Printing fades for vehicle graphics

[Chris Wool]

warren

unless you can print the paint colour you cant cut around the drop shadow, seen so many and it looks rubbish.
have used
a light grey cut vinyl added after the print.
or the shadow only printed to clear and fitted last, but in time you see the clear vinyls edge.
chris

[Warren Beard]

This what I thought and told the customer, he has actually gone back to his designer to get the shadow removed but I think it will kill the design without it so not sure he will go for it.

What does it look like if it was printed with a white backing (as in white ink) on clear, I know the edges would still show up but would it look better colour wise?

I’m sure sometimes it just has to be done so what are peoples opinion on the best method?

cheers

Warren

[John Childs]

We’re doing a similar job now.

The customer has obviously had this problem before though, because he told us to make the drop shadow a solid grey, instead of fading from black to white, as on his printed stationery.

[Paul Humble]

I had this a couple of weeks ago and convinced the customer to fade from blue to light blue instead of blue to white.

[Warren Beard]

I’ll see what he decides and am sure I could maybe get him to go with a solid grey shadow just for the vans.

Thanks guys.

Warren

[Jill Marie Welsh]

As much as I absolutely HATE to recommend Avery, they make a true shadow film (kind of blueish looking semi transparent) they you could contour cut.

Your statement about the drop shadow being the strongest part of the layout is rather troublesome to me.
But then again so is the fact that I just recommended Avery!
Love….Jill

[John Childs]

quote Jillbeans:

As much as I absolutely HATE to recommend Avery

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[Warren Beard]

This is the logo, it’s a picture of a collar 🙄 if there was no shadow it would lose the 3D effect of being a collar so I think it might not look to good without it.

What ya think?

[John Hughes]

is this the post you were looking for ?

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … =butterfly

John

[Warren Beard]

quote John Hughes:

is this the post you were looking for ?

https://www.uksignboards.com/viewtopic.p … =butterfly

John

Yes that was it thanks. I think that now with printers that can print white it would solve this problem and could print white in the areas where you would have put white vinyl.

Am I taking sense or non sense?

cheers

Warren

[Kevin Flowers]

Warren
you can do it so the grey fades to the colour of the van, but it is hit & miss to get a match. You could try printing to clear colours are quite strong on the logo so if the van is fairly light in colour you may get away with it.

Kev

[Chris Wool]

i might suggest to make a rounded corner triangle shape with a couple of tramlines as boarders, would then go on to any colour paint.

chris