We talk about foil stamping quite a bit because it’s such a beautiful print process but we rarely talk about black foil stamping. That’s because black foil can be tricky. Since black foil is a matte foil, it doesn’t shine like metallic foils do. Designers who choose it are typically going for a very specific look. Black foil stamping on bright white paper looks so classy! Perfect for ultra-formal wedding celebrations, galas and corporate fundraisers.
Let’s Talk Black Foil on Black Paper
We’re not afraid to brag that we have some really talented designers that order from TOG.ink and we have seen a few of you order black foil on black paper. It’s stunning! When we asked the product design team to put together a few custom Halloween designs, one in particular was so frightening it begged for a black on black look. So we chose black foil on a digitally printed black background and it turned out SO GOOD! (All of the party invitation designs are amazing, and you can see more of them on our home page.)
Halloween is a prime opportunity to try something spooky with black foil and it totally paid off. The quality is superb and the visual effect is spot on for the occasion. We chose an A7 flat card with digital and foil because we wanted to accentuate key aspects of the design with black foil and other aspects of the design in vibrant orange digital printing.
Test, Test, Test
You could certainly choose to do black foil stamping on solid black paper but you would have to do everything (design and wording) in foil. You can even do 2-color foil via custom quote. I would LOVE to see this in black and red foils. I might even run a test at some point but we were leery of the smaller text losing definition so we went with the safe bet of foil and digital. It’s always a good idea to run tests!
Finally, I just want to mention that TOG.ink was created for designers like you to be able to try new things! We’ve got low prices, low minimums, a variety of products and amazing specialty print processes. Let that creative monster inside of you out for a spell. You might just be in for a treat.
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