Do you print white ink on clear stickers?
Why it matters
Inkjet ink is translucent. Print a pale yellow logo on clear vinyl, apply it to a black bottle, and you will barely see it. A white underbase lays down an opaque white layer first, then prints your color on top, so the artwork reads exactly as designed regardless of what is behind it.
Where we use it
- Clear stickers on dark packaging, glass and bottles
- Holographic stickers where you want part of the design solid and part shimmering
- Metallic and brushed films
- Window graphics viewed from both sides (double-sided builds with a white block layer between)
How to set up the file
You do not have to do anything special: tell us in the order notes and prepress builds the underbase from your artwork's alpha channel. If you want fine control, supply a separate spot-color layer named White for exactly the areas you want backed.
Selective white
Leaving parts of a holographic sticker un-backed is often the whole point, letting the prismatic film shine through the background while the logo stays solid. Mark the areas you want to shimmer and we will mask the underbase to match.