CPC A43B 1/0027 (2013.01) [A41D 31/02 (2013.01); A43B 1/0072 (2013.01); A43B 5/02 (2013.01); A43B 23/02 (2013.01); B41J 2/21 (2013.01); B41J 3/407 (2013.01); B41M 5/0047 (2013.01); B41M 5/0058 (2013.01); B41M 5/0064 (2013.01); B41M 5/0076 (2013.01); B41M 5/0088 (2013.01); D06P 1/44 (2013.01); D06P 1/5257 (2013.01); D06P 5/30 (2013.01); H04N 1/54 (2013.01); B41M 2205/38 (2013.01); B41M 2205/42 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An article of apparel comprising:
a nonwhite substrate; and
a plurality of sequential layers of an opaque white ink and at least one substantially translucent color ink intermixed together,
the plurality of sequential layers comprising:
a first layer of ink in contact with the nonwhite substrate comprising a first mixture of the opaque white ink and at least one substantially translucent color ink, the first layer of ink having a first ratio of white ink to color ink being less than or equal to 1:1;
a second layer of ink on at least a portion of the first layer of ink, the second layer of ink comprising a second mixture of the opaque white ink and the at least one substantially translucent color ink, the second layer of ink having a second ratio of white ink to color ink being less than or equal to 1:1;
a third layer of ink on at least a portion of the second layer of ink, the third layer of ink comprising a third mixture of the opaque white ink and the at least one substantially translucent color ink, the third layer of ink having a third ratio of white ink to color ink being less than or equal to 1:1,
wherein the first ratio, second ratio, and the third ratio are substantially equal, and
wherein at least a portion of the first layer, second, layer, and third layers overlap and a sum of the plurality of sequential layers of intermixed translucent color ink and opaque white ink on the nonwhite substrate at the overlapping portion produces a desired color that is optically indistinguishable in the visible spectrum from the same color printed onto a white substrate using opaque color inks.
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