UV Colorful Print

This article introduces UV colorful Print Technique that we use for private label print.

1. What is UV colorful print?

UV printing is a unique method of digital printing utilizing ultraviolet (UV) light to dry or cure ink, adhesives or coatings almost as soon as it’s hit the paper, or aluminum, foam board or acrylic. There’s no need to make a print plate mold. The only request is to ensure the printing area fit the printer.

2. Comparison of UV print with other print technique we use?

Generally speaking, UV print allows colorfully print on specific packaging, within low MOQ. The printers we use for private label makeup line are sophisticated machine, and the inks used are custom made in Japan. However, it does have limitation, such as limited print scale.  Moreover, the printing quality can’t be as perfect as custom made packaging, which are used by all big brands.

	UV Print	Hot Stamp Print	Silk Screen Print	Custom Printed Packaging
Print color	Digital Colorful Print	Print one color each time.	Print one color each time.	Colorful Print
Print plate mold	No Need	Need	Need	No Need
MOQ	Low MOQ	Low MOQ	Low MOQ	High MOQ
Print scale	Limited to specific area	Limited to specific area	Limited to specific area	No limitation
Print quality	Depends on print machine and ink.	Luxury and elegant	Good and stay long	Custom
Unit print price	High	Affordable	Affordable	Low

Hot stamp print color options.

Custom made palettes

3. What Aurora products can use UV colorful print

3.1. Eyeshadow palettes & Makeup palettes

Choose a makeup palette as a base for print, then we can print your design on the front and back of the palette. The inside palettes can’t be printed.

3.2. Lashes gift boxes

Choose a lash gift box as a base, then we can print directly on the box. Keep in mind that the junction can’t be printed.

3.3. Lip kit & Lip sets

We can use UV print on the big box for lip kits and lip sets.

4. Design Requirement For UV Print

4.1. Use Photoshop to design.

We will send a design template (CMYK format) to design. After receiving your design, we need covert the design for UV printing machine.

4.2. Print Scale

You need leave 3 mm minimum to the edge.

4.3. Text Print

We highly recommend deleting the background of the texts, so you can feel the palette textures rather than dried inks.

4.4. Image Print

We can print a full-size image or images with no background.  Images need to be high definition.

4.5. Mixing hot stamp and UV print

Technically we can print them together. However, to locate all the printing on the exactly same place will be a challenge.

4.6. Partially glossy varnished

5. Printed Example Of UV Print

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