Embossing

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Embossing is an artistic technique which creates a pattern on a paper. The pattern can be raised or in relief, depending on how it is embossed. Many consumers interact with embossed items on a regular basis, ranging from embossed book covers to notarized documents.

There are a number of ways to emboss something. Some artists emboss by hand, using hand held tools to stamp out a pattern in the material being embossed. This technique will create unique raised designs which cannot be replicated. Embossing of this style is often used for customized art projects, or when ordering an embossing die would seem impractical. Both dry and heat embossing techniques are used for hand embossing projects, depending on how the artist wants the finished piece to look.

Embossing represents a separate run through the press, usually, unless a die is designed to be inked. More commonly, printed materials are “blind embossed,” meaning that they are embossed without the use of ink. When blind embossing is used, it is important to ensure that the embossing die is properly registered, so that it will mesh with the inked patterns which were produced first. Embossing may also be used in paper making, to distinctively stamp individual sheets of paper so that they will be identifiable to consumers.