Printing inks — pick the right technique for your design
Printing inks — pick the right technique for your design
Full Colour — digital CMYK
Standard 4-colour process (cyan, magenta, yellow, black) for photos, gradients, complex logos and rich illustrations. Important: only works on WHITE napkins — the CMYK technique requires a white substrate. No plate fee. From 20 units.
- Photos, gradients, multi-colour logos.
- White napkins only.
- No plate fee.
- From 20 units.
Deluxe 1-ink — single spot colour
A single colour printed with a metal cliché (printing plate). Crisp, sharp edges, very saturated. Works on white OR coloured napkins. One-off plate fee of €42.69 on the first order; subsequent re-orders with the same design reuse the plate at no extra cost. Minimum 100 units.
Deluxe 2-inks — two spot colours
Two colours on the same napkin. Same technique as Deluxe 1-ink, with a second pass. Plate fee €85.38 (one-off). Useful for designs that combine a logo and a tagline in different colours. From 100 units.
Decision matrix
| If your design has… | Recommendation |
|---|---|
| Photos, gradients, 3+ colours | Full Colour (white napkins only) |
| 1 colour on a coloured napkin | Deluxe 1-ink (from 100 units, plate €42.69) |
| 1 colour on a white napkin, low volume | Full Colour (from 20 units, no plate) |
| 2 colours (logo + tagline) | Deluxe 2-inks (from 100 units, plate €85.38) |
| Recurring order, same design 4+ times/year | Deluxe (plate pays back, lower unit price at volume) |