About color printing
Final finishing touches
Die cutting
In die cutting, shapes are cut out of a page with sharp knives. It is most often used to create
Lamination
Laminated documents are encased in a thin, washable plastic coating to protect frequently handled documents from the elements and human wear and tear.
Varnish
Varnishing protects documents from the elements and can also be used as a design to enhance a document. Depending on the desired effect, gloss or matte (dull) varnish can be applied to an entire document (flood coverage) to give it a smooth overall finish, or to specific portions of a page (spot coverage) to highlight some parts of the document while de emphasizing others.
Embossing
When a document is embossed, it is pressed between two dies (or molds) to create a raised or lowered texture on the sheet. This works best on uncoated cover weight papers.
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