Sarah Charlton
Alpha
- Joined
- Oct 12, 2007
- Posts
- 531
- Location
- Sweden
- Society
- Universal Brotherhood
- Avatar Name
- Sarah Zap Charlton
Background
I just received a PM from someone who told me that there was a rumor in Twin Peaks saying that I required more paint cans than we actually need in the coloring process. I'd just like to clarify, and tell everyone how the coloring system actually works.
150 cans per field
There are a numerous of people out there who are using 150 cans per field. This does however often result as a failure, which is hard to see on brighter colors, but it's very easy to spot on darker ones.
Here's 6 random results with 150 cans: 82.7%, 91.5%, 95.5%, 58.1%, 87.9%, 48.2%.
Sure, the first three result turned out very well. But, would you like to spend 150 cans of Burgundy, Navy, Dark Blue, or even Black, just to see it turn out as a failure?
200 cans per field
Here's 6 random results with 200 cans: 98.8%, 93.1%, 98.6%, 90.7% 99.8%, 91.2%.
This means that in order to have a 100% perfectly colored result, we would actually be required to use up to 300 - 400 paint cans. There's however not much visual difference between 95% and 100%, so there's no actual reason to do so. I realize that it is also possible to fail with 200 cans per field, and I have done so before. The risk of failure is however a lot lower with 200 cans, which means that there's a higher chance of a good result.
Conclusion
I'd also like to say that the 200 cans per field I use is a recommendation, and I'm able to use less if the customer decides to do so. I would however never recommend less than 150 cans. I always, always use the amount of paint given by the customer, or bought from me. I never use less, not ever.
I'm going out of town for a few days, until Sunday. I just had to post this before however, as I don't want people to believe something which isn't true.
Yet another link:
https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/crafting/96981-actual-cos-coloring-texturizing.html
I just received a PM from someone who told me that there was a rumor in Twin Peaks saying that I required more paint cans than we actually need in the coloring process. I'd just like to clarify, and tell everyone how the coloring system actually works.
150 cans per field
There are a numerous of people out there who are using 150 cans per field. This does however often result as a failure, which is hard to see on brighter colors, but it's very easy to spot on darker ones.
Here's 6 random results with 150 cans: 82.7%, 91.5%, 95.5%, 58.1%, 87.9%, 48.2%.
Sure, the first three result turned out very well. But, would you like to spend 150 cans of Burgundy, Navy, Dark Blue, or even Black, just to see it turn out as a failure?
200 cans per field
Here's 6 random results with 200 cans: 98.8%, 93.1%, 98.6%, 90.7% 99.8%, 91.2%.
This means that in order to have a 100% perfectly colored result, we would actually be required to use up to 300 - 400 paint cans. There's however not much visual difference between 95% and 100%, so there's no actual reason to do so. I realize that it is also possible to fail with 200 cans per field, and I have done so before. The risk of failure is however a lot lower with 200 cans, which means that there's a higher chance of a good result.
Conclusion
I'd also like to say that the 200 cans per field I use is a recommendation, and I'm able to use less if the customer decides to do so. I would however never recommend less than 150 cans. I always, always use the amount of paint given by the customer, or bought from me. I never use less, not ever.
I'm going out of town for a few days, until Sunday. I just had to post this before however, as I don't want people to believe something which isn't true.
Yet another link:
https://www.planetcalypsoforum.com/forums/crafting/96981-actual-cos-coloring-texturizing.html
(I actually like the color ^^).
