Setting up background to print on brown / Kraft paper

[lisass30]

As you'll tell from this question, I'm a complete novice! I'm looking to design and print wedding invites on brown / Kraft paper. How should I set up my background colour - should it just be white or does it need to be transparent?

[Derek Cross · Accepted solution]

Are you hoping to print onto kraft paper? If so, you'll have problems. You can only print white with screen printing and blocking. I believe there are some desktop printers available that can print white but they are expensive.

You could scan some kraft paper and use that as a digital background (or download a background such as: https://www.shutterstock.com/search/kraft+paper+background ) and have the lettering "white out" of the "kraft" background.

[lisass30]

Thanks Derek. I am looking to print directly on to kraft paper but with black ink. Your reply confirms above that a white background is okay for this piece - I really just wanted to sense check that a white background wouldnt print white onto the Kraft paper.

[Derek Cross]

No doubt you'll be doing some test printing. I think you'll find printing black on Kraft, or similar, will look rather gloomy for a wedding invitation!