Composition and method for raised thermographic printing

A raised thermographic product comprising a substrate having raised thermographic print thereon which is greater than 0.01 inches in height and which is produced by a method comprising the steps of:

• preparing a large granulation powder having a particle size of about 20 to 50 mesh;
• printing a wet ink line having a width of about 1/16 TO 1/8 inch on a substrate for receiving the large granulation powder;
• placing a sufficient amount of the large granulation powder on the wet ink line to provide a desired height to the raised thermographic product;
• removing a sufficient amount of large granulation powder from the substrate to avoid a blurred thermographic product, while leaving a sufficient amount in contact with the ink line to provide the desired height;
• heating the substrate over an amount of time sufficient to entirely melt and fuse the large granulation powder to yield a smooth surface, yet insufficient to cause overmelting flattening of the large granulation powder;
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• cooling the fused large granulation powder sufficiently to avoid flattening, sticking, or smearing of the fused powder, thereby obtaining the raised thermographic print.