Side lighting check for raised print features
Yeah, totally agree. Raised print is honestly the first thing I check under side lighting—it's amazing how many fakes mess that up. I've had a couple pass a UV test but fail hard on tactile feel alone. So yeah, definitely worth verifying before any serious use.
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Yeah, I gotta ask — which state are you looking at? Not all states have raised print features, and it honestly really matters which ones do. Makes a big difference for the check, tbh.
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Yeah, side lighting is one of those checks a lot of people skip, but honestly, it tells you so much about depth and alignment of raised features. I've caught some pretty bad embossing issues just by tilting a card under a desk lamp. Good tip for sure — easy add to the routine.
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Great tip on checking raised tactile print under side lighting – that's one of the first things I look at when QC'ing a new batch. To add to that, I've found that the quality of the raised print can tell you a lot about the overall manufacturing precision. When you hold the card at a shallow angle under a strong desk lamp, you're not just checking for presence vs. absence – you're evaluating the depth consistency, edge sharpness, and