What is the difference between foil and cold foil?

A Beginners Guide To Flesh And Blood Foil Cards

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Understanding Rainbow Foils and Cold Foils in Flesh and Blood Cards

Flesh and Blood, an engaging card game featuring intense battles between heroes, has gained popularity thanks to its remarkable card art and print quality. The true stars of the game, however, are the foil cards. Legend Story Studios has taken special care in designing these collectible cards to reward dedicated fans.

Let’s dive into the two primary types of foil cards in Flesh and Blood.

Rainbow Foils

Rainbow foils are the standard foil cards, where the entire card is foil-treated, giving it a rainbow-like shine when it catches the light. These foils are available in all Flesh and Blood booster packs. Cards pulled from Unlimited packs are always rainbow foils.

Cold Foils

Cold foils are the elite foils in the Flesh and Blood card game. Utilizing a distinct foil technique, these cards have a metallic look with fewer colors that shine selectively. Often, only certain parts of the card are foiled. If you're familiar with Magic: The Gathering, you might recognize these as etched foils.

Legend Story Studios reserves Cold Foils for Alpha or First Edition print runs and certain promo cards. This exclusivity creates a premium appeal, rewarding early adopters and collectors who support the game initially. Whether this strategy encourages genuine support or just speculative purchasing is debatable, but it undoubtedly adds a thrilling chase component.

When you hear about high prices for Flesh and Blood cards, it's usually due to Cold Foils, which can fetch thousands of dollars for the most coveted cards. However, you don’t need to invest heavily to enjoy the game or build a competitive deck unless you’re after the bling.

Wondering about your odds of pulling a Cold Foil? That depends on the set you're opening.

Welcome To Rathe

Containing 226 cards across six standard rarities, Welcome To Rathe packs include one Premium Foil per pack. While Unlimited packs contain only Rainbow Foils, Alpha edition packs include one Cold Foil in every 24 packs. With 400,000 Alpha edition booster packs released, there are approximately 16,667 Cold Foils for this set.

Arcane Rising

Arcane Rising has 219 cards and replaces Alpha with the First Edition, maintaining a print run of 400,000 booster packs and the same foil distribution as Welcome To Rathe.

Crucible Of War / Monarch

Starting with Crucible of War, Legend Story Studios reduced the rarity types from six to five. The First Edition print run increased to 900,000 booster packs. The Cold Foil distribution improved, with one Cold Foil in every 22 packs for Crucible of War. The distribution further increased to one in every 20 packs for Tales Of Aria. As with other sets, Cold Foils are exclusive to First Edition packs, while all Unlimited foils are rainbow varieties.

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In summary, Cold Foils are the pinnacle of Flesh and Blood collectibles. They look outstanding and can be quite valuable. However, to get them, you’ll need to open First Edition boxes, which cater to dedicated fans. Best of luck on your quest for fabulous foils!

Cold Foil vs. Hot Foil for Labels

Adding foil can significantly enhance the quality of your labeled products. Depending on your requirements, you might use cold foil, hot foil, or even none at all if a metallized substrate suffices.

While you don't need to become a foil expert, we're here to choose the best solutions for your projects. Many clients are curious about the difference between hot foil and cold foil for labels. Here's some basic information for those interested.

Cold Foil vs. Hot Foil – What’s the Difference?

The primary differences between cold foil and hot foil lie in their application methods, the materials they can be used on, and their appearance.

Application Methods

Cold foil must be applied to smooth, flat label materials, while hot foil can be used on rough stocks and textured papers, sometimes in combination with embossing, something cold foil cannot achieve.

Appearance

The visual difference is subtle. Cold foil lies flat on the label surface, whereas hot foil has a slightly raised appearance, giving it a high-end look in some applications. Both foils are available in various colors and reflective qualities.

How is Cold Foil Applied to Labels?

Cold foil is applied by “printing” UV-curable adhesive onto the label surface in the desired design shape. Foil is then pressed onto the adhesive, covering it entirely. Excess foil is stripped away from areas without adhesive, and the labels are processed under UV light to cure the adhesive.

This method only works on smooth labels and isn’t suitable for intricate designs. Cold foil is often used as an accent on simple designs for smooth stock, making it popular for health, beauty, and cosmetic labels.

How is Hot Foil Applied to Labels?

Hot foil requires a metal die, created in the reverse image of the design element. The heated die presses down on a foil roll between the die and the labels, transferring the foil to the label surface.

Hot foil is ideal for detailed designs and can be used on rough materials like estate papers, making it perfect for wine and spirits labels.

Cost and Turnaround Times

Cold foil is often more cost-effective since producing a metal hot stamp die is expensive. Additionally, creating the hot stamp die adds to the production time, possibly delaying your label project.

Metallized Label Material Alternative

Sometimes, neither foil solution is ideal. Metallized label materials can often achieve the desired look.

For free samples of labels with cold foil, hot foil, or metallized materials, contact Resource Label Group today.

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