Patent ID: 7399796

Claim:
A method for creating raised area and special printing effects using ink jet technology comprising the steps of: jetting a UV light curable composition on an area selected for the special printing effects in an amount corresponding to the area selected and a desired height for the raised area relative to a medium on which it is deposited; jetting a non-curable support material on the area selected wherein the amount of material to be deposited corresponds to the area selected for said printing effects and the height of the raised area relative to the medium on which said composition is deposited, wherein said non-curable support material that comprises from about 50% to about 80% by weight of a fatty alcohol or combinations of fatty alcohols of the structure C n H 2n+1 OH wherein n is an integer from about 12 to about 22; curing the area selected with UV light; and removing the support material by applying heat to melt away the support material.