(2020-04-30, 17:14)N. W. Perry Wrote: I think I've read that, for patterns, it's desirable to aim toward representing the real-life version as closely as practical.
I disagree with this. I think we should go with the intended color, not the color as it shows on a real part. Part of the appeal of LDraw is that you can use a part in a color that has never produced in real life. Trying to deal with the slight transparency of the ink is a nightmare waiting to happen.
Actually, I don't think this is "our" problem. An intrepid developer could, in fact, have this transparency in their renderer if they wanted and us doing anything other than the intended color would mess this up.