Keeping hair color comparisons consistent

AmeliaHype

Our small theatre group needs a wig for a character who appears under both warm and cool lights. We have settled on the costume. Now the hair shade is the part we cannot agree on. Our brown sample looks much darker in photographs. Our copper sample is equally difficult to judge. I was looking at hair color simulator as a way to sketch a few alternatives before we order actual samples. Each comparison would use the same portrait. The lighting would stay unchanged too. However, a screen preview cannot tell us how a wig will reflect the stage lights. How would you organize a fair comparison? We can test during the next rehearsal. I would rather compare three clear options than dozens of edits. The aim is to keep the character recognizable across scenes without choosing solely from a heavily edited photograph.