A pigment represents a piece of fabric that changes color because of the light reflected after absorption. Although pigments transmit light mostly from artificial sources, standing outside on a brilliantly sunny day can have the same absorption and reflection effect. Manufacturers use pigments to alter the colors of ink, food, paints, and wholesale clothing fabric. At first generated from natural sources such as plants, minerals, and animal byproducts, contemporarily designed pigments come from manipulating synthetic sources to create every color known to the designers of pigment dyed t-shirts.