Resource collection

Surfaces & finishes

Choose a substrate, powder background, sheen, and specialty effect with production in mind.

05technical guides

Surface / 4 min

A practical framework for building a package as three coordinated layers: the surface, the printed image, and the connected identity.

Surface / 4 min

What changes when a dry powder finish is engineered for glass, from surface condition and opacity to cure and production testing.

Surface / 4 min

How pretreatment, conductivity, cure, corrosion control, and formed-container geometry shape a metal bottle finish.

Surface / 4 min

A finish is more than a sheen setting. Compare how matte, satin, and gloss influence color, touch, defects, photography, and printed artwork.

Surface / 4 min

Understand what creates each specialty finish, what it should look like, and what must be controlled before applying artwork over it.