Full color gamut, high resolution three-dimensional object

A method, comprising:

• forming, by a three-dimensional fabrication apparatus, a three-dimensional object through an additive manufacturing process, the three-dimensional object comprising a plurality of part material layers and at least one coloring layer applied upon at least one of the plurality of part material layers;
• selecting, by the three-dimensional fabrication apparatus, at least one extruding pattern for at least one part layer of the plurality of part layers;
• and
• extruding, by the three-dimensional fabrication apparatus, the at least one extruding pattern at the at least one part layer within the plurality of part layers to create a visual effect.

A system, comprising:

• a computing device including at least one processor configured to execute instructions operative to:
• virtually slice a digital representation of a three-dimensional object with color into a plurality of two-dimensional cross-section layers;
• identify areas containing color within each of the plurality of two-dimensional cross-section layers of the three-dimensional object;
• and
• generate a bitmap for each of the plurality of two-dimensional cross-section layers containing the areas containing color;
• and
• a three-dimensional fabrication apparatus comprising an extruder assembly and a print head, the three-dimensional fabrication apparatus configured to:
• deposit, by the extruder assembly, a first part material layer corresponding to a first layer of the plurality of two-dimensional cross-section layers;
• deposit, by the print head, at least one first coloring layer on at least a portion of the first part material layer;
• and
• deposit, by the extruder assembly, a second part material layer corresponding to a second layer of the plurality of two-dimensional cross-section layers on the at least one first coloring layer.