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LINE THICKNESS & TRAPPING

WITHOUT TRAPPING (when hot stamp prints over one color only)

• Positive Minimum Line Thickness - 0.01” (0.72pt)• Reverse Minimum Line Thickness - 0.03” (2.16pt)

• All hot stamp elements should be provided as one single, solid color• Provide art 100% to scale• Clearly label/color all graphic elements intended to be hot stamped

WITH TRAPPING (when hot stamp prints over two joining colors)

• Minimum Line Thickness - 0.03” (2.16pt) • 0.015” of each color must be applied under the hot stamp

FONTS

SIZES• Minimum font sizes can vary based on font style• Any font style used must meet minimum 0.01” positive and 0.03” reverse line thickness• It’s best to use solid, bold fonts

ACCEPTABLE FILE TYPES

Vector Artwork - Adobe Illustrator or PDF (preferred file type)

600-1200 dpi Grayscale TIFF, JPEG, PSD - Adobe Photoshop (accepted, but not recommended)

Hot Stamp Design Requirements

YOUR GUIDE TO HOT STAMPING

Color 1

0.01” (0.72pt)

POSITIVE

REVERSE

0.02” (1.44pt)

0.03” (2.16pt)

0.04” (2.88pt)

0.06” (4.32pt)

0.08” (5.76pt)

0.03” (2.16pt)

0.04” (2.88pt)

0.05” (3.6pt)

0.06” (4.32pt)

0.07” (5.04pt)

0.08” (5.76pt)

Color 2 Hot Stamp shown in Overprint mode

Color 1 Color 2 (substrate) The substrate should also be considered

as a “color” for trapping.

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RedWineRedWine REDWINE

.015”

.03”

.015”

.015”

.03”

TIP: Reference Art File Guide and White Layer Guide PDF’s for basic file set up requirements.

RECOMMENDED•

NOT RECOMMENDED/CANNOT PRODUCE• • Small holes and gaps will fill in

• The main parts of each letter are ok, but the thin lines are serifs are too thin

• Lines inside the letters and gaps between thelines do not meet min positive and reverse specs

• Part of the letters fall below minimum, and the open area in the “e” will fill in

• The reverse lines inside the letters are too thin and will fill in

In all areas, all positive and reverse lines meetline thickness requirements.

These font styles do not meet minimum positiveand reverse line thickness requirements in all areas

© 2017 INNOVATIVE LABELING SOLUTIONS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. AG3_CL_GEN_0001

4000 Hamilton Middletown Road | Hamilton, OH 45011 | 513.860.2457 | www.ilslabels.com

HOT STAMP EXAMPLES

• Less is more!• Simple vector artwork• Silhouettes instead of CMYK images• Avoiding tight registration with multiple hot stamps

• Overly complicated vector art• Gradients and drop shadows• CMYK images, Pictures, and halftones• Two hot stamps that require precise registration

UNACHIEVABLEACCEPTABLE

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