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FOIL BLOCKING: AN INTERMEDIATE GUIDE

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Are you looking for a perfect way to make your business cards, wedding invitations, or brochures to stand out from the crowd? Foil could be the answer.   What is Foil Blocking? Foil Blocking, stamping, or foil stamping is a method of adding foil on to a solid background by using ultra-thin sheets of metal instead of ink. This provides a metallic finish making it permanently adhere to the surface making beautiful and suave shiny designs on the paper. This method, first of all, got added into the print media because it contributed to bringing emphasis, to certain areas of printing. For example; using this type of printing in birthdays cards, foil blocked invitations for weddings, or visiting cards, etc, emphasizing the foil-blocked letters so that it stands out from the rest of the design. This method on business cards stands out when put against other cards. Nowadays, it can be seen on a daily basis on the DVD cover or food packaging.   The finishing on foil blocked invitations provide