System and method for producing seesaw gloss effect and recording medium with seesaw gloss effect

摘要

A system and method render see-saw scalable gloss effect image patterns on a recording medium by using to two colors to provide one region with a relatively smooth surface, while a second region has a relatively rougher surface. A third region is added composed of a color different than the first two, wherein the third region has a relatively smooth surface where it intersects with the first region and a relatively rougher surface where it intersects with the second region. As the rendered recording medium is tilted at different angles, the image patterns thereon toggle to create a see-saw effect.

主权项

1. A method for rendering gloss effect image patterns on a recording medium, comprising:
(a) electronically creating a first electronic pattern ink, said first electronic pattern ink including a first color and holes, said holes representing locations in said first electronic pattern ink where said first color is absent; (b) electronically creating an electronic image region; (c) electronically painting, using said first electronic pattern ink, said electronic image region to create an electronic image region background having first color locations and holes, said first color locations representing locations in said electronic image region background where the first color is present, said holes representing locations in said electronic image region background where said first color is absent; (d) electronically painting a first predetermined portion of said holes within said electronic image region background with a second color to create a first image in said electronic image region, said second color being different than said first color; (e) electronically creating a second electronic pattern ink, said second electronic pattern ink including a third color and holes, said holes representing locations in said second electronic pattern ink where said third color is absent, said third color being different than said first color, said third color being different than said second color; (f) electronically creating a second image; (g) electronically painting, using said second electronic pattern ink, said second image; and (f) rendering, using marking materials, said electronic image region on the recording medium such that said first image is visible when a relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is a first angle and said second image is visible when a relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is a second angle, said second angle being not equal to said first angle, said second image not being visible when the relative angle between an observer's viewing angle and an angle of illuminating the recording medium by an illumination source is said first angle.