Rahter than painting the edges would you not be better off using coloured card to start then screening the colours or digitally printing the colours onto the product? - Just a thought
The only people who seem to offer edge painting are letterpress printers but I don't understand why :3. I'm after a litho printer who can do it (as is pickles by the sounds of it)
This is an old thread but as this question keeps cropping up I thought I'd try to clarify.
1. edge painting and edge foiling (gilt edges) are a very labour intensive and highly skilled process to achieve a consistent professional result.
2. the light weight card used by the online cmyk 'share-a-sheet' printers is too thin to do justice to edge colouring.
3. The cost of professional edge painting or gilding is far more than the cost of the litho/digital business cards.
4. Letterpress or foil business cards are quite expensive - and for companies looking to make an impact the addition of coloured edges just adds the finishing touch for a stunning business card.
These photo's show the difference between EDGE FOILING and EDGE PAINTING. The foil edges are considerably more expensive than edge painting - further examples can be seen here http://davidwardprinting.webs.com/blog
If you'd like a quote for Bespoke Letterpress / Foil business cards on Colorplan 540/700gsm - just email your MOCK-UP to [email protected] (David Ward)
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