Elevated / textured UV print (Alto mode) on Canon PRISMAelevate XL
officialSurface prep
Per Canon elevate workflow
Primer
Optional varnish in elevation to reduce tension
Layer order
Elevation layers (all colors or white only) → white cover → full-color; optional varnish
White layers
as elevation structure (white-only option)
CMYK layers
top color layer
Varnish
optional in elevation
Print mode
Alto: up to 1 mm height, max 36 layers (~50 µm per layer); Alto-Plus up to 2 mm / 54 layers; Brila transparent elevation up to 0.25 mm / 18 layers; release 2.1 up to 4 mm
Notes
Canon PRISMAelevate XL brochure / Graphiplaza: published elevation heights and layer counts
Source: Canon (via NozzleCheck citations) · 2026-10-26