The invention relates to solvent type metal ink for BOPP thin film printing and a preparation method of the solvent type metal ink. The solvent type metal ink is prepared from, by weight, 10-30 parts of metallic pigment, 25-50 parts of solvent and 30-60 parts of film-forming resin. The metallic pigment is one of bronze powder and aluminum silver powder, the solvent is an esterified organic solvent, and the film-forming resin is nitrocotton resin. In the preparation process, the metallic pigment and the solvent are fully and evenly mixed, then the film-forming resin is added, full stirring is carried out till even dispersion is achieved, then pouring and packaging are carried out, and after aluminum foil sealing is carried out, the finished metal ink is prepared. Compared with the prior art, the prepared metal ink has good printing adaptability on BOPP, hole shrinkage or other phenomena are not likely to happen, the completeness and attractiveness of printed matter are protected, the preparation process is simple, the prepared finished product is good in stability, multiple additives do not need to be additionally added, production cost is reduced, and the method is suitable for industrial and efficient mass production.