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What is Metal FX® Printing?
image source/copyright hereMetalFX® (also known as MFX®) is a relatively new printing technology which uses metallic colours in a CMYK printing job to achieve fantastic results. Basically, a silver base is first printed in varied amounts to give additional colours a shiny and truly metallic appearance.
Of course, it’s hard to show the effects of this online, but this printing technology is good to keep in mind should the opportunity arise to use it effectively.
image source/copyright hereThe image above shows a selection of Metal FX® ink swatchbooks which contain 615 different colours to choose from. I don’t have to books (although I do have some great samples in my office), but they should be available from various printers if this ink technology is offered.
image source/copyright hereJust like digital embossing, I’d love to able to use MetalFX® in the future (which works best on glossy paper). If the client’s budget allows—and the print project would be enhanced by using metallic ink, I’d definitely use this.
What do you think? Have you ever used MetalFX® before?
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What us Metal FX Printing?…
MetalFX® (also known as MFX®) is a relatively new printing technology which uses metallic colours in a CMYK printing job to achieve fantastic results….
What is Metal FX Printing?…
MetalFX® (also known as MFX®) is a relatively new printing technology which uses metallic colours in a CMYK printing job to achieve fantastic results….
What is Metal FX® Printing?…
MetalFX® (also known as MFX®) is a relatively new printing technology which uses metallic colours in a CMYK printing job to achieve fantastic results….
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This looks like a really cool new way to print. I would like to play around with this someday.
25 Feb 2011 09:02 pm Brett Widmann
Brett → Same here…
26 Feb 2011 05:02 pm Andrew Kelsall
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