Metallic Akuafoil Business Cards (Business Cards - Specialty )

With Akuafoil, a silver base foil is applied to areas that you specify, then a four color printing process is applied over the silver foil. Allowing you to turn a wide range of CMYK colors, into multi-colored foils. It's simple, affordable, and makes your prints stand out from the crowd.

We recommend saving your akuafoil business card design as a pdf
You may also send the file in the following types: jpg, jpeg, psd, tif, tiff, eps, ai, and png

We prefer that you send .PDF and .EPS files with outlined fonts. These files are easier to handle and will likely speed up your turn-around. Remember to add crop marks and flatten your business card files before uploading.

 

For an Akuafoil job, you must include an Akuafoil/mask file along with your CMYK file. The mask file indicates where the foil will be placed. The file process is the same as spot UV—100% K where foil is placed, 0% where the foil is not placed.

      
As shown above, the file on the left is the normal CMYK print file. If you want the logo to be Akuafoil, then your Akuafoil mask file should look like the file on the right. The White indicates no foil and 100% K indicates where the Akuafoil will be.

Here are some more things to keep in mind when creating your Akuafoil artwork:

• - Make sure the mask and CMYK print file are aligned and match up properly.
• - Akuafoil works best on lighter colors. The darker the CMYK color, the less the Akuafoil look.
• - Do not use very thin or small text and artwork with Akuafoil... Use san serif fonts above 12 point for best results.

 

If you would like only silver Akuafoil to print, make sure to have at least 15% K in that white area. White in the CMYK file that is 100% K in the Akuafoil file will appear as plain silver Akuafoil. However, for a higher quality plain silver Akuafoil, we recommend to have at least 15% K in that white area.