Fathom Effects are easy to add to your design, but it’s a whole new kind of embellishment, with its own wrinkles. We have some best practices to follow to get the results you want.
some paragraphs of general advice?
Blog posts about techniques
Fathom Designer is our online authoring tool. Drop in your graphics file, assign Fathom Effects to spot colors, preview with 3D packaging mockups, and export print-ready files for production.
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Getting started. A tutorial project to get your feet wet with our free online tool.
Effect experimentation. See how to quickly try out different effects in Fathom Designer.
Preview on different containers. 3D previews to see how your design looks on different containers is downright useful even if you haven’t added our embellishments.
Adding effects to existing designs. See a case study of how Fathom Effects slot right into your artwork.
Overprinting. Fathom Effects look great when overprinted with solid and gradient tints, or intertwined with your art.
Applying effects across a product line. We have a library of containers to preview your design on.
Illustrator plugin. It’s in alpha, but can be the quickest way to preview new effects in your design.
Adjusting colors. Because Fathom Effects are extra layers of ink, they will alter overprinted colors. Fathom Designer’s preview shows you how your design will look.
what tutorials/examples are we missing? drop shadow and other tricks to make things look deeper, popping in/out, moving faster/slower/backwards. Project that shows why you would think about Fathom Effects from the beginning as an integral part of the design.