What's the thickest paper you can print on?

We have printed on paper over 1000gsm, that's over 1mm thick!

Can you print on dark coloured paper?

Letterpress inks are more translucent than opaque therefore any ink on light-coloured paper works better than light inks on dark papers. We can run the paper through the press more than once to help build up the density of the colour but results will not be as you might expect and will also increase print costs. Unless this is the desired effect we recommend keeping to light shades of papers. Printing on dark papers is possible and we can achieve some striking results printing a transparent white or tint.

For best results we would advise printing with hot foil for an opaque finish. Ask us for more info on our hot foil printing service.

Will I see any show through on the back?

Our presses use pressure to apply ink to the paper. There is a chance there will be some evidence of an impression on the opposite side of the print. Where there is print on both sides we may adjust pressure and impression to achieve the best possible results. We may also suggest alternatives for ideas for the artwork that overlap from front to back to help reduce any flattening or bruising.

Can I have a deep impression?

We print with enough pressure to create a tactile crisp print with a deboss into the stock. Impression depths can vary depending on the stock. A heavy stock will take a deeper impression than a light stock. A heavy impression can cause the paper to buckle so we print with as deep an impression as possible without compromising the paper or quality of the print.