ImagesMagUK_Digital_Edition_March_2018

You can just use white, or opt for a highlight colour – in the example here we’ve used yellow to enhance the gold finish TIPS & TECHNIQUES www.images-magazine.com 36 images MARCH 2018 Robert Miller of J&B Sewing Machines explains how to add some shimmer to DTG prints with a foil finish Divine shine O ne of the most talked about direct-to-garment printing techniques at all the trade shows we attend is the foil print finish. It is eye-catching and quite dramatic, and everyone who sees it wants to know the technique for producing this great effect. The technique is essentially the same as printing on a dark shirt, but to understand it fully it’s necessary to examine the process in more detail. The foil we use is a specific product available from our company in five colours – gold, silver, electric blue, fire red and emerald green – and is known simply as DTG Foil. It is translucent, as opposed to opaque, so the ink will come through and influence the final look. You can just use white, or opt for a highlight colour – in the example here we’ve used yellow to enhance the gold finish. Each roll is 60m long by 30cm wide and you cut to length depending on the