Translucent paper stock
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- PolaroidMan
any suggestions guys? looking for a translucent paper stock for a business card.
googled it...but couldnt find anything worthwile.
thanks
- horton0
try again with "vellum".
pretty standard stock with bcard printers. comes in a variety of color tints.
- minimalista0
These are the two papers I've used:
Gilbert Paper/Gilclear
http://www.gilbertpaper.com/gilb…CTI Paper/Glama Natural
http://thepapermill.com/glama.ht…You can request swatchbooks online
- kaiyohtee0
print on your own paper, soak sheets in an oily substance and let sit.
i mean it. each card is slightly different.
keys: oil and the ink are compatable so the ink doesn't seperate. and you don't want a greasy card to pass out.
if you have the time and patience, i recommend this method as the oil really shows up the hidden levels of grain within paper.
i have never tried this with a card-stockish paper. i only saw this done by accident to a friend's wood prints...
peace.
- michal0
I agree with the oiled paper. Looks fantastic! Play around with the paper choice though, some paper takes the oil differently.
- Rand0
one drawback of vellum is that last I checked it doesn't come in very heavy weights-- translucent plastic like credot cards is another option to consider
- HelixDnB0
"one drawback of vellum is that last I checked it doesn't come in very heavy weights-- translucent plastic like credot cards is another option to consider"
I got a thing of 100 sheets of vellum and it's outstanding, forget what brand - I'll have to check when I go home on thursday.
I was actually looking for transparent material ala overhead transparency except much much thicker. I had to resort to using a transparency for a business card I did for my color theory portfolio. Any ideas?
- Rand0
if you go to a middleman who provides credit card style gift cards to restaurants and such, you can place an order on thick translucent plastic with rounded corners without the magnetic thing on the back--just give them your illy file and they'll print on it
- Melvetica0
Glama is a very good stock and you can get it is a fairly substantial weight. If you wanted to go with a thick stock, I suggest going with a polyurethane. Its a plastic that comes in various weights and works well with cards. The down-side is that you'll need to screenprint on it because offset will not work.
- doesnotexist0
i dont know why i havent heard someone suggest a 12 mil. poly or a mylar.
vellum is not going to cut it for a business card.
- minimalista0
Glama has a 65 lb. cover that feels like 80lb. It's not as rigid as an 88lb cover or coverplus but I think it would work.