Logo - Foil Stamping process

I decided a while back that there may be a possibility of foil stamping the logo. So i decided to give it a go before i tried it on the posters themselves. I photographed the whole process to remind me what to do if it did work and if not then i could remember what the process would be in the future. 

HEAT UP TO 150°

LAYER FOIL OVER THE DESIGN

HOLD DOWN FOR 12 SECOUNDS

REMOVE AND WAIT TILL COOL

WAIT TILL COOL

GENTLY PULL BACK DESIGN

REMAINS OF DESIGN ON FOIL - BECOMES SEE THROUGH

As the foil sticks to the dark parts of the design

This time the images were too dark and so the foil stuck to the

whole of the design pretty much, nothing is legible in the top design,

but int he bottom because of the white outline you can see the LAST.

But the rest of the information is unclear, which isnt what i wanted at

all.

Here is the comparison with the printed design

and then the foil stamped design, image was too dark. 

First design too much foil got stuck to the design

and made it very unclear and you cant pick out any detail. 

The logo shows up better on this design but

again the text cant be seen, need to create a lighter design. 

re printed with colour and a lighter design. 

This time it worked except there was still

some remains of the foil on bits of the design

which did ruin it a bit, but nothing a bit of

photoshop can't fix! I do really like how there

is a ripple affect across the LAST logo itself, it 

immediately draws the eye and makes it visually

engaging. 

I won't be using this process for my boards or any of my designs, i don't think it gives off the right desired effect. The stamping makes the logo look very 'glitzy' which isnt exactly helping me promote the seediness and the disgusting(ness) of the sex trafficking industry. 

Having said that it has been a really good learning curve and although i wont be using it within my project it has helped me realise i can use it in future projects and by doing it step by step i am not likely to forget how to do it. Just as long as the images arn't too dark because the foil will print on them!