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Naboolou
Naboolou aka Lou is a 28.91 year old boy, has been a member since March 28, 2005, has scored 2,777 submissions, giving an average score of 1.41, helping 19 designs get printed.
Color Question
I know it says no more than 4 distinct colors. What exactly does that mean?

I'm wondering I used several different greys in a shirt if each one is a separate color or they are all considered as black.

Meaning do different shades of the same color count as separate colors?

Jaycee
Jaycee on Apr 14 '05 at 8:53am
yes.
grayehound
   grayehound on Apr 14 '05 at 9:01am
If it takes a different ink to make a color, then that's another color. If you can find a successful way to shade a color (halftones aren't allowed, for the most part), then you could simulate other colors.



My question for the threadless crew is this: do you guys ever use translucent inks?
kevindujour
   kevindujour on Apr 14 '05 at 9:03am
You can create the appearance of different value levels of a color by using color halftones.



A quick google image search brought up a good example if you don't understand.



http://www.pronto.co.nz/submit/halftone.gif
kevindujour
   kevindujour on Apr 14 '05 at 9:06am
I started typing before you posted your response.



I pose to you: Half tones aren't allowed?
kevindujour
   kevindujour on Apr 14 '05 at 9:07am
nevermind



Too Many Colors - Design must have 4 or less unique colors, no gradients, no photographs, no tiny halftones. Remember, black & white count.
4 days later
KEMMLER
KEMMLER on Apr 18 '05 at 7:30pm
they won't even take big halftones. I did one with a rather large halftone that got declined.
evilina
evilina on Apr 18 '05 at 9:34pm
4 colors means 4 colors. grey, dark grey, light grey, and pale grey each have their own color in threadless' book. besides, you can't really do the halftone thing, they don't accept it often.
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