Patent ID: 8157872
Filing Date: 2012-04-17
Classification: B05D,B44D,B44F,C09D,D06P

Abstract:
1. A method for producing an artistic article by coloring and shaping a substantially wicking substrate of dimensions X, Y, and Z with the XY plane representing the major plane, and affixing the colored shape onto a support comprising: applying to a substantially wicking substrate an ink mixture comprising a first dye comprising a first dye molecule and a second dye comprising a second dye molecule to define a region of reference, the first dye molecule and the second dye molecule having different chemical structures that cause the first dye molecule and the second dye molecule to move at different rates within the substantially wicking substrate as a result of a first solvent; applying the first solvent to the substantially wicking substrate to disperse the first and second dyes within an ink solution and to move the dyes; moving by the first solvent the dissolved first dye and the dissolved second dye about the XY dimensions of the substantially wicking substrate in a defined direction to exploit the differences in partitioning behavior of the dyes as they chemically interact with first solvent and the substantially wicking substrate to carry the two dyes for different distances outside of the defined region of reference in the XY dimensions to color an area of the substantially wicking substrate; coloring an area outside of the defined region of reference in the XY dimensions of the substantially wicking substrate by allowing the first solvent to move through a portion of the first dye for a first distance from the region of reference and the second dye a second distance from the region of reference wherein the first distance moved is sufficiently different from the second distance in the XY dimensions to recognize a separation between the first dye and the second dye; selecting a user defined portion of the colored wicking substrate for further processing; removing the user defined portion from the colored wicking substrate to use for shaping; shaping into one or more shaped forms the portion of the colored wicking substrate removed; assembling one or more colored shaped forms and a support into a user-defined aggregate; and affixing the aggregate onto the support to produce an artistic product for display.