Color Blending In Machine Embroidery
Color blending or mixing is admittedly one of those areas in commercial machine embroidery digitizing that are easier said than being done. The advice on the subject is rampant and easily accessible. But, it is an altogether different story when we are actually talking about execution. Embroidery digitizers, especially the new ones, find it hard to wrap their heads around such advice, which is often deemed as an airy-fairy affair. The cause for this negligence is that actual color or gradient mixing takes experience and experimenting, before one finally starts to develop a ‘sense’ of how things are actually working. But, it is not the only reason. Partially, it has to do with the way color blending is taught. Irrespective of your skill level, a basic understanding of color mixing principles is essential. We will break color mixing in commercial machine embroidery digitizing to the basic, and take things from the beginning. So, without further ado, let us plunge into the basics.