The finish guarentees a sense of luxury is instilled within any design that makes use of it, though works most effectively when used minimally for purposes of embellishment and fine detailing.
This particular method of foiling works as a result of the reaction of the gold foil and printed toner-pigment when introduced to a source of heat.
Remember, less is more with this process!
What you will need:
• Selected paper stock.
• Black A4 laser-printed design.
• Gold heat transfer toner foil.
• 2 sheets of plain A4 paper.
• Laminator.
• Scissors.
Step One
Start by sourcing the visual you wish to foil. It should be a solid black shape, silhouette or line. Once selected, scale to your desired size on an A4 sheet of paper before printing. The design must be laser printed for the foil transfer to be successful.
Step Two
With your design printed, you may now choose to cut down your paper if required. Following this, place your design facing upwards on to another sheet of A4 paper.
Step Three
Cut out a piece of foil large enough to entirely cover the black information you have printed. Place it metallic-side up on top of your design.
Step Four
Ensuring not to move the gold foil underneath, another piece of plain A4 paper should be carefully laid on top - sandwiching the design and foil between this and the bottom sheet of paper.
Step Five
The layers of paper should now be fed through a pre-heated laminator. Here, the foil will be transferred via heat on to the black laser-printed information. Repeat this step to ensure maximum
coverage is achieved.
Step Six
Wait a short period of time for the papers to cool before delicately peeling away the gold foil...and voila! You should now have your very own D.I.Y gold-foiled design.
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