GOLD SEAL VELLUM is a high-quality vellum paper designed for inkjet, laser printers and copiers. Screen Printers use Vellum as a positive for burning screens. This is an inexpensive alternative to using a camera and film. Why? Because Gold Seal Vellum is less expensive than film. Gold Seal Vellum is also more durable and more stable than other vellums, meaning it won't shrink and wreck your separations.
Over the last few years a trend has developed in the screen printing industry to use translucent vellum paper and laser acetate to make positives to expose screens. The change from a traditional film positive to an inexpensive paper positive has been a major shift in what many think is a high tech industry.
We like to compare this change similar to the offset printing industry where paper and plastic plates are widely used for short runs and non-critical jobs.
Why Vellum?It's a pretty simple answer - cost. Vellum paper can be printed on an inkjet, laser printer or copier and costs 5 to 30 cents (depending on size). With this kind of saving it doesn't take long to figure out what makes vellum so attractive.
