Three-color prints
Analyzing the two-color prints was fairly straight-forward, so I expected more of the same with the three and up prints too. Nope. Not only did there seem to be more variety in color, but the colors overlap in more combinations which would leave me wondering if I was looking at overlap or a separately printed line? There were a surprising amount of indeterminate colors (Is it a purple turned brown and faded? Purposeful buff? A terribly faded olive? Meant to be green with completely faded blue leaving only faded yellow?)
I analyzed as best I could, guessing rather randomly at times and suspecting entirely too many greens of being one-step or single greens. The data here is thus much less reliable, but I created a chart anyway (sample size: 34 fabrics). The information seemed to be all over the place with no real pattern or discoveries to be had, except that almost *all* (94%) included some form of madder red.
After much searching, the only other info I could glean was that 50% of the fabrics seemed to include red and black as two of the three colors, which is a pretty high percentage for these all-over-the-place fabrics. Oddly, of that 50% red-black-something else, the something else was *never* a second shade of red, even though over a quarter of the fabrics included two reds. Is it significant, or is my sample size just too small? Who knows, but interesting to ponder nonetheless.
I have a feeling my stats will only get crazier as the number of colors increases, but I will plod on.
I analyzed as best I could, guessing rather randomly at times and suspecting entirely too many greens of being one-step or single greens. The data here is thus much less reliable, but I created a chart anyway (sample size: 34 fabrics). The information seemed to be all over the place with no real pattern or discoveries to be had, except that almost *all* (94%) included some form of madder red.
After much searching, the only other info I could glean was that 50% of the fabrics seemed to include red and black as two of the three colors, which is a pretty high percentage for these all-over-the-place fabrics. Oddly, of that 50% red-black-something else, the something else was *never* a second shade of red, even though over a quarter of the fabrics included two reds. Is it significant, or is my sample size just too small? Who knows, but interesting to ponder nonetheless.
I have a feeling my stats will only get crazier as the number of colors increases, but I will plod on.