Paper Enhancements
Below this form, you will see all options for printing methods. Please review, and include your preferred print method and any questions/requests you have within the form below. We will get back to you with feedback and additional details. Thanks so much!
Embossing
Embossing is engraving without ink, and the resulting image is raised and highly detailed.
Embossing plates can be multi-level to create a true 3-D effect, such as in family crests, or single-level to produce an even depth throughout.
Engraving
Each unique design is etched into metal plates, then carefully stamped onto paper, using traditional die-stamping presses.
The resulting image is raised and highly detailed, with a visible impression on the back of the paper.
This impression on the back is considered a mark of quality. Engraving ink is dense and opaque. When paired with dark paper, these opaque inks deliver exc
Offset Printing
Copy and artwork are transferred onto a plate, which is affixed to a cylinder on the press. Rollers dispense color onto the plate, and the paper passes through the cylinders, where the inked copy and artwork offset onto the paper. Printing ink is somewhat translucent and is affected by the color of the paper.
Thermography
Simulates the raised appearance of engraving without the use of metal engraving plates. A thermographed piece is initially offset printed; then, while the ink is still wet, a powder is distributed over it. The paper then passes under a heating element, where the ink dries and hardens, which creates a raised effect, with no visible bruising on the paper.
Avoid pale inks. Best results are achieved with darker inks on lighter paper.
Foil Stamping
Creates a slightly debossed effect, the result of a heated metal plate pressing against film and then transferring the design onto paper. Commonly used when a reflective finish is desired, and work swell in large areas of coverage.
Die Cutting
Used to cut paper into special shapes, such as cirfcles or custom edges that cannot be producted by straight-edge cutters.
Letterpress
A plate is made, and the typography or artwork is debossed into the paper, creating an indented image, as opposed to engraving which produces a raised edge. Rollers dispense ink onto the raised artwork on the plate, and the plate is then pressed into a sheet of paper. Best captured on soft papers, like Arturo.
Digital
Printing a digital image onto paper, using a digital printer.