A process for enrobing a core, such as a tablet core, uses a coating that is
made
of a patterned film having portions that are visually distinct (e.g, differently
colored) from one another and having a transition line segment between these visually
distinct portions. At least a portion of an outer surface of the core is covered
with the film, such that the transition line segment forms a substantially continuous
transition line on the coating and such that a film seam is formed which is different
from the transition line. Alternatively, the coating is formed from two such patterned
films, in which case the outer surface of the core is covered with the two films
such that the two transition line segments cooperate to form a substantially continuous
transition line on the coating and a film seam is formed which is different from
the transition line. Prior to covering the outer surface of the core, the two films
may be oriented such that the resulting enrobed core has a bi-colored coating with
two visually distinct portions each lying on opposite sides of the transition line
of the coating. The two films may also be oriented such that the resulting enrobed
core has four alternately arranged colored portions, two of which are of a first
color and the other two of which are of a second color, thereby resulting in a
"checkerboard" effect.