Thursday, March 20, 2014

Qualities Of A Good Foil Embossing Dies

By Gwen Lowe


In the early days, people used paper emboss technique to ensure that the stamps had unique effects. This is among the oldest arts job. This craft has its uniqueness because it uses the letters pressed to appear on the top side. When accomplished, clients get letters seen clearly. This craft is applied to make the images raised at the top of papers. To achieve this, people are using foil embossing dies technique.

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.

Pastelling, glazing and scorching are also other forms of impress that make surfaces look unique and very beautiful. Finishing can be done with ink and pearl finishes that make the effect even more desirable. This is good for decorative paper and for other products that have to be bought mainly for their beautiful appearance such as stamps and gift wrap papers that are custom made.

In foil embossing, heated die is applied to the foils and then to the surface that is to be decorated. This is beautiful because it comes out in shiny and attention catching colors that are shimmering. Most of the things that are embossed like this are pencils and pens. Others include photographs, covers of books and handkerchiefs. The foils produce a metallic shimmer that is shiny and that hold for a long time. It can, however, come off when dipped in water for long.

On the other hand, pastel foils lack the shiny appeals and is unique because of the flat opaque colors. Instead, it remains whitish when used. If you emboss it in white papers, it produces faint looks that cannot be seen from far. The imprinting causes unique 3D effects. This leads to the surfaces appearing creative and appealing.

Before choosing the fit dies, you should be sure of what you are looking for. Select the ones that go along with the impression you want to make. In the place of the manual works, the pneumatic machines can be used. This will make work easier and lessen fatigue especially when working on a lot pieces.




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