Technique · Surface

Spot UV mockups

Spot UV is a clear varnish printed only where the logo is. It has no colour, so PreviewFly changes only the shine: the logo turns glossy and slightly deeper, and shows most when the light catches it, as on a real box.

Try it on your logo Where it works

Offered on: Coated board
Library products: 48 of 407
Family: Surface

Business Cards · Spot UV · 3 cm

A PreviewFly download of the sample logo

What you see in the render

The parts of a real spot UV the mockup gets right, from your file and the photo's light.

01 Gloss only Sharper highlights and slightly richer colour under the varnish; no ink.

02 Light-dependent Strong where the photo's light reflects, almost invisible elsewhere.

Spot UV on real products

The sample logo as spot UV, downloaded from PreviewFly on library scenes. Each links to the product.

Business Cards · 3 cm

Where it works

Spot UV is offered on 1 of 10 materials, as the app's picker offers it. Pick another material and the app won't offer it.

Coated board · Spot UV Cards, rigid boxes, covers

Artwork that works

Your file's shape is the varnish area; its colours are ignored.

Limits we show

Colourless: only the shine changes.
Reads best on matte, dark stock.

Products made this way

48 in the library

Blank scene A4 Flyer Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Coaster Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Framed Poster Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Gift Card Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Greeting Card Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Hardcover Book Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Journal Coated board 6 techniques

Blank scene Magazine Coated board 6 techniques

Every process on every material

Offered Offered under “other methods” Empty: not offered

Which print process is offered on which material
Process	Cotton	Polyester	Ceramic	Glass	Plastic	Painted metal	Stainless steel	Kraft board	Coated board	Leather	Wood
Embroidery	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
3D puff embroidery	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Embroidered patches	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Screen & digital print	offered	offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	not offered	offered	offered
Water-based discharge	other method	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Sublimation	not offered	offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Ceramic decals	not offered	not offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered
Offset & flexo	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	not offered	not offered
Stickers & labels	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	offered	not offered	not offered
Hot foil stamping	other method	other method	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	other method
Embossing	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	not offered
Debossing	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	other method
Spot UV	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	not offered	not offered
Laser engraving	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	offered	offered	other method	not offered	offered	offered
Glass etching	not offered	not offered	not offered	offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered	not offered

Spot UV, asked often

Why can I barely see it?

That is spot UV. It shows when light catches it; on matte dark stock it reads best.

Related processes

Hot foil stamping Embossing All 15 processes