Foiling Cover Tests

Flipbook making process and tests of front cover foiling

The process involved printing onto paper using laser printer toner ink. We place the foil over the top then feed the paper and foil through a heated laminator unit.  After this we, removed the foil to reveal the toner now decorated with the transferred foil. Front cover fish was foiled with golden foil to represent healthy and alive animal. We foiled fish skeleton in holographic foiling to represent the acid damage to the fish. We were using smooth texture 160gsm paper, because we found out that the smooth texture, thicker paper (160gsm-200gsm) works best for foiling. We were using different types of foils and papers to discover best looking combination. We ended up sticking with black paper and golden foil combo.