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Decoration types
Laser Engraved, Full-Color UV Printed and Full-Print backgrounds compared.
| Decoration | What it is | Best for | Tips |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laser Engraved | Your design is burned into the leather or leatherette by laser. | Clean, premium, one-tone designs: text, line art, simple marks. | Your artwork is traced into clean outlines for engraving. Use bold shapes and solid black artwork. Very thin lines and tiny text may not engrave cleanly. Photos, gradients and shaded artwork may not trace cleanly: choose Full-Color UV Printed for those. |
| Full-Color UV Printed | Your design is printed in full color directly onto the patch. | Gradients, photos, many colors, bright designs. | Use high-resolution artwork. Colors may look slightly different from your screen. |
| Full-Print background | A printed background fills the patch edge to edge, with your artwork or text on top. | Wood, stone, patterns, or your own background image. | See Full-Print backgrounds. |
Leatherette vs Genuine Veg-Tan.
- Leatherette is consistent in color and comes in many colors.
- Genuine Veg-Tan is real vegetable-tanned leather. Its natural grain and color vary from piece to piece, which is part of its character.
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