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US 2017/0361642 A1Published application
Multi-Dimensional Art Works and Methods
OwnerCharles White, Louise Nicholson Carter +1inventors
InventorsCharles White, Louise Nicholson Carter, Kirk Bauer
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a method may include selectively applying a mask to a first surface of a substrate. The mask may include one or more components defining a selected pattern and having a non-uniform density. The method may further include etching the first surface of the substrate based on the mask and selectively processing the first surface of the substrate to produce a multi-dimensional artwork.
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A method comprises:
- selectively printing a selected pattern onto a first surface of a substrate using a printer, the pattern including one or more pigments having a non-uniform density, the non-uniform density being formed by printing at least one pigment at a first pigment density at a first portion of the selected pattern and printing one of the first pigment and a second pigment of the one or more pigments at a second pigment density at a second portion of the selected pattern such that the selected pattern includes a spatially varying pigment density;
- exposing the selected pattern to ultraviolet light to cure the one or more pigments to form the mask;
- etching the first surface of the substrate to produce an etched surface based on the mask;
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- selectively processing the etched surface of the substrate to produce a multi-dimensional artwork.
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A multi-dimensional artwork comprising:
- a substrate including a first surface having one or more etched portions, the one or more etched portions including etches of different depths and thicknesses;
- an ink pattern applied to at least a portion of the first surface;
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- a sealant layer applied to at least one of the ink pattern and the substrate;
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- wherein the substrate, the one or more etched portions and the ink pattern cooperate to provide a multi-dimensional artwork.
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A method comprising:
- selectively printing a selected pattern onto a first surface of a substrate, the pattern including at least two of a plurality of pigment components and including a non-uniform density formed by printing one of the at least two of the plurality of pigments with a first density at a first portion of the selected pattern and at a second density at a second portion of the selected pattern, wherein the first density and a second density are greater than zero;
- exposing the selected pattern to ultraviolet light to form a mask;
- selectively exposing the mask and the first surface of the substrate to an etching solution to produce an etched surface;
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- selectively processing the etched surface to produce a multi-dimensional workpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.