Currently white ink (white underprint) is available with Kraft Brown, Matte and Glossy Clear, Silver Metallic Film and Chrome Silver Film WePrint Sheet labels and on WePrint Roll labels. For more information about this process, check out our blog article on printing white ink: https://www.avery.com/blog/how-white-ink-underprint-makes-labels-pop/ Note: To use the white ink option, please be sure to select the correct material in the Calculator Page How to Add White Ink for WePrint Sheets
When you add an image with white, you can choose whether to print the white areas or to let the label material show through.
- Select Keep all white if you want all the white in your image to be printed
- If you want the label material to show through in the white areas of your image, select Remove all white, then Dark Mode will automatically be applied to view where your label material will show through
- If there’s a white background that you don’t want to print, select Remove white background, then Dark Mode will automatically be applied to see where your label material will show through
- Use the slider to Adjust White Removal to take out or leave in similar colors
- Advanced Mode has more options to adjust specific areas, just click Remove or Restore and then click in the image the area to touch-up and click Apply
Click Add Image when you're done with white ink choices. Be sure to keep the Use white ink box checked on the Preview page.
Matte, Glossy Clear, Silver Metallic Film and Chrome Silver Film:
Note: The material in the Preview and View PDF Proof will appear as grey in order to differentiate between the clear material and the white ink. The material will stay as Matte or Glossy Clear when printed. Please be sure to keep the Use white ink box checked on the Preview page.
Kraft Brown:
Note: You will need to keep the Use white ink box checked on the Preview page to print white ink of Kraft Brown labels.
How to add white Ink for WePrint Rolls
For our WePrint roll labels, white ink is available on these materials:
- Silver Metallic
- Clear Film
- Chrome Film
- Clear Squeezable
When you order roll labels, provide the instructions for where to apply white ink in the Add a Special Request box on the Complete Your Order page before add to cart.
This shows labels with and without white ink underprint:
Here is an example of your view in the pdf proof. The image on the right demonstrates where the white ink will be printed on your WePrint Roll label.
Check out our blog article on printing white ink: https://www.avery.com/blog/how-white-ink-underprint-makes-labels-pop/