The next thing is to make sure that the printer gets the colours right. The printer has to digitally print all 96 panels on a transparent material so that it can be stuck onto the glass in the rooflight - so it's really important that this stage is done properly. The photo above is the first sample I got back. You can see that it's nearly invisible, so I needed to somehow get the colour deeper and more vibrant.
This second sample is miles better. The difference is, this one is printed first with the colour white, which gives the other colours a background so that they show up more. See how the reds and light blue are looking really rich and deep? But what about the dark blue that looks almost black? Won't that be too dark in the dining room? This was my worry, so I ordered another set of samples, this time with different percentages of white behind, starting with 25% (transparent white) and going up to 100% (opaque white). I want the colours to look bright, but not too dense. It's always a compromise.
Let's hope one of those will be ok!
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