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> A couple decades ago I made a Tarot deck. https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ Sadly you can’t get a copy right now, I really need
by nestorD 5y ago
> A couple decades ago I made a Tarot deck. https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ https://egypt.urnash.com/tarot/ Sadly you can’t get a copy right now, I really need to get a reprint happening. It’s got spot gloss on the cards so that’s kind of complicated to do.
I don't know if it is the blocker but makeplayingcards.com has a `high gloss` finish and does print on demand.
- junon 5y agoDoing a full gloss is pretty easy. Doing spot gloss, where only spots of the print has another material (typically a gloss material) requires special printers or has to be done by hand, as I understand it (I'm not an expert). Finding places that does it can be tricky. I remember going down this road a few times in the past, too.
- nestorD 5y agoWhat they call high gloss (the name is misleading) appears to be spot gloss: https://cd1.makeplayingcards.com/images/site/card-box-stock/mpc_scodix_480_01.jpg https://cd1.makeplayingcards.com/images/site/card-box-stock/...
- junon 5y agoOh yeah, sure looks like it indeed.
- rhizome 5y agoIt's also commonly known as "spot varnish" or "spot UV coating" and it's a very commonly available finish from offset printers, similar to foil stamping. It's just another layer in the separations.
- egypturnash 5y agoSpecial printers and another step or three in the printing process, yeah. It’s a cool effect but it’s a thing you have to go to Serious Printers and set up a large run to do, no print-on-demand shop is ever gonna do this.