A method of hot-melt printing, comprising: printing a melt of an opaque material and at least one translucent pigmented material onto a substrate, the opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material being supplied from different printheads. The opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material mix on the substrate. The printing further comprises: printing at least one color comprising multiple printed layers of the opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material. The multiple printed layers comprises: at least a first layer comprising the opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material, the first layer having a predetermined first ratio of opaque material to translucent pigmented material; and at least a second layer comprising the opaque material and the at least one translucent pigmented material, the second layer having a predetermined second ratio of opaque material to translucent pigmented material different from the first ratio. The first ratio is greater than the second ratio.