This goes way beyond your usual “rich black.” This is 400% black as in 100% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 100% black.
After being left to dry for 6 to 8 hours, the sheet is run through a sleeking press to add your desired foil just where the black was printed. The foiled sheet is then run through the Indigo press once more, adding your full-color artwork to the sheet.
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