Full Colour Print and Direct Mail

Hexachrome
The Hexachrome system uses six colours instead of the conventional four used in traditional colour print.

By supplementing the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black with Orange and Green it is possible to produce a greater range of colours accurately. The results can be a much more vibrant and high impact print.

If you are interested in printing using this system later versions of Quark Express and CoralDraw are Hexachrome enabled. Pantone® have also produced plugins for use with Adobe InDesign, adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Alternatively, we may be able to convert the design you have supplied to include Hexachrome colours or images.
Please note:
The conversion work is chargeable. We can supply Hexachrome Colour Swatch Books from Pantone®, Solid Pantone® or specific House Colours that need to be matched to a Hexachrome equivalents.

For Perfect Results.
We would always recommend a small print run to ‘prove’ the artwork and make sure you are happy with the results, before a large Hexachrome or Metal FX® job is printed. Please contact us for further details.

Metal FX®
Using Metal FX® any number of metallic colours can be incorporated into a conventional CMYK job. The eye catching eff ects that can be achieved are possible without the excessive extra cost normally associated with ‘Process’ plus ‘Spot Colour’ printing.

If you would like to incorporate Metallic colours in to your next design, simply design in CMYK as normal. Annotate which areas you would like to be metallicised and the colours you would like. We can also metallicise photos or diagrams as required.
Please note:
The conversion work is chargeable We can supply a press matched A2 sheet with a comprehensive range of Metallic Colours to choose from. This is available for £24.00 + VAT and Carriage as applicable.

Please note:
The Metal FX® process is most eff ective on gloss Art Paper. Whilst good results can also be achieved on Silk or Matt Art the results are less predictable.

Pricing Information
Prices for printing in Hexachrome or Metal FX® are calculated as add on percentages over the base four colour CMYK price (i.e. the price listed for Full Colour Printing, or Booklets or Business Cards & Postcards etc).