![]() ![]() The foil used for hot stamping is made up of several layers that include a layer of adhesive. The term is used to describe simple foil stamping, embossing along with foil stamping, holographic foil stamping and also foil embossing on structural embossing. Hot foil stamping may mean different things in different applications. Today, it is not just metals but also different hues that are transferred onto surfaces using hot foil stamping or printing. Other issues, such as the tarnishing of bronze were also tackled by bringing in various other kinds of metals to get the printing done. He used 23 carat gold powder or bronze powder along with dyes to get rich metallic shades in the output.Īs the years went by and gold prices escalated, other, more affordable metals came to be used in the same way to create different metallic finishes. ![]() Ernest Oeser, who was the first to patent the gold and colour stamping foil in 1892. It is important to mention the name of Dr. Not only was a better, more precise design created with gold, the gold foil was also affixed to the print surface better, thanks to the heat factor. Heat began to be used now to make it easy to transfer the gold from the paper onto the printing surface, more efficiently and effectively. The printing was simplified now by affixing the gold foil to paper to create paper- foil rolls. In the 19th century, right at the beginning, the technique underwent yet another transformation that brought it closer still to the present day method that we use. Here, too, the colour is applied onto the printing surface by exerting pressure over the die or metal plate with the design. If you are familiar with the letterpress process or engraving, you will see that the hot foil stamping/ printing process is quite similar. The most commonly used foils are metallic shades like silver, copper or gold but this is only because this process yields such spectacular results with these and such results are not easy to obtain with any other printing technique. In fact, you can even get colour foil rolls in a variety of finishes, such a matt finish or glossy finish. However this is far from the truth because foil rolls are available in a wide range of colours today. ![]() The limitations that many people assume comes with foil stamping or printing is that it works well only with metallic finishes and a wide range of colours cannot be achieved in the output. At the same time, the print is not garish because it reflects the true metallic nature of the foil itself and it is not artificially created through paint or dye. The metal plate or die is hot and this ensures that the foil only sticks to the surface in the shape or form of the design that is on the plate or die.Įach individual colour is printed one colour at time on one side at a time and a different printing plate (dye) is required for each colour printed on each side.Īs you can see, this process is perfect for getting a stunning metallic finish on the surface because it imparts a shiny, glossy print on it. Thanks to the heat and pressure in force at this time, a wafer thin layer of the foil film is actually transferred onto the surface on which you need the print to appear. During printing, what happens is that the die (that has the design to be printed) comes in contact with the foil film. The process requires heat and pressure as well as metal dyes and foil. It is a special process that is used for printing onto different surfaces. ![]()
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