example…
Okay…seems I’m always biting off more than I can possibly chew!
Since I’m always under deadline and short of time, I’ll elaborate on the “look” of what I proposed.
An approach like the one I proposed would first be realized as a halftone dot pattern screen. Everyone can visualize the comic book dot patterns that constitute the printed artwork, right?
Okay…we reduce our shirt design to an ordinary dot pattern screen and produce the appropriate silk screen for print purposes.
The silk screen artist (the person who actually does the hands-on production) pours three different colours of silk screen ink onto the ready silk screen.
Lets assume (for arguments sake) that the three colours are; yellow, blue, and red.
The artist pours a line of yellow, blue, and red onto the screen and then drags that ink across the screen surface with a rubber squeegee forcing it through the screen and on to the surface of the shirt.
As the different colour inks are pulled across the screen they blend very subtly as they penetrate the screen and find their way onto the fabric.
The result is a one-of-a-kind “blend” each and every time the squeegee is dragged across the screen.
It’s a very routine and ordinary screen print technique and can be very nice…especially if the colours are complimentary and chosen to appropriately support the image. It can look rather ghastly, as you can imagine.
To further visualize the idea, think of a rainbow effect. Suppose you wanted to silk screen your name on a shirt but wanted a bit more visual interest rather than a single colour. By using this technique you could make the letters of your name look rather like a rainbow. Now I’d find that tacky, but others may be pleased with it.
You get the ideas though.
Create a emboldened line/wireframe teapot.
Flood the silk screen with the VRay logo colours.
Drag the ink across the screen and…voila! nice image!
As I find time, I’ll look for examples of the techinque and post em.
See ya!
jojo
