What does spot UV varnish mean?
Spot UV involves a clear, shiny coating applied to specific areas of artwork to create an eye-catching contrast, making it a luxury choice for business cards or brochure covers. Although it can be applied to the whole card, the ‘Spot’ element of the process is worth mentioning.
How do you spot varnish?
Do:
- Create a layer in your files for the spot varnished areas.
- Create a spot color and name them gloss varnish or dull varnish, set them to overprint.
- When you want the greatest contrast, you should add a second color of dull. varnish to all areas that do not have gloss varnish.
How do you make spot UV?
How to prepare a spot UV document for print
- Step 1: Create your business card design.
- Step 2: Open a new document and set your Artboard size.
- Step 3: Create 4 Artboards.
- Step 4: Add your artwork.
- Step 5: Create Spot UV layers.
- Step 6: Outline text.
- Step 7: Export to pdf.
- Step 8: Send to FPP.
How do you make a spot varnish in Illustrator?
How to set up a Spot UV Artwork File in Illustrator
- First open a new document and set your artboard size.
- Now you’ll have four artboards.
- Place the back of your design on artboard 2.
- Create your Spot UV layer for the front of your business card on Artboard 3.
How is spot UV done?
Spot UV is the final finish in the printing process. This means that all ink layers are laid down, any paper lamination is added, and the drying process completed first. The Spot UV is then printed on top of the paper, as a clear gloss, and then dried for the finished result.
Can you do spot UV on uncoated stock?
Don’t use Spot UV on uncoated substrates – the porous nature of the paper will be sure to ruin your design as the UV varnish bleeds. Due to this limitations, leading spot UV printers such as Flexpress do not offer to print raised spot UV on uncoated stocks.