for other products like stamps or wrappers made of paper customized to the clients needs. This art work works better for decoration papers, and other materials used for other jobs and not for beautification.

Another type is called foils emboss. This uses hot die applied on decorated surfaces. It also uses foils. The results are stunning as they look shinny. The eye-catching colors create peoples attention that flickers. Examples of products which imprinted using this method include pens, pencils, photographs, covers used to protect books and handkerchiefs. The foils used gives glittering metallic appearances that flicker. They also hold in place for long. However, this might fall off if it comes in contact with water.

If you do not like the shiny surfaces, you can opt for the pastel foils. Normally, it has totally opaque tints and lacks the glossy effect. For the white one, when it is pressed on white paper, it provides a refined brand which is outstanding.

When you are looking for these dies, you need to choose those that will give a deeper impression so they must be highly raised. Pneumatic machines can be used instead of manual ones when one is doing embosses that are high in volume to reduce fatigue.




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