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5 Tips for Designing Enamel Pin Badges

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    March 28, 2023 4:51 AM EDT

    5 Tips for Designing Enamel Pin Badges

    1. Include a metal outline: Include a metal outline around each section of colour. Every colour has a raised metal border to stop the colours from bleeding with each other during production.Get more news about Metal Cloisonne Pins,you can vist our website!

    - The minimum metal line thickness for Soft Enamel Pin Badges is 0.088mm, which is 0.25pt in Adobe Illustrator.
    - The minimum metal line thickness for Cloisonne Pin Badges is 0.176mm, which is 0.5pt in Adobe Illustrator.
    2. Allow enough space for colour enamel to be infilled:

    Enamel Pins Badges are similar to stained glass windows. Each section of colour is segmented and bordered by a metal outline, but instead of coloured glass, we used coloured enamel liquid.

    In the same respect as a stained glass window, the areas of colour cannot be too small or intricate. We are not able to add colour enamel to very small or thin areas, there has to be a minimum to allow the enamel to flow into the segmented and recessed area.

    - The minimum enamel infill area for soft enamel badges is 0.423mm, which is 1.2pt in Adobe Illustrator
    - The minimum enamel infill area for cloisonne badges 0.35mm, which is 1pt in Adobe Illustrator

    3. Keep size in mind: The complexity of the design needs to correlate with the size of your badge. If you have a complex design, we recommend going for a bigger badge (30mm +) for the best possible result.
    4. Colours matter: Select colours that harmonise with each other and especially take into consideration your metal plating choice. Contrasting colours can often look great together too. It’s important to note that you can only use solid colours for your design. Colour gradients are not achievable. If you really need a badge with colour, please consider our Offset Pin Badge.

    5. Utilise different platings: The plating for enamel badges doesn’t have to be gold or silver. For example, if your design has black lines, go with our dyed black metal plating (see an example below). All our plating options are FREE, so please take a look at the various options we offer and select the plating that works best for your design.