MrSouthpaw
Sr Member
Re: Where to buy accurate BTTF2 cap?
I believe the base colors of the lenticular are yellow, pink, and blue.
The colors caused by lenticular action are....
yellow+pink = a very light orange/salmon color
pink+blue = purple/violet
blue+yellow = green
I think this last combo, the base blue and mixed green are possibly causing people to see cyan or turquoise as I once did.
You can see my preliminary study here..... The numbered hats are referring to a picture someone posted and can be ignored.
https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=144604&page=3&p=4025762&viewfull=1#post4025762
The reason the panel in the pic you posted is exhibiting almost total violet is because it is relatively flat. DS hats do the same thing on the brim where it is the flattest. Present a large uninterrupted area of color.
This also proves the DS lenticular does not have a color bunching or concentration problem, imo. It is simply the construction of the hat that makes the colors very random over a small area due to the material bunching and puckering due to making it like a traditional baseball cap with triangle panels, instead of the square panels with points at the top.
Something to consider also. The hoverboard honeycomb is a Sommers product so they were probably the original supplier for the hat lenticular. And since the Lantor is the same color, I believe that is now the closest source to the screen used lenticular. At least for color matching, since it is too thick to make a hat from.
The Lantor is linked here. They specify yellow, pink, and blue.
https://www.lantorlimited.com/3D-Lenticular-sheets-Multicolor-Yellow-Orange-p/sh-r001.htm
I do not believe the violet is a base color. I think it is a result of lenticular action.Further to the above... here is an example of the original caps with almost NO green OR violet visible, supporting the theory that these "extra" two colors are just a result of blending:
https://i.imgur.com/u98zHc6.jpg
And yet, in this shot, almost the entire square of one front panel is violet (makes it look like it's another color, not just blending of the purple and cyan):
https://i.imgur.com/tac0Qn4.jpg
Am I overthinking all this?
I believe the base colors of the lenticular are yellow, pink, and blue.
The colors caused by lenticular action are....
yellow+pink = a very light orange/salmon color
pink+blue = purple/violet
blue+yellow = green
I think this last combo, the base blue and mixed green are possibly causing people to see cyan or turquoise as I once did.
You can see my preliminary study here..... The numbered hats are referring to a picture someone posted and can be ignored.
https://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=144604&page=3&p=4025762&viewfull=1#post4025762
The reason the panel in the pic you posted is exhibiting almost total violet is because it is relatively flat. DS hats do the same thing on the brim where it is the flattest. Present a large uninterrupted area of color.
This also proves the DS lenticular does not have a color bunching or concentration problem, imo. It is simply the construction of the hat that makes the colors very random over a small area due to the material bunching and puckering due to making it like a traditional baseball cap with triangle panels, instead of the square panels with points at the top.
Something to consider also. The hoverboard honeycomb is a Sommers product so they were probably the original supplier for the hat lenticular. And since the Lantor is the same color, I believe that is now the closest source to the screen used lenticular. At least for color matching, since it is too thick to make a hat from.
The Lantor is linked here. They specify yellow, pink, and blue.
https://www.lantorlimited.com/3D-Lenticular-sheets-Multicolor-Yellow-Orange-p/sh-r001.htm