Print Finishes

I am coming to the last few weeks of my project, and have completely changed the direction I am going with my work. 

These are the very first mock ups of the idea that I am going to do. 

The idea is focusing on how people who are waiting for an organ donor have to wait, and they might not even get an organ.

As I have only 2 weeks to produce the finished piece, I am starting research into different ways to print so I am ready to sort it when the time comes.

In Computer Arts Magazine July 2009 (pages 48 - 51) it shows 15 treatments you can use on your work to give it a great finish. 

The different treatments are:

Die Cut - Simply the process of cutting and shaping.

Varnish - Applied to work to protect scuffing and enhance visual effect.

Spot UV - Ultraviolet varnishing that really lifts colours out.

Emboss - Creation of a 3- dimensional design.

Deboss - 3 - dimensional images by depressing the print.

Silk - screening - Brings a unique aesthetic to print work.

Foil Blocking - Involves a coloured foil being pressed onto the print.

French Folding - A combination of horizontal and vertical folds.

Flock - Expensive. Printing in adhesive rather than ink.

Overprinting - Printing colours over each other so they interfere.

Holographic foil - To emphasise other colours around it.

Mirror foil - Applied as a hot foil.

The one that appeals to me is the varnish finish, where it will enhance my poster prints when they are completed.