In fact, the so-called relief effect is a slight 3D stereoscopic effect, which is not so obvious but can be perceived through the touch. Slight relief effect can also be seen by the naked eye, can improve the texture and grade of the product. So how does a UV printer print relief? At present, the most direct way to achieve the relief effect is the accumulation of white ink. Photoshop is used to make the corresponding spot color area to complete the final printing. Prepare relevant materials, such as pictures, mobile phone shell, glass, ceramic tile, acrylic plate, metal plate, etc., if it is glass, ceramic tile class more smooth products, do a good job of product surface treatment, such as the coating process as above, to prevent color loss.
Open the prepared image in Photoshop and adjust the image mode to RGB or KCMY
Cut out the picture according to the size of the printing size. We took 6s mobile phone case as an example and cut the picture into 138*67mm size. Since 6s mobile phone case has radian at the four corners, then make champers. For other materials do similar, according to the size of the print can be adjusted.
How does a UV printer print relief?
Select the location where you need to print relief, and use Photoshop to make spot color area named W1. Baidu or YouTube can check what spot color area does not do, or consult relevant technical personnel.
How does a UV printer print relief?
Save the picture into TIF format, and then pour into the printing software to set the spot color printing relief (the printing software will be sent with the machine to the customer, you can install according to the instructions, because the default format of the printing software is TIF, so you need to convert the picture format before printing.