Changes in my Method – How do I Quantify Color? – April 16
Nupoor C -
Hello everyone! I’m proud to announce that, as of yesterday, I’ve officially completed all of my trials! Of the 15 different floral components I’ve tested, 14 yield shades of green and yellow, and one (the velvet mesquite bark) did not dye at all.
But now I must figure out a way to show that my results are significant. As I was considering how to analyze color, I had one question pop up – how do I quantify color? My first theory was that I’d give every color present a label and then make a grid with all the dyestuffs and the labels and tally the color up to show that it is consistent. As I started working though, I realized that’s both confusing and tedious.
I’m currently working with a “color 1” and “color 2” system. “Color 1” represents the main color of the dyed sample, and it is a different color for each group of dyestuff. If all three samples that have been dyed are uniform in color and have no other colors (or lack thereof), that sample gains three points in the category “color 1.” If another color (or the lack of color, leading to an uneven dye) is present within the group of fabrics dyed by that material, then a point is added to the category “color 2” for each sample that phenomenon occurs in. Since my research question only has me looking at consistency and saturation (I’ve defined any visible color to be saturated) of the dyes, I really only need to look for the presence of color and if there is any discernible difference between the swatches tried with the same dyestuff. In the case that no color is present, the categories of “color 1” and “color 2” will both show as zero, since no dyeing has occurred. I can’t wait to show you all my results next week, when I will have completed the boring math bits!
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