Embellishing, without the setup bill.
Foil and raised varnish used to mean dies, blocks, minimums and a conversation about whether it was worth it. Ours are digital. There’s no die to make, so a run of fifty costs what a run of fifty should.
Three finishes. All digital.
Raised spot varnish
A clear varnish laid down in layers so it stands up off the sheet. You feel it before you notice it — on a logo, a title, or a texture behind an image.
Digital foil
Nine colours — gold, silver, rose gold, copper, holographic gold, holographic silver, red, blue and green — applied over the varnish. It follows a file, not a metal block, so it can change on every copy.
Textures
Varnish patterned rather than solid, so a flat stock gets a surface of its own.
Anything handed over in person.
- Business cards, invitations, folders, wine labels. Embellishment is a touch decision, not a look decision.
- Small runs that need to feel expensive. Fifty invitations with real foil is now an ordinary job.
- Presenting a concept. One copy is a real quantity here. Show the client the actual thing instead of a mockup.
“It’s being able to create that luxury experience without the price of all the set ups and at lower runs.”
Leon Wilson · Sprinter, 2019Setting up the file
One spot colour: Varnish
A spot swatch named Varnish, C0 M0 Y100 K0 — the same setup for foil and raised UV.
Overprint, own layer
Set it to Overprint Fill and move it to its own layer named Varnish.
5mm clearance
Keep it at least 5mm clear of every trim, score and fold.
Tell us the finish
Raised UV or which foil colour — and we suggest laminating first.
How we do it
An MGI JETvarnish 3DS with iFoil, installed in 2018. We were the first company in Australia to pair one with a B2 inkjet press — which is what lets the varnish register to the print properly rather than approximately.
