There are several kinds of foil that are used in foil printing. The type of printing you are doing and the desired result determine what foil you should use. The common type of foils are the following:

Metallic Foil:

Metallic foil paper has a metal like sheen and gives a shiny and shimmering look to the foil stamped design. Such foil paper is available in different metal shades such as gold, silver, bronze, and copper just to name a few. In addition to metallic colors, metallic foil paper is also available in other colors such as green, blue, red, orange, yellow, and pink.
Gloss Pigment Foil:

This type of foil does not have a metallic look but has a very high glossy finish. Using this type of foil gives a painted look to the finished stamping. Gloss foil is also available in many different colors.
Matte Pigment Foil:

The same colors that are available in gloss foil paper are also available in a dull finish as opposed to a glossy finish, thus the name matte foil paper. A solid white foil paper also comes under the classification of matte foils. Laserfoil does not carry matte pigment foils as these are rarely used.
Holographic Foil:

A multidimensional image made photographically with the use of lasers and special optics is called a hologram. Such hologram images are transferred on unique foil paper, which is then known as holographic foil paper. This kind of foil gives a very special, moving effect to the foil designs.

Thus, with the use of various kinds of foil, you can achieve amazing designs and prints, in various colors and dimensions.

Posted by : Research Site - 9 / 9 / 2011