Gloss effect

A method for creating a gloss effect, comprising:

• adjusting a color selected for a first pattern ink among a plurality of pattern inks to appear lighter;
• selecting a common geometric pattern for the plurality of pattern inks including the first pattern ink and a second pattern ink among the plurality of pattern inks;
• writing a feature within an object;
• writing a geometric pattern opaquely on top of the selected common geometric pattern;
• and
• writing the geometric pattern opaquely on top of the feature in the color adjusted selected for the first pattern ink to create a gloss effect with the geometric pattern opaquely on top of the feature in the color adjusted selected for the first pattern ink which displays the feature.

A system for rendering a gloss effect, comprising:

• a memory;
• a storage medium for storing data;
• and
• a processor in communication with the storage medium and the memory, the processor executing machine readable instructions for:
• adjusting a color selected with a first RGB color value for a first pattern ink among a plurality of pattern inks to appear lighter;
• selecting a common geometric pattern for the plurality of pattern inks including the first pattern ink and a second pattern ink among the plurality of pattern inks;
• writing a feature within an object with a second RGB color value;
• writing a geometric pattern opaquely on top of the selected common geometric pattern;
• erasing the feature within the object with a third RGB color value;
• writing the feature with a fourth RGB color value;
• and
• writing the geometric pattern opaquely on top of the feature in the color adjusted selected for the first pattern ink to create a gloss effect with the geometric pattern opaquely on top of the feature in the color adjusted selected for the first pattern ink which displays the feature.