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mamba
08-28-2007, 05:47 PM
Someone told me I can do either a spot UV gloss, clear varnish, or a clear coat on a logo. What should I base my decision on? Is it just better to talk about it with the printer? The stock is Curious Metallic (92 lb., 2 pieces glued together). The logo has a gradient in it. Thanks.
Typically
08-28-2007, 05:51 PM
i've used the spot UV and it works well. not really sure what your question is though. someone told me i look like James Hatfield =]
AlexNJ210
08-28-2007, 05:51 PM
talking with the printer is always a good idea. Find out what they offer and make a decision from there.
jimking
08-28-2007, 05:57 PM
Yes, talk to the printer. If its a logo with a gradient in it you may want to ask him about a dot varnish which is similar to a spot varnish except only the dots in the image are varnished (if it's offset printing).
emucru
08-29-2007, 04:28 PM
IMO spot UV has the best shine to it if that is what you are going for. It also tends to be a little more pricey. For impact I think it depends on the colours used and what kind of look you are going for.
jimking - tell me more about the dot varnish, I haven't heard of that before. Does it spread outside of the dot or is it fairly precise?
DesignVHL
08-29-2007, 04:40 PM
maybe you can see if you can get some samples from your printer so you can see some options....that has helped me out in making decisions like this in the past. :)
jimking
08-29-2007, 05:40 PM
IMO spot UV has the best shine to it if that is what you are going for. It also tends to be a little more pricey. For impact I think it depends on the colours used and what kind of look you are going for.
jimking - tell me more about the dot varnish, I haven't heard of that before. Does it spread outside of the dot or is it fairly precise?
You've got the idea. Varnishes can spread a bit, but, only the dots in the image would varnish, or only what prints on the paper gets the varnish. For example, lets say you have a 4 color image that will spot varnish, to achieve this you'll make a one color composite of the image and burn it to the varnish plate. The beauty of this is you can also isolate areas of the image that you only want to dot varnish. If the image is only a one color, you'll burn that entire image to plate.